Omar Hakim (born February 12,1959 New York City) is a noted drummer in jazz, jazz fusion and pop music. Among the notable artists he has played with are Sting, Weather Report, Mariah Carey, Madonna, David Bowie, Miles Davis, Marcus Miller, Dire Straits and many others. Hakim credits jazz vibraphonist Mike Mainieri with giving him his first break in 1980 - Hakim appeared in a video with Mainieri called "The Jazz Life" and began working with singer Carly Simon through Mainieri. Hakim first came to major attention as a member of Sting's Blue Turtles band, appearing in the film Bring On the Night. Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... Jazz is a musical art form that originated in New Orleans at around the start of the 20th century. ... Bitches Brew (1970) by Miles Davis is considered the most influential early fusion album. ... For other uses, see Sting (disambiguation). ... Weather Report was a influential jazz fusion band of the 1970s and 1980s, pitting jazz with R&B, funk, and rock elements while still retaining an extremely high level of compositional and improvisational skills. ... Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970) is a Grammy Award-winning American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, music video director, and actress. ... Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16, 1958), better known as simply Madonna, is an American Grammy award winning pop singer, songwriter, musician, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author and a fashion trendsetter. ... David Bowie (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English Grammy Winning singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actor, producer, arranger and audio engineer whose work spans more than four decades. ... Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was one of the most distinguished jazz musicians of the latter half of the 20th century. ... For German football goalkeeper, see Markus Miller Marcus Miller giving a concert in London Marcus Miller (born June 14, 1959 in New York) is a jazz musician, composer and producer, perhaps best known as a bass guitarist with Miles Davis, Luther Vandross and David Sanborn. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Mike Mainieri Mike Mainieri is a vibraphonist most known for his work with the jazz fusion group Steps Ahead. ... Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1945 in New York City) is an American musician who emerged as one of the leading lights of the early 1970s singer-songwriter boom. ... For other uses, see Sting (disambiguation). ... The Dream of the Blue Turtles is the first solo album released by Sting. ... Bring On the Night is a live album recorded over the course of several live shows in 1985 and released in 1986. ...

Between 1988 and 1989 he appeared regularly as the house band drummer in The Sunday Night Band during the first half season of the acclaimed music performance program Sunday Night on NBC late-night television. ^[1] After being temporarily replaced by drummer J.T. Lewis for the remainder of that season, Hakim re-appeared in the band for the second season in the Fall of 1989, when the program returned under the new name Night Music. ^[2] Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. ... It has been suggested that NBC Radio City Studios, NBC Studios be merged into this article or section. ...

Multimedia

• Sting - "I Burn For You" (1985)
• Sting - "Driven To Tears" (1985)

References

1. ^ "Sunday Night" closing credits, episodes #104 (1988), #113 (1989)
2. ^ "Night Music" closing credits, episodes #201 (1988), #205 (1989)

External Links

• Drummerworld page
• Pearl Drum page