Elvin Jones facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Elvin Jones
Jones in 1976
Background information
Birth name	Elvin Ray Jones
Born	(1927-09-09)September 9, 1927 Pontiac, Michigan, U.S.
Died	May 18, 2004(2004-05-18) (aged 76) Englewood, New Jersey
Genres	Modal jazz avant-garde jazz hard bop post-bop
Occupation(s)	Musician bandleader
Instruments	Drums percussion
Years active	1948–2004
Associated acts	John Coltrane Charles Mingus Thad Jones Hank Jones Wayne Shorter

Elvin Ray Jones (September 9, 1927 – May 18, 2004) was an American jazz drummer of the post-bop era.

From 1960 to 1966, he was a member of the John Coltrane quartet. His brothers Hank Jones and Thad Jones were also jazz musicians with whom he recorded. He was added into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1995.

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  Elvin Jones at Keystone Korner, San Francisco, California. April 22, 1980.