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It is catalogued under topics including 1933 births, 1998 deaths and 20th-century drummers.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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Denis Charles (December 4, 1933 – March 24, 1998) was a jazz drummer. Charles was born in St. Croix, Virgin Islands, and first played bongos at age seven with local ensembles in the Virgin Islands. In 1945 he moved to New York, and gigged frequently around town. In 1954 he began working with Cecil Taylor, and the pair collaborated through 1958. Following this he played with Steve Lacy, Gil Evans, and Jimmy Giuffre. He befriended Ed Blackwell, and the two influenced each other. <a href="https://
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Saint Croix
- Place of death
- New York City
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- drum kit
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- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of birth
- 1933-12-04
- date of death
- 1998-03-26
- cause of death
- pneumonia
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