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Peterson, Ralph, Jr

LC control no.n 86145249
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Personal name headingPeterson, Ralph, Jr.
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Birth date1962-05-20
Death date2021-03-01
Place of birthPleasantville (Atlantic County, N.J.)
Place of deathNorth Dartmouth (Mass.)
Field of activityJazz
AffiliationJazz Messengers
Berklee College of Music
Profession or occupationDrummers Jazz musicians Conductors (Music) Music teachers
Found inBlanchard, T. Discernment [SR] p1986: container (Ralph Peterson, Jr.; drums)
Internationale Musikalische Festwochen (2000 : Lucerne, Switzerland). Metamorphosen, 2000: p. 417 (Ralph Peterson; b. 1962, Pleasantville, N.J.)
New York times online, March 8, 2021 (obituary published March 7, 2021: Ralph Peterson Jr.; jazz drummer and bandleader; born May 20, 1962, Pleasantville, N.J.; died March 1, at his home in North Dartmouth, Mass. at age 58; joined the Art Blakey Big Band and then the Jazz Messengers; founded the band Messenger Legacy, composed of former Blakey band members; taught at Berklee College of Music in Boston)
Not found inChilton, J. Ww of jazz, 1985; Reclams Jazzführer; Int. ww in music, 10th ed.