OBITUARY: Martin Drew, British Jazz Drummer Dies

Martin Drew, a British jazz drummer who was a member of the pianist Oscar Peterson's internationally popular group for three decades, died on July 29 in London. He was 66. The cause was a heart attack, his wife, Tessa, said. Mr. Drew first worked with Peterson in 1974 at the celebrated London nightclub Ronnie Scott's, where Mr. Drew was the house drummer. In that role he also accompanied Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie and many other visiting American jazz artists...

Read full article Share article