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Jack DeJohnette(1942-2025)

  • Actor
  • Composer
  • Music Department
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Jack DeJohnette
Jack DeJohnette was born on 9 August 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Blues Brothers 2000 (1998), Cruising (1980) and Mostly Martha (2001). He was married to Lydia Herman and Deatra Davenport. He died on 26 October 2025 in Kingston, New York, USA.
BornAugust 9, 1942
DiedOctober 26, 2025(83)
BornAugust 9, 1942
DiedOctober 26, 2025(83)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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Known for

Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, J. Evan Bonifant, Joe Morton, and Blues Brothers Band in Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Blues Brothers 2000
4.9
  • The Louisiana Gator Boys(as Jack De Johnette)
  • 1998
Al Pacino in Cruising (1980)
Cruising
6.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 1980
Mostly Martha (2001)
Mostly Martha
7.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 2001
Matthew Modine, Marisa Tomei, Lara Flynn Boyle, Lori Singer, Tyra Ferrell, and Fred Ward in Equinox (1992)
Equinox
5.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 1992

Credits

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Actor

  • Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, J. Evan Bonifant, Joe Morton, and Blues Brothers Band in Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
    Blues Brothers 2000
    4.9
    • The Louisiana Gator Boys (as Jack De Johnette)
    • 1998
  • Tribute to John Coltrane (1987)
    Tribute to John Coltrane
    Video
    • Drums (credit only)
    • 1987

Composer

  • Barbie boulevard (2017)
    Barbie boulevard
    Short
    • music written and performed by (as Jack De Johnette)
    • 2017
  • À vingt minutes par le R.E.R. (1980)
    À vingt minutes par le R.E.R.
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1980

Music Department

  • Kevin Bacon in Lemon Sky (1988)
    Lemon Sky
    6.3
    • drum / percussion improvisation (as Jack De Johnette)
    • 1988

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Jack De Johnette
  • Born
    • August 9, 1942
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • October 26, 2025
    • Kingston, New York, USA(congestive heart failure)
  • Spouses
      Lydia Herman1968 - October 26, 2025 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
      Minya
  • Parents
      Jack DeJohnette Sr.
  • Relatives
      Roy Wood Sr.(Aunt or Uncle)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame in 2010.

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