Grant Calvin Weston (also known as G. Calvin Weston and Calvin Weston) (born June 6, 1959) is a drummer best known for his association with

Ornette Coleman Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman (March 9, 1930 – June 11, 2015) was an American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer known as a principal founder of the free jazz genre, a term derived from his 1960 album '' Free Jazz: A Colle ...

's band

Prime Time Prime time or the peak time is the block of broadcast programming taking place during the middle of the evening for a television show. It is mostly targeted towards adults (and sometimes families). It is used by the major television networks to ...

Career

Weston was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and began playing music as a youth. At age 17, he joined Ornette Coleman's band Prime Time, and recorded three albums with them. He then went on to perform and record with guitarist

James Blood Ulmer James "Blood" Ulmer (born February 8, 1940) is an American jazz, free funk and blues guitarist and singer. Ulmer plays a Gibson Byrdland guitar. His guitar sound has been described as "jagged" and "stinging". His singing has been called "ragge ...

as well as with

John Lurie John Lurie (born December 14, 1952) is an American musician, painter, actor, director, and producer. He co-founded the Lounge Lizards jazz ensemble; has acted in 19 films, including '' Stranger than Paradise'' and '' Down by Law''; has composed ...

and

The Lounge Lizards The Lounge Lizards were an eclectic musical group founded by saxophonist John Lurie and his brother, pianist Evan Lurie, in 1978. Initially known for their ironic, tongue-in-cheek take on jazz, The Lounge Lizards eventually became a showcase fo ...

. He has also released two dozen albums as leader or co-leader, and is currently a member of the Free Form Funky Freqs, a trio with guitarist

Vernon Reid Vernon Alphonsus Reid (born 22 August 1958) is an English-born American guitarist and songwriter. Reid is the founder and primary songwriter of the rock band Living Colour, Reid was named No. 66 on ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's 2003 list of the ...

and bassist

Jamaaladeen Tacuma 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 Pr ...

, and Wail, a band with members of

Stinking Lizaveta Stinking Lizaveta is a power trio from Philadelphia. MusicMight categorizes them as "doom jazz". History Their 1996 debut album ''Hopelessness and Shame'' was recorded by Steve Albini. Albini was so impressed by them that he brought them to the Al ...

Discography

As leader or co-leader

* ''Dance Romance'' (In+Out, 1988) with

and

* ''Percussion Duets'' (Amulet, 1995) with

Billy Martin Alfred Manuel Martin Jr. (May 16, 1928 – December 25, 1989), commonly called "Billy", was an American Major League Baseball second baseman and manager who, in addition to leading other teams, was five times the manager of the New York Yan ...

* ''

Mirakle ''Mirakle'' is an album by guitarist Derek Bailey, electric bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma, and drummer Calvin Weston. It was recorded on November 29, 1999, at Orange Music in West Orange, New Jersey, and was released in 2000 by Tzadik Records as part ...

'' (Tzadik, 2000) with Derek Bailey and Jamaaladeen Tacuma * ''When We Were Young'' (It's A Pleasure, 2001) * ''For No One in Particular'' (Amulet, 2003) with Billy Martin and

DJ Logic DJ Logic (born 1972 as Jason Kibler) is an American turntablist active primarily in nu-jazz/ acid jazz and with jam bands. Kibler was born and raised in The Bronx, NY. Because of an early interest in hip hop, Kibler started using the turntabl ...

* ''Live At Houston Hall November 17, 2002'' (Amulet, 2005) with Billy Martin * ''Nassira'' (Amulet, 2008) * ''My Gypsy Lover'' (Nassira, 2008) * ''Of Alien Feelings'' (Imaginary Chicago, 2012) * ''Play Out Loud'' (self-released, 2012) * ''Blues and Daily News'' (Prescott, 2014) with

Ross Hammond Ross Hammond (born August 10, 1977) is a Sacramento-based jazz guitarist, educator and concert promoter. Early life Hammond was born August 10, 1977, in Lexington, Kentucky. He moved to Sacramento when he was 10 years old. Hammond started playin ...

