Arthur (Art) Blakey (October 11, 1919–October 16, 1990), also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina, was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Along with Kenny Clarke and Max Roach, he was one of the inventors of the modern bebop style of drumming. He is known as a powerful musician and a vital groover; his brand of bluesy, funky hard bop was (and remains) profoundly influential on mainstream jazz. Over more than 30 years his band the Jazz Messengers included many young musicians who went on to become prominent names in jazz.

Early career
The origins of the Messengers are in a series of groups led or co-led by Blakey and pianist Horace Silver, though the name was not used on the earliest of their recordings. The most celebrated of these early records (credited to "The Art Blakey Quintet"), is A Night at Birdland from February 1954,

Later career

Jazz Mobile Development and Preservation of Jazz (1970)
Newport Jazz Festival Hall of Fame (1976)
Downbeat Jazz Hall of Fame Reader's Choise Award (1981)
Smithsonian Performing Arts Certificate of Appreciation (1982)
Lee Morgan Memorial Award (1982)
Jazz Hall of Fame Induction (1982)
Grammy Award Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group (1984) for the album New York Scene
Jazznote Award (1986)
Doctorate of Music (1987; Berklee College of Music)
Martin Luther King Humanitarian Award (1991)
Grammy Hall of Fame Induction for the album Moanin' (2001)
Pittsburgh Jazz Festival Award
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2005; awarded posthumously) Selected discography