PeteLaRoca's decision to leave music in 1968 and become an attorney (under his original name of Pete Sims) cut short a productive career.
LaRoca led his own group (1961-1962), was the house drummer at the Jazz Workshop in Boston (1963-1964), and worked with Art Farmer (1964-1965), Freddie Hubbard, Mose Allison, Charles Lloyd (1966), Paul Bley, and Steve Kuhn, among others.
LaRoca led his own group (1961-62), was the house drummer at the Jazz Workshop in Boston (1963-64) and worked with Art Farmer (1964-65), Freddie Hubbard, Mose Allison, Charles Lloyd (1966), Paul Bley and Steve Kuhn among others.
LaRoca started playing jazz again in 1979 and has performed on an occasional basis up to the present time.
Drummer PeteLaRoca (who has gone back to his original name of Pete Sims) had an opportunity in 1997 to lead his first record date in 30 years.
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