AF
Al Foster
Acting
January 18, 1943
Died May 28, 2025 (82 years old)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
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Acting Credits
Biography
Aloysius Tyrone Foster (January 18, 1943 – May 28, 2025) was an American jazz drummer. Foster's professional career began in the mid-1960s, when he played and recorded with hard bop and swing musicians including Blue Mitchell and Illinois Jacquet. Foster played jazz fusion with Miles Davis during the 70s and was one of the few people to have contact with Davis during his retirement from 1975 to 1980. During Davis's retirement, Foster continued to play and record acoustic jazz with Sonny Rollins,...
Known For
Miles Davis Live in Stockholm 1973
Himself
Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - Afternoon July 8 TH 1984
drums
Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - Evening July 8 TH 1984
drums
Miles Davis: Stadthalle, Vienna 1973
himself
Miles Davis at Jazz Jamboree
Himself
New Morning - The Paris Concert - Al Foster Quintet
Drums
Herbie Hancock At The Munich Summer Piano Festival
Himself
Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux July 8 TH 1973
drums
Filmography
Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux July 8 TH 1973
2011
as drums
5
Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - Afternoon July 8 TH 1984
2011
as drums
6
Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - Evening July 8 TH 1984
2011
as drums
6
Miles Davis: Stadthalle, Vienna 1973
2009
as himself
New Morning - The Paris Concert - Al Foster Quintet
2007
as Drums
6
Miles Davis at Jazz Jamboree
1988
as Himself
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Herbie Hancock At The Munich Summer Piano Festival
1987
as Himself
6
Miles Davis Live in Stockholm 1973
1973
as Himself