Dennis Chambers

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Dennis Chambers is an American drummer who has recorded and performed with John Scofield, Carl Filipiak, Steely Dan, Santana, Parliament/Funkadelic, John McLaughlin, Niacin, Mike Stern, and many others. Despite a complete lack of formal training, Chambers has become well-known among drummers for his impressive technique and speed. Chambers is particularly regarded for his ability to play "in the pocket" but can also stretch very far out of the pocket which is also a hallmark of his technique. Chambers exhibits a powerful style that is technically proficient, yet highly musical and groove-oriented.

Chambers began drumming at 4 years old, and was gigging in Baltimore-area nightclubs by the age of 6. In 1978 (at 18 years old) he joined Parliament/Funkadelic, and stayed with them until 1985. Since then he has played with most of the major figures in jazz fusion music.

He is currently touring with Carlos Santana and makes appearances with his band Niacin.

[edit] Selected Discography

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Jahr	Künstler	Titel	Label

1983	P-Funk All Stars	Live at the Beverly Theater in Hollywood	Westbound
1986	John Scofield	Blue Matter	Gramavision
1987	John Scofield	Loud Jazz	Gramavision
1987	John Scofield	Pick Hits Live	Gramavision
1989	Gary Thomas	By All Means Necessary	JMT
1990	Bill Evans Group (Bill Evans, Chuck Loeb, Jim Beard, Darryl Jones, Dennis Chambers)	Let The Juice Loose (Live at the Blue Note, Tokyo)	Bellaphon
1992	Petite Blonde (Bill Evans, Chuck Loeb, Mitch Forman, Victor Bailey, Dennis Chambers)	Live Recording	Lipstick Records
1992	The Return Of The Brecker Brothers	The Return Of The Brecker Brothers	GRP Records
1992	Dennis Chambers	Getting Even	Glass House
1993	Graffitti (Dennis Chambers, Haakon Grafe, Gary Grainer, Ulf Wakenius)	Good House	ESC Records
1994	John McLaughlin & The Free Spirits	Tokio Live	Japan Import
1993	Charles Blenzig (Mike Stern, Will Lee, Alex Foster, Dennis Chambers, Manolo Badrena, Michael Brecker)	Say what you mean	Big World
1995	Steely Dan	Alive in America	Giant
1997	John McLaughlin, Gary Thomas	The Heart of Things	Verve/Universum
1999	Victor Bailey	Low Blow	ESC Records
2000	John McLaughlin	The Heart Of Things / Live In Paris	Polygram
2002	Dennis Chambers	Outbreak	Esc Records
2003	Greg Howe, Victor Wooten, Dennis Chambers	Extraction	Tone Center Records
2003	Bireli Lagrene, Dominique Di Piazza, Dennis Chambers	Front Page	Sunny Side Records
2006	Dennis Chambers	Planet Earth	BHM
2006	Dennis Chambers, Jeff Berlin, David Fiuczynsky, T Lavitz	Boston T Party	Tone Center