Ndugu Chancler - drums
Born is Shreveport, Louisiana, Ndugu attended
Locke High School in Los Angeles where, at the
age of thirteen, he began to play the drums. During
his High School years, he worked with Willie Bobo
and Harold Johnson Sextet. Upon graduation,
Ndugu studied music education at California State
University, Dominguez Hills. While in college he
performed with the Gerald Wilson Big Band,
Herbie Hancock and High Masakela. At age
nineteen Ndugu had performed and recorded with
such greats as Miles Davis, Freedie Hubbard, Joe
Henderson, Eddie Harris, Harold Land and Bobby
Hutcherson.
Ndugu has worked on several Grammy nominated
albums and has numerous production and co-
production credits.
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