Stix Hooper

One of the original Jazz Crusaders, Stix Hooper remains a well-respected drummer although his own solo career has mostly found him in fairly anonymous settings. He started playing drums early on in his native Houston. When he was 16 he put together his own group which was originally known as The Swingsters. Later on it changed its name to The Modern Jazz Sextet, The Night Hawks and by the late ...more