Jamaaladeen Tacuma
- January 4, 2024
- Bassist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Jamaaladeen Tacuma |
| Occupation | Bassist |
| Date Of Birth | Jun 11, 1956(1956-06-11) |
| Age | 68 |
| Birthplace | New York |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | New York |
| Horoscope | Gemini |
Jamaaladeen Tacuma Biography
| Name | Jamaaladeen Tacuma |
| Birthday | Jun 11 |
| Birth Year | 1956 |
| Place Of Birth | New York |
| Home Town | New York |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Gemini |
Jamaaladeen Tacuma is one of the most popular and richest Bassist who was born on June 11, 1956 in New York, New York, United States. Celebrated bandleader on Grammavision and Grammy Award-nominated bassist.
Tacume and Ornette Coleman collaborated in the 1970s and 1980s.
The first three Prime Time recordings (Dancing in Your Head, Body Meta, and Of Human Feelings, all recorded in the late 1970s) feature Tacuma’s work on a Rickenbacker bass, a model popular among progressive rock musicians but rarely used on jazz recordings. He switched to a Steinberger bass in the 1980s, an instrument that helped him create his readily identifiable sound.
Tacuma, raised in Philadelphia, showed interest in music at a young age, performing with the organist Charles Earland in his teens. Through Earland Tacuma came to know the record producer Reggie Lucas, who introduced Jamaaladeen to Ornette Coleman in 1975 at age 19. As the electric bassist for Coleman’s funky harmolodic Prime Time group, Tacuma rose to prominence quickly; guitarist Bern Nix was another band member. While with Prime Time, Tacuma relied mostly on traditional technique, picking with his fingers. His later work revealed a master improviser and showcased a more rhythmic, thumb- slapping funk approach.
He was raised in Philadelphia.
Jamaaladeen Tacuma Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Bassist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Jamaaladeen Tacuma is one of the richest Bassist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jamaaladeen Tacuma 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He started his musical career playing with Charles Earland, who introduced him to Reggie Lucas, who then set him up with Prime Time.
He performed on Saturday Night Live in 1979.
Jamaaladeen Tacuma (born Rudy McDaniel; June 11, 1956) is an American free jazz bassist born in Hempstead, New York. He was a bandleader on the Gramavision label and worked with Ornette Coleman during the 1970s and 1980s, mostly in Coleman’s Prime Time band.
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In 2007, he joined with Weston and guitarist Vernon Reid (known for his work in Living Colour and with Ronald Shannon Jackson) to form the power trio Free Form Funky Freqs. He has also recorded two albums with Basso Nouveau, a group that features multiple bassists playing together on a variety of instruments, including electric bass, upright bass and acoustic bass guitar, and that also includes bassist Gerald Veasley.
Facts & Trivia
Jamaaladeen Ranked on the list of most popular Bassist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jamaaladeen Tacuma celebrates birthday on June 11 of every year.
Jamaaladeen has received the following awards and fellowships : “Parallel Culture” Award 2009, Marcus Garvey Foundation 50th Anniversary Award 2011, The Pew Fellowship in the Arts 2011 and The Uptown Theater Hall of Fame Award in 2014, Gerald Veasely’s Bass Boot Camp “Living The Dream Award – 2016, The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz Best Bassist 2017. He has received The MacDowell Colony 2011, Headlands Center for the Arts 2012 and Civitella Ranieri 2014 residency fellowship. In 2017 he received The Philadelphia Club Club of Jazz Best Bassist Award, in 2018 he received the City of Philadelphia’s Benny Golson Award, The Benny Golson Award includes a City proclamation and the Liberty Bell award – one of the highest honors from the City of Philadelphia . Since 2015 Jamaaladeen presents the annual Outsiders Improvised & Creative Music Festival in Philadelphia and continues to tour, produce and record worldwide.