Benjamin Buzzy Drootin (April 22, 1920 - May 21, 2000) was a Russian born jazz drummer. He played with some of the greatest leading jazz musicians for over fifty years. April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 3 - Babe Ruth is traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time. ... May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Jazz is an original American musical art form that originated around the start of the 20th century in New Orleans, rooted in African American musical styles blended with Western music technique and theory. ... A session drummer at practice A drummer is a musician who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ...

Drootin was born in Kiev, Ukraine and moved to Boston, Massachusetts with his family when he was five. His family was musical, his father played the clarinet and two of his brothers were also musicians. Location Map of Ukraine with Kyiv highlighted. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub of the Universe (The State House, according to Oliver Wendell Holmes, is the hub of the Solar System), Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area  Ranked 44th  - Total 10,555 sq mi (27,360 km²)  - Width 183 miles (295 km)  - Length 113 miles (182 km)  - % water 13. ...

He began playing the drums professionally as a teenager. He earned cash working in bars. When he was twenty he was touring with the Jess Stacy All-Stars featuring Lee Wiley. After the war he worked as the house drummer at Eddie Condon's in New York from 1947 until 1951. Billie Holiday once commented that Drootin was her favorite drummer. Jess Stacy (August 11, 1904 - January 1, 1995) was a American jazz pianist who began during the Swing Era. ... Lee Wiley Lee Wiley (9 October 1915 - 11 December 1975) was an American jazz singer popular in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Billie Holiday photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1949 Billie Holiday (April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959), also called Lady Day, was an American singer, generally considered one of the greatest female jazz voices of all time, alongside Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald. ...

Over the years in the 1950's and 1960's he worked in clubs in New York, Chicago and Boston and played with musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Jimmy McPartland, Doc Cheatham, Vic Dickenson, PeeWee Russell, and Wingy Manone. He also recorded with Tommy Dorsey, Bobby Hackett, Jack Teagarden, Eddie Condon, Ruby Braff, Anita O'Day, George Wein, Lee Konitz, Sidney Bechet and The Dukes of Dixieland. Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901[1] – July 6, 1971) (also known by the nickname Satchmo, for satchel-mouth and Pops) was an American jazz musician. ... Adolphus Anthony Cheatham, much better known as Doc Cheatham (13 June 1905 - 2 June 1997) was a jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader. ... Vic (Victor) Dickenson (August 6, 1906 - November 16, 1984) was an African-American jazz trombonist. ... Joseph Matthews Manone, much better known as Wingy Manone (13 February 1900 - 9 July 1982) was a jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader. ... Tommy Dorsey (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956) was a jazz trombonist and bandleader in the Big Band era. ... Robert Leo (Bobby) Hackett (January 31, 1915 _ June 7, 1976) was an accomplished jazz musician. ... Weldon Leo Jack Teagarden Trombonist (1905-1964) Weldon Leo Jack Teagarden (August 20, 1905 in Vernon, Texas - January 15, 1964) was an influential jazz trombonist and vocalist. ... Albert Edwin Condon, better known as Eddie Condon, (16 November 1904–4 August 1973) was a jazz banjoist, guitarist, and bandleader. ... Reuben Ruby Braff (March 16, 1927 - February 9, 2003) was a American jazz cornetist. ... Anita ODay Anita ODay (born October 18, 1919) is an American jazz singer. ... George Wein. ... Lee Konitz (born 1927 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American jazz composer and saxophone player. ... Sidney Bechet Sidney Bechet (May 14, 1897 – May 14, 1959) was a Jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. ...

In 1973, after touring Europe and America, he and his brother Al, and nephew Sonny formed the Drootin Brothers Jazz Band. They played at the Newport Jazz Festival. Buzzy played at the very first Newport festival and for many of the festivals after that. He also played at the Los Angeles Classic Jazz Festival in the 1980's. 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... World map showing Europe Political map (neighbouring countries in Asia and Africa also shown) Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... The Newport Jazz Festival is a music festival held every August in Newport, Rhode Island. ...

Drootin backed up many musicians over the years including Wild Bill Davison, Maxine Sullivan, Joe Venuti, and Zoot Sims. Wild Bill Davison (1906-1989) was a fiery jazz cornet player who emerged in the 1920s, but did not achieve recognition until the 1940s. ... Maxine Sullivan (May 13, 1911 - April 7, 1987) was an American vocalist. ... Giuseppe Venuti (Joe) (September 16, 1903 - August 14, 1978) was a U.S. jazz musician and violinist. ... John Haley Zoot Sims was an American jazz musician. ...

He died, from cancer, at the age of eighty at the Actors Fund Retirement and Nursing Home in Englewood, New Jersey. Map highlighting Englewoods location within Bergen County. ...

Sources

• The Mississippi Rag, Drummer for the Giants of Jazz, by George A. Borgman, June 1994.

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External links

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