James David Blackley (March 4, 1927 – July 16, 2017) was a Scottish-born Canadian jazz-focused drumkit teacher.
Blackley lived and taught in
Barrie, Ontario
Barrie is a city in Central Ontario, Canada, about north of Toronto. The city is within Simcoe County and located along the shores of Kempenfelt Bay. Although it is physically in the county, Barrie is politically independent. The city is par ...
, Canada, offering monthly sessions to Canadian students and 10-day master classes to professional musicians from around the globe. He died on July 16, 2017, at the age of 90.
References
External links
Jim Blackley's website
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1927 births
2017 deaths
Canadian male drummers
Canadian jazz drummers
Musicians from Barrie
Musicians from Edinburgh
Canadian male jazz musicians
Scottish drummers
Scottish emigrants to Canada