* ''Magic Hands'' (self-released, 2014) with Henryk Gembalski and Krzysztof Majchrzak * ''Metamorphosis'' (self-released, 2015) with Waldemar Knade * ''Flying Kites'' (Bandcamp, 2015) with Lucas Brode * ''No Zone'' (Naismith & Weston, 2016) * ''Terra Lingua Sketches'' (Bandcamp, 2016) with Mika Pontecorvo, Cartoon Justice * ''Spiritual Branches, Sleepless Burial'' (Bandcamp, 2016) * ''Improv Messenger'' (577, 2016) * ''Face Off'' (Zott, 2016) with

Kazutoki Umezu is a Japanese jazz saxophonist. He has performed with Tom Cora, Samm Bennett, Ruins, Michiyo Yagi , a Japanese musician who studied koto under Tadao Sawai, Kazue Sawai and Satomi Kurauchi, and graduated from the NHK Professional Training ...

* ''Dust and Ash'' (577, 2019) with the Phoenix Orchestra * ''Root'' (Bandcamp, 2020) with Ross Hammond * ''Hydrogen 77'' (Self-released, 2021) with Richard Hill and Colton Weatherston * ''Bless'' (Prescott, 2021) with Ross Hammond * ''Stone Church'' (Bandcamp, 2022) with Jim Kost * ''Imagination/Meditation'' (Cacophonous Revival, 2023) with Lucas Brode ;With Dying Ground (trio with

Kato Hideki Kato Hideki (born 1962 in Nagoya, Japan; 加藤英樹, family name Kato) is a Japanese musician and composer. He was a seminal member of the Tokyo Noise music scene of the late 80s and early 90s, collaborating with Japanese experimental musician ...

and

Eyvind Kang Eyvindur Y. Kang (born 23 June 1971) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist. His primary instrument is viola, but has also performed on violin, tuba, keyboards and others. In addition to his solo work, Kang has worked extensively with ...

* ''Dying Ground'' (Avant, 1998) ;With Free Form Funky Frēqs (trio with

and Jamaaladeen Tacuma) * ''

Urban Mythology Volume One ''Urban Mythology Volume One'' is the debut album by American experimental power trio Free Form Funky Frēqs, featuring guitarist Vernon Reid, bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma, and drummer G. Calvin Weston. It was recorded during the summer of 2007 at F ...

'' (Thirsty Ear, 2007) * ''Bon Vivant'' (Jam All Productions, 2013) * ''

Hymn of the 3rd Galaxy ''Hymn of the 3rd Galaxy'' is the third album by American experimental power trio Free Form Funky Frēqs, featuring guitarist Vernon Reid, electric bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma, and drummer Grant Calvin Weston. It was recorded during 2020–2021 at t ...

'' (Ropeadope, 2022) ;With Warm Trio (trio with Boguslaw Raatz and Grzegorz Korybalski * ''Warm Trio'' (RG, 2015) * ''Mouse Paradise'' (RG, 2020)

As sideman

;With

* ''

Of Human Feelings ''Of Human Feelings'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Ornette Coleman. It was recorded on April 25, 1979, at CBS Studios in New York City with his band Prime Time, which featured guitarists Charlie Ellerbee ...

'' (Antilles, 1982) * ''

In All Languages ''In All Languages'' is a 1987 double album by Ornette Coleman. Coleman and the other members of his 1950s quartet, trumpeter Don Cherry, bassist Charlie Haden, and drummer Billy Higgins, performed on one of the two records, while his electr ...

'' (Caravan of Dreams, 1987) * ''

Virgin Beauty ''Virgin Beauty'' is an album by Ornette Coleman and his Prime Time ensemble. It was released by Portrait Records in 1988. Three of the album's tracks feature guitarist Jerry Garcia, whose involvement with the recording can be traced back to Se ...

