Chuck Riggs Explained

Chuck Riggs
Birth Name:	Charles Riggs
Birth Date:	August 5, 1951
Birth Place:	Westerly, Rhode Island, U.S.
Genre:	Jazz
Instruments:	Drums

Charles "Chuck" Riggs (born August 5, 1951) is an American jazz drummer.

Early life

Riggs was born in Westerly, Rhode Island.^[1]

Career

Riggs played with Scott Hamilton for many years beginning in 1976; their association lasted well into the 1990s.^[2] In the late 1970s and 1980s, he played with Bob Wilber, the World's Greatest Jazz Band, Chris Flory, Benny Goodman, Kenny Davern and Dick Wellstood, Flip Phillips, Ruby Braff, and Jay McShann. He was a member of the Concord Jazz All-Stars (alongside Hamilton, Dave McKenna, and Gray Sargent) in the early 1990s, and worked later in the 1990s with Keith Ingham, Jon-Erik Kellso, and Ken Peplowski.^[3]

Riggs was featured on The Cotton Club, the soundtrack for the 1984 film of the same name.^[4]

References

Footnotes

General references

• Gary W. Kennedy, "Chuck Riggs". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chuck Riggs Biography, Songs, & Albums . 2022-07-20 . AllMusic . en.
2. Book: Hustad, Thomas P. . Born to Play: The Ruby Braff Discography and Directory of Performances . 2012-05-03 . Scarecrow Press . 978-0-8108-8265-2 . en.
3. Web site: Jazz . All About . Chuck Riggs musician - All About Jazz . 2022-07-20 . All About Jazz Musicians . en.
4. Web site: Chuck Riggs . 2022-07-20 . Discogs . en.