Cindy Blackman
| Cindy Blackman | |
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Blackman performing in Melbourne, May 2008
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Cindy Blackman |
| Also known as | Cindy Blackman-Santana |
| Born |
November 18, 1959 Yellow Springs, Ohio, United States |
| Genres | Jazz fusion, rock 'n' roll |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Drums, percussion |
| Labels | Muse, Sacred Sounds |
| Associated acts | Santana, Lenny Kravitz |
| Website | cindyblackmansantana |
Cindy Blackman Santana (born November 18, 1959), sometimes known as Cindy Blackman, is an American jazz and rock drummer. Blackman is best known for recording and touring with Lenny Kravitz. Blackman has recorded several jazz albums under her own name, and has performed with Pharoah Sanders, Sonny Simmons, Ron Carter, Sam Rivers, Cassandra Wilson, Angela Bofill, Buckethead, Bill Laswell and Joe Henderson.Tony Williams is her main drumming influence. In 1997 she recorded Multiplicity as a drum teaching video. "To me, jazz is the highest form of music that you can play because of the creative requirements", says Blackman. Blackman is married to rock guitarist Carlos Santana.
Born November 18, 1959 in Yellow Springs, Ohio, Blackman comes from a musical family, both her mother and grandmother were classical musicians and her uncle a vibist. "My mom, when she was younger, played violin in classical orchestras, and her mom, incidentally, was a classical musician. My mom used to take me to see classical concerts", says Blackman. "My dad was into jazz – Miles Davis, Ahmad Jamal, people like that." Blackman's first introduction to the drums happened when she was seven years old in her hometown of Yellow Springs, Ohio and attending a pool party at a friend's house, she went to use the bathroom and saw a drum set and just hopped onto the set. "It was incredible", says Blackman. "Just looking at them struck something in my core, and it was completely right from the second I saw them", says Blackman. "And then, when I hit them, it was like, wow, that's me. That's completely natural for me. It's like breathing for me. It didn't feel awkward at all."
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