The legendary jazz drummer played with Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, and Stan Getz. His new memoir tells all—and lays out his own philosophy. This article is an excerpt of Oceans of Time: The Musical ...

There is something very other-worldly about Beingness. It runs on some taut meta-rhythms, courtesy of NEA Jazz Master, drummer Billy Hart, who hangs loose and fearless with award-winning, world music ...

While Elvin Jones and Tony Williams might be more noted names, Billy Hart is still a drummer for the ages, with over 500 appearances on record and a list of credits that includes Shirley Horn and Wes ...

Billy Hart doesn't like the term jazz. Throughout his recently published autobiography, Oceans Of Time, he uses the phrase "America's classical music." And, I mean, if anybody's earned the right to ...

It was announced eight months ago, but Billy Hart’s National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowship still baffles him. “All of my heroes are jazz masters. It’s hard to see myself as one of ...

As a drummer, composer and educator, Billy Hart has participated in the history of jazz from behind the kit as largely an unsung hero. If so, then no longer — Hart was recently accorded the form's ...

The idea of balance is synonymous with the leading melodic voice in the group, tenor saxophonist Mark Turner (see also my Album of the Year for 2019, link below). His focused sound, his capacity to ...

Hays Street Hart, the trio of pianist Kevin Hays, bassist Ben Street, and legendary drummer Billy Hart, recorded their acclaimed 2021 debut, All Things Are, under less than optimal conditions. The ...

There's a moment on "Oceans of Time," from a 2016 album by The Cookers, when alto saxophonist Donald Harrison, Jr. takes a solo full of swerving self-assurance. Swinging mightily behind him is the ...

The veteran drummer builds an elliptical world on his new All Our Reasons, challenging his younger colleagues to meet his poetic flourishes on a playing field where drama is valued and whimsy always ...

Billy Hart is a drummer and composer who has played with Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Stan Getz, and many others. He was named a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master in 2022. The legendary jazz ...