'' (Portrait, 1988) ;With

* ''Live in Berlin 1991 Vol. 1'' (veraBra, 1991) * '' Queen of All Ears'' (Strange and Beautiful, 1998) ;With

* ''Men with Sticks'' (Crammed Discs/Made to Measure, 1993) * ''Big Trouble / She's Not A Nurse'' (For Us, 1997) * ''Excess Baggage'' (soundtrack) (Prophecy, 1997) * ''Fishing With John'' (soundtrack) (Strange and Beautiful, 1998) * ''The Legendary Marvin Pontiac: Greatest Hits'' (Strange and Beautiful, 1999) * ''African Swim and Manny & Lo'' (soundtrack) (Strange and Beautiful, 1999) * ''The Invention of Animals'' (Amulet, 2014) ;With

Phalanx The phalanx ( grc, φάλαγξ; plural phalanxes or phalanges, , ) was a rectangular mass military formation, usually composed entirely of heavy infantry armed with spears, pikes, sarissas, or similar pole weapons. The term is particularly use ...

* ''

Got Something Good for You ''Got Something Good for You'' is an album by James Blood Ulmer and George Adams' band Phalanx which was recorded in 1985 and released on the German Moers Music label.

'' (Moers Music, 1986) * ''Phalanx Live'' (American Revelation, 2013) ;With

Marc Ribot Marc Ribot (; born May 21, 1954) is an American guitarist and composer. His work has touched on many styles, including no wave, free jazz, rock, and Cuban music. Ribot is also known for collaborating with other musicians, most notably Tom Wait ...

* '' Asmodeus: Book of Angels Volume 7'' (Tzadik, 2007) * '' The Young Philadelphians: Live in Tokyo'' (Harmolodic, 2015) ;With

* ''

Are You Glad to Be in America? ''Are You Glad to Be in America?'' is an album by American guitarist James Blood Ulmer, recorded in 1980 and released on the Rough Trade label in the UK. It was mixed by Ulmer, Geoff Travis, Roger Trilling, and Mayo Thompson. A remixed version, cr ...

'' (Rough Trade, 1980) * ''

Free Lancing ''Free Lancing'' is an album by American guitarist James Blood Ulmer recorded in 1981 and released on the Columbia label.

'' (Columbia, 1981) * '' Black Rock'' (Columbia, 1982) * ''

Blues Allnight ''Blues Allnight'' is an album by American guitarist James Blood Ulmer recorded in 1989 and released on the In + Out label.

'' (In+Out, 1989) * ''

Black and Blues ''Black and Blues'' is an album by American guitarist James Blood Ulmer recorded in 1990 and released on the Japanese DIW Records, DIW label.

'' (DIW, 1991) * '' Forbidden Blues'' (DIW, 1998) * ''Black Rock Reunion'' (American Revelation, 2009) * ''Freelancing Live'' (American Revelation, 2013) ;With others * Various artists, ''

Lounge-A-Palooza ''Lounge-A-Palooza'' is a compilation album issued in 1997 by Hollywood Records. Released to capitalize on the 1990s lounge music revival, it features cover versions of songs, including classic lounge hits performed by contemporary artists and 199 ...

'', (Hollywood, 1997) * Tricky, ''

Angels With Dirty Faces ''Angels with Dirty Faces'' is a 1938 American crime drama film directed by Michael Curtiz for Warner Brothers. It stars James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, The Dead End Kids, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan, and George Bancroft. The screenplay was wr ...

'' (Island, 1998) *

Eszter Balint Eszter Balint (born 7 July 1966) is a Hungarian-American singer, songwriter, violinist, and actress. Biography Eszter Balint was born in Budapest, Hungary, to Marianne Kollar and Stephan Balint. She was living with the avant-garde Squat Theatre ...

, ''Flicker'' (Scratchie, 1999) * James Carter, ''

Layin' in the Cut ''Layin' in the Cut'' is the third studio album by A Lighter Shade of Brown. It was released on July 26, 1994, for Mercury Records and was produced by Jammin' James Carter, DJ Romeo and Stoker. ''Layin' in the Cut'' would prove to be the duo's m ...

'' (Atlantic, 2000) * Michael Blake, ''Hellbent'' (Bandcamp, 2010) * Axiomatic, ''The Birds of My Senses : Live at the Stone'' (Musso, 2013) *

John Zorn John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, conductor, saxophonist, arranger and producer who "deliberately resists category". Zorn's avant-garde and experimental approaches to composition and improvisation are inclusive of jaz ...

, ''Bagatelles (Vol. 5-8)'' (Tzadik, 2021) * Amanda Chaudhary, ''Meow Meow Band'' (Catsynth, 2021)

References

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