Alvin Queen

Alvin Queen
Alvin Queen, Aarhus, Denmark, 2016 Photo: Hreinn Gudlaugsson
Background information
Born	(1950-08-16)August 16, 1950 Bronx, New York, U.S.
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, label owner
Instruments	Drums
Years active	1966–present
Labels	Nilva
Website	www.alvinqueen.com

Alvin Queen is an American jazz drummer born in the Bronx, New York, on August 16, 1950. At 16, he played for Ruth Brown and Don Pullen and with the Wild Bill Davis trio. He played with trombonist Benny Green and guitarist Tiny Grimes in 1969 and replaced Billy Cobham in the Horace Silver quintet. He also played with the George Benson quartet before rejoining Charles Tolliver in November 1971. During the seventies, he lived in Canada, before settling in Switzerland in 1979 and creating the label Nilva, an anagram of his first name.

He has also played with Michael Brecker, Kenny Drew, Bennie Wallace, Duško Gojković, Johnny Griffin, and George Coleman.

With George Coleman

With Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

With John Hicks and Elise Wood

With John Patton

With Pharoah Sanders

With Charles Tolliver