Person
Cindy Blackman Santana
Albums
15
Members
3
Active
1959–present
Origin
United States
Biography
Cindy Blackman Santana (born November 18, 1959), sometimes known as Cindy Blackman, is an American jazz and rock drummer. Blackman has recorded several jazz albums as solo act and has performed with Pharoah Sanders, Sonny Simmons, Ron Carter, Sam Rivers, Cassandra Wilson, Angela Bofill, Buckethead, Bill Laswell, Lenny Kravitz, and Joe Henderson. She was influenced early in her career by seeing Tony Williams perform. In 1997 she recorded the instructional video Multiplicity. "To me, jazz is the highest form of music that you can play because of the creative requirements", says Blackman. Blackman is married to rock guitarist Carlos Santana.
Discography
Credits
Sentient
Blessings and Miracles
Give the Drummer Some
Africa Speaks
In Search of Mona Lisa
Power of Peace
Invitation to Illumination: Live at Montreux 2011
Corazón: Live From México - Live It to Believe It
Silver Rails
Bible Belt
Go Gone
Mind Body & Soul
The Soul Sessions
Absolute Benson
Again
American Woman
Circus
Telepathy
The Standard Bearer
Arcane
At the “Golden Circle” Stockholm, Volume One
Blue Lights, Volume 1
Acoustic
Alive From Planet Earth
American Jungle
By Request
Code Red
First Flight To Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings
Intuition
Lenny Live
Live At Budokan - Tokyo 1995
One Night In Tokyo
Only Trust Your Heart
Room Of One's Own
SaxEmble
Sax Storm
Spectrum Road
Spherical
Tenor Conclave
The Brooklyn Bridge Anchorage
The Colors Of Rhythm
TMG I
Trio + Two
What's New
You Had Me