Bill Maxwell (E1S6)

The Carl Jackson Podcast

Maxwell had his first professional appearance as a drummer at the age of twelve; his career began with blues guitarist Jesse Ed Davis. He then belonged to The Third Avenue Blues Band, who produced an album with T-Bone Burnett in 1969. In 1972 he moved to Los Angeles with the band Andraé Crouch and the Disciples. There he also worked as a producer, including for The Winans and Andraé Crouch. He also founded the jazz formation Koinonia with Abraham Laboriel in 1980 and was musical director of various television shows such as The Jamie Foxx Show, Martin, Living Single, For Your Love, or amen. As an accompanist, he has worked on recordings by Cassandra Wilson, T-Bone Burnett, Ray Charles, Billy Preston, Quincy Jones, The Crusaders, The Nappy Roots, Freddie Hubbard, Anita Baker, and Luther Vandross. As a music producer, he worked on the soundtrack of films by the Coen brothers ( Ladykillers ) and John Turturro ( Romance & Cigarettes ) and was involved as a musician in the film Walk the Line. Maxwell is currently a member of the band Open hands with Abraham Laboriel, Justo Almario, and Greg Mathieson. In 2007 Bill Maxwell was inducted into the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame.

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