Joe Chambers (born June 25, 1942) is an American jazz drummer, pianist, vibraphonist and composer. He attended the Philadelphia Conservatory for one year. In the 1960s and 1970s, Chambers gigged with many high-profile artists such as Eric Dolphy, Charles Mingus, Wayne Shorter, and Chick Corea. During this period, his compositions were featured on some of the albums on which he appeared, such as those with Freddie Hubbard and Bobby Hutcherson. He has released fifteen albums as a bandleader and been a member of several incarnations of Max Roach's M'Boom percussion ensemble. He has also taught, including at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City, where he leads the Outlaw Band. In 2008, he was hired to be the Thomas S. Kenan Distinguished Professor of Jazz in the Department of Music at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With Franck Amsallem With Chet Baker With Donald Byrd With Chick Corea With Stanley Cowell With Miles Davis With Art Farmer With Don Friedman With Jimmy Giuffre With Joe Henderson With Andrew Hill With Freddie Hubbard With Bobby Hutcherson With Robin Kenyatta With Lee Konitz With Hubert Laws With Ray Mantilla With M'Boom With Charles Mingus With Grachan Moncur III With Karl Ratzer With Sam Rivers With Jeremy Steig With Woody Shaw With Archie Shepp With Wayne Shorter With Heiner Stadler With John Stubblefield With Ed Summerlin With The Super Jazz Trio With Hidefumi Toki With Charles Tolliver With McCoy Tyner With Miroslav Vitous With Tyrone Washington With Joe Zawinul