Jun 3, 2025 2:00 PM
Al Foster: A Journeyman Marks Time with Miles
Recently, Al Foster played a gig with Buster Williams’ band at a club in New York. The drummer’s propulsive and…
“One of the reasons that we appear to be not so popular with the so-called ‘jazz’ public is because they expect Miles to be doing something he did five, 10 years ago,” said drummer Al Foster. “This current band is going in another direction, and I think that it’s wrong to put the music down simply because it differs from yesterday. … My favorite musicians today are Miles, Sonny Rollins and Sly Stone. I love the variety available to us. You lose something when you restrict yourself.”
Jun 3, 2025 2:00 PM
Recently, Al Foster played a gig with Buster Williams’ band at a club in New York. The drummer’s propulsive and…
