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From that inauspicious start, Bateman began to play regularly and his mother eventually relented. He joined the drum corps too. Getting his start in a structured setting gave him a foundation to build on. In his St. Louis high school band, he played with another youngster who was also destined for greatness, Oliver Nelson.
His first influence was an unlikely one, Gene Krupa. Eventually, friends turned him on to Max Roach first, and, then, Art Blakey. His determination to become the "greatest drummer that ever lived" kept him pursuing his own musical vision.
Bateman, who received an honorable mention as "Best Jazz Drummer" in Downbeat Magazine (1975) - has played and recorded with Eric Dolphy, Walt Dickerson, John Handy, Ted Curson, and Ken McIntyre. He has also accompanied a shopping list that looks like a who's who of the jazz and music world: from Lionel Hampton, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Ornette Coleman, Wes Montgomery and Grant Green, to Lavern Baker, Solomon Burke, Ruth Brown and Gloria Lynne, to Chuck Berry, Memphis Slim and Eddie
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Michael Marcus/Edgar Bateman perform this Thursday (2/3) in NYC!
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All About Jazz
AllAboutJazz-New York PRESENTS 1s & 2s: Music for Solo &Duo" (on the first Thursday of every month at Cornelia Street Cafe in New York)
February 3rd: Reedman MICHAEL MARCUS & drumming legend EDGAR BATEMAN
Set Times: 8:30 & 10pm ~ Cover: $12 For reservations and for more information, call (212) 989-9319. Or visit www.corneliastreetcafe.com or www.allaboutjazz.com/newyork MICHAEL MARCUS The 50+ year-old Michael Marcus has been an ...
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Reedman MICHAEL MARCUS & drumming legend EDGAR BATEMAN February 3rd at Cornelia Street Cafe
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All About Jazz
January 12, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] AllAboutJazz-New York PRESENTS 1s & 2s: Music for Solo &Duo" (on the first Thursday of every month at Cornelia Street Cafe in New York) Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia Street Greenwich Village, NY 10014 Tel: 212-989-9319 Fax: 212-243-4207 Web: corneliastreetcafe.com a culinary as well as a cultural landmark" Mayoral Proclamation, City of New York1987 THIS WEEK AT THE CORNELIA STREET CAFE February 3rd: Reedman MICHAEL MARCUS ...
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AllAboutJazz-New York Presents "1s & 2s: Music for Solo & Duo": Michael Marcus and Edgar Bateman
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All About Jazz
AllAboutJazz-New York PRESENTS 1s & 2s: Music for Solo &Duo" (on the first Thursday of every month at Cornelia Street Cafe in New York)
February 3rd: Reedman MICHAEL MARCUS & drumming legend EDGAR BATEMAN
Set Times: 8:30 & 10pm ~ Cover: $12 For reservations and for more information, call (212) 989-9319. Or visit www.corneliastreetcafe.com or www.allaboutjazz.com/newyork
MICHAEL MARCUS The 50+ year-old Michael Marcus has been an ...
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