Overview
- He died Sunday at a hospital in Kingston, New York, according to the statement on his official accounts.
- The post said he passed peacefully surrounded by his wife, family and close friends.
- DeJohnette was a key collaborator of Miles Davis, including on the 1969 album Bitches Brew.
- He later formed a celebrated trio with pianist Keith Jarrett and bassist Gary Peacock in the 1980s.
- Born in Chicago in 1942, he released numerous solo projects that blended jazz, world music and experimental sounds.