Karriem Riggins
Karriem Riggins in Germany in 2014
- Born:
- Aug 25, 1975
About
From StonesThrow:
Karriem Riggins is best known as a jazz drummer and hip-hop producer for artists like Common, Slum Village, Talib Kweli and The Roots, but he doesn’t categorize himself as anything but an artist. “You don’t have to put yourself in a box…there’s so many different ways to go,” Riggins says. A student of late jazz bassist Ray Brown, he tours with another Brown protégé, Grammy Award winner Diana Krall. In 2011, he collaborated with former Beatle Paul McCartney in concert and on Kisses on the Bottom, McCartney’s first studio release in five years. Names of some of the jazz artists he’s backed reads like the genre’s hall of fame – Hank Jones, Oscar Peterson, Milt Jackson, Donald Byrd and Ron Carter.
Last updated on November 1, 2020
Albums, EPs & singles which Karriem Riggins contributed to
Kisses On The Bottom - Complete Kisses
By Paul McCartney • Official album
Contribution: Drums • 14 songs
Kisses On the Bottom (Deluxe version)
By Paul McCartney • Official album
Contribution: Drums • 12 songs
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
By Paul McCartney • CD Single
Contribution: Drums • 1 songs