https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeqCUklvTI8
Full live record from concert at Jazz Koktebel 2010.Amazing AI Foster QuartetAl Foster — drumsEli DeGibri — saxophoneDouglas Weiss — contrabassAdam Birnbaum

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Full live record from concert at Jazz Koktebel 2010. Amazing AI Foster Quartet Al Foster — drums Eli DeGibri — saxophone Douglas Weiss — contrabass Adam Bir

https://jazzineurope.mfmmedia.nl/2022/07/al-foster-reflects-on-a-lifetime-of-encounters-with-jazz-icons/
The drummer met Joe Henderson, whose "Punjab" he takes on here, not long after the tenor giant hit New York in 1962. In the 1980s, Foster was the drummer on Henderson's influential album The State of the Tenor, Vols.1 & 2 with Ron Carter and the association continued full bore during the 1990s on long trio tours with bassists Charlie Haden and Dave Holland and classic albums like So Near

https://alfoster.bandcamp.com/album/reflections
Reflections by Al Foster, released 26 August 2022 1. T.S. Monk 2. Pent-Up House 3. Open Plans 4. Blues on the Corner 5. Anastasia 6. Six 7. Punjab 8. Beat 9. Alone and I 10. Half Nelson 11. Monk's Bossa "This is an album of no small wonder(s)… It's hardly surprising the front cover photo depicts Al Foster beaming in absolute delight."

https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2021/04/25/al-foster-inspirations-and-dedications/
The set continues with a string of dedications to Foster's daughters and the band bouncing through 6/8 swing, trumpet-led Latin and a brush-swept-ballad for Simone's Dance, Samba De Michelle and Kierra respectively. Tracks such as Jazzon and Aloysius conjure up the cool-era style while the laid-back swinger Douglas - dedicated to bassist

https://www.allaboutjazz.com/inspirations-and-dedications-al-foster-smoke-sessions-records-review-by-peter-hoetjes
On paper Al Foster 's resume as a supporting artist reads better than most other jazz drummers. He's recorded albums with Dexter Gordon, Art Pepper, Frank Morgan, Sonny Rollins, McCoy Tyner, among a plethora of others.Chances are, those who aren't familiar with his name have heard him somewhere, and for the first time since 2002, they can hear him on Inspirations And Dedications as a band leader.

https://thejazzword.com/2022/08/al-foster-reflections-review/
Reflections capture a glimpse of the ability and vitality that has allowed Foster to contribute to the fabric of jazz with jazz giants for over his 60 years as a professional. The album marks Foster's fifth recording as a leader, and the notoriously self-critical drummer surprisingly says, "It is my best record yet.".

https://jazzforumarts.org/2019/01/17/al-foster/
Played at the club 11/09/18 and 11/10/18. Al Foster (born January 18, 1944) is an American jazz drummer. He was born in Richmond, Virginia, grew up in New York and began playing drums at the age of 13.

https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2023/01/03/al-foster-reflections/
962. Approaching 80, drummer Al Foster looks back upon a prolific and fulfilling career in mainstream and fusion jazz. Foster forged longstanding associations with Miles Davis, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson and Sonny Rollins, all of whom are celebrated on Reflections, a title that literally refers to a well-known composition by

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Foster
Biography. Foster was born in Richmond, Virginia, United States, and grew up in New York. He began playing drums at the age of 13 and made his recording debut on Blue Mitchell's, The Thing to Do, at age 20.. He joined Miles Davis's group when Jack DeJohnette left in 1972, and played with Davis until 1985. In his 1989 autobiography, Davis described the first time he heard Foster play live in

https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/al-foster-reflections/
Primary artist. Al Foster: Reflections - The album was recorded a week after Foster's 79th birthday, and all the younger guys showed their respect by bringing their A-game. Kudos to Smoke Sessions for once again bringing some heavy hitters together to record some well-crafted compositions with panache.

https://www.npr.org/2012/03/07/147608291/al-foster-quartet-live-at-the-village-vanguard
The great drummer Al Foster was with us when WBGO and NPR Music first webcast live from the Village Vanguard, back in May 2008.Of course, he has a much longer history than we've kept; he's played

https://aloysiusfoster.com/index.php/biography/
Al Foster, master drummer, has been a major innovator in the world of jazz for five decades. A member of Miles Davis' band for 13 years, Foster's contribution to the music is articulated by Davis himself in his 1989 autobiography, Miles, where Davis describes the first time he heard Foster play live in 1972 at the Cellar Club on 95th Street

https://www.allaboutjazz.com/al-foster-love-peace-and-jazz-al-foster-by-terrell-kent-holmes/
Drumming great Al Foster has spent nearly a half-century playing with some of the greatest musicians, and on some of the most memorable albums, in jazz history, from Miles Davis ' On The Corner and Agharta to Joe Henderson 's State of the Tenor and the collaborative group Scolohofo (with John Scofield, Joe Lovano and Dave Holland).Today Foster records and tours the world with his own quartet

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Al Foster is an esteemed American jazz drummer, renowned for his exceptional talent and contributions to the genre. Born on January 18, 1943, in Richmond, Virginia, Foster has established himself as a highly respected figure in the jazz community. With a career spanning over five decades, he has collaborated with notable artists such as Miles

https://dlmediamusic.com/artists/al-foster/al-foster-reflections-available-august-26-via-smoke-sessions-records/
Approaching 80 years of age is occasion enough for anyone to take a moment and look back on a life well lived. For revered drummer Al Foster, those eight decades have been more memorable than most, filled with exhilarating sounds and encounters with some of the music's most iconic figures.On Reflections, his second album for Smoke Sessions Records, Foster revisits the work of several of his

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/03/nyregion/al-foster-to-perform-at-hartford-festival.html
AL FOSTER, a mild-mannered man with a perpetual smile, burst on the scene as the improbably fierce drummer with the Miles Davis band of the early 1970s.The job made his name; it even earned him a

https://www.discogs.com/artist/271001-Al-Foster
Real Name: Aloysius Tyrone Foster. Profile: American jazz drummer, born January 18, 1943 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. A member of Miles Davis ' band for 13 years (1972-1985), he was one of the few people to have contact with Davis during his retirement from 1975-1981. Foster left Miles Davis in 1985, and since then has worked independently

https://news.theurbanmusicscene.com/2022/08/al-foster-releases-new-project-reflections/
Legendary Drummer Al Foster Reflects. on a Lifetime of Encounters with Jazz Icons. from Miles and Monk to Herbie and McCoy. Reflections Features an All-Star Quintet. with Chris Potter, Nicholas Payton, Kevin Hays and Vicente Archer. Available Today via Smoke Sessions Records. Album Release Performances at. Smoke Jazz Club, Plus Global Livestream:

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48. Al Foster. Aloysius Tyrone Foster, mostly known as Al Foster, was a professional jazz drummer from America. Hir career escalated when he started playing and recording drums with Blue Mitchell and Illinois Jacquet. Even though he is 80 years old (in 2023), he still has a huge passion for drums and occasionally plays them.

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Al Foster (born January 18, 1944) is an American jazz drummer. Foster played with Miles Davis during the 1970s and was one of the few people to have contact with Davis during his retirement from 1975-1981. Foster also played on Davis's 1981 comeback album The Man with the Horn. He was the only musician to play in Davis's band both before and

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