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NEW YORK - Jack DeJohnette, the acclaimed jazz drummer renowned for his collaboration with Miles Davis on the groundbreaking 1970 fusion album and his work alongside Keith Jarrett and numerous other jazz legends, has passed away at the age of 83.

The acclaimed drummer died Sunday in Kingston, New York, of congestive heart failure, surrounded by his wife, family and close friends, his assistant, Joan Clancy, told The Associated Press.

Who was Jack DