Kim Plainfield (March 24, 1954 – April 8, 2017) was an American

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drummer and author who has performed with

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and

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, among others.

Biography

Born in the

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area, Kim moved from there to

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in 1977, where he started his musical career with numerous show and studio recordings. Kim taught private lessons and classes at Drummers Collective in NYC from 1979 until his passing. During much of that time, he held the title of faculty chairman. From 2002 on, Kim was also an

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and

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. Several times a year he held workshops and lessons in Europe, e.g. in

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and the

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Discography

Plainfield appeared as a studio musician in countless productions, such as w/

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, Adam Holzman,

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and

Edgar Winter Edgar Holland Winter (born December 28, 1946) is an American multi-instrumentalist, working as a vocalist along with playing keyboards, saxophone, and percussion. His success peaked in the 1970s with his band the Edgar Winter Group and their pop ...

. Moreover, he released his own music.''Plainfield Discography at CD Universe''
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Lincoln Goines Lincoln Goines (born 1953) is a double bassist and bass guitarist from Oakland, California. Biography A mainstay of the New York City jazz/Latin/studio scene since the early 1980s, Goines' career includes performance credits as sideman to Sonn ...

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, Bill O’Connell, Alex Foster,

Didier Lockwood Didier Lockwood (11 February 1956 – 18 February 2018) was a French violinist. He played in the French rock band Magma in the 1970s, and was known for his use of electric amplification and his experimentation with different sounds on the electri ...

, Myra Casales, Dan Carillo, Bill Connors, Adam Holzman and Pat Thrall) * Jacob’s Ladder (2011) ESC (w/

Sheryl Bailey Sheryl Bailey (born May 20, 1966) is an American jazz guitarist and educator. She teaches guitar at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Biography Bailey grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and started playing guitar at 13. At first she was ...

, Bill O’Connell (Piano) and Lincoln Goines)

Books

Advanced Concepts - A Comprehensive Method for Developing Technique, Contemporary Styles and Rhythmical Concepts

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Plainfield, Kim 1954 births 2017 deaths American jazz drummers Berklee College of Music faculty Drummers from Seattle Avant-garde jazz drummers Avant-garde jazz percussionists Musicians from Berkeley, California American male drummers Drummers from California