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  1. Ralph Peterson Jr. (May 20, 1962 – March 1, 2021) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Early life. Four of Peterson's uncles and his grandfather were drummers. Peterson himself began on percussion at age three. He was raised in Pleasantville, where he played trumpet at Pleasantville High School and worked locally in funk groups.

  2. Mar 7, 2021 · Ralph Peterson, a thunderously swinging drummer who began his career as Art Blakey’s last protégé and finished it as a mentor to a new generation of jazz talent, died on March 1 at his home in...

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  4. Mar 1, 2021 · Ralph Peterson Jr., a drummer, bandleader, composer and educator whose lunging propulsion and volatile combustion were hallmarks of a jazz career spanning more than 40 years, died on Monday...

  5. Mar 1, 2021 · With Art Blakey as both mentor and north star, Peterson emerged in the '80s as one of that decade's most striking jazz artists. Ralph Peterson Jr., Drummer Who Re-Enlivened Hard Bop, Dead At 58 | WBGO

  6. Mar 1, 2021 · Ralph Peterson Jr., a prolific drummer and bandleader, died today (March 1) at the age of 58 in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. His publicist reported that his death is attributed to complications from cancer.

  7. May 18, 2024 · Pleasantville native Ralph Peterson Jr., a jazz drummer, bandleader, composer and educator, died earlier this month in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, from complications from cancer,...

  8. Mar 2, 2021 · Drummer, bandleader, and hard bop devotee Ralph Peterson Jr., a widely-admired figure in modern jazz, has died at the age of 58. According to NPR, Peterson passed away in North Dartmouth, MA,...

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