Birth Place: Pontiac, Michigan, U.S.A.

Birth Name: Elvin Ray Jones

Member of:
John Coltrane Quartet
The Jones Brothers
Dewey Redman / Elvin Jones / Cecil Taylor
Elvin Jones / Richard Davis
Elvin Jones & Philly Joe Jones, Oregon & Elvin Jones
Jazz Machine
The George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band
Elvin Jones / Mccoy Tyner Quintet

Genres:
Modal Jazz
Avant-Garde Jazz
Hard Bop
Mainstream Jazz
Progressive Jazz
Post-Bop

Did You Know:
He served in the United States Army
He died on May 18th, 2004 in Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.A.