| Jim Blackley | |
| Background: | non_vocal_instrumentalist |
| Birth Name: | James David Blackley |
| Birth Date: | 4 March 1927 |
| Birth Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Barrie, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation: | Drum teacher, author |
| Instrument: | Drums |
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, Canada, offering monthly sessions to Canadian students and 10-day master classes to professional musicians from around the globe.[1] He died on July 16, 2017, at the age of 90.[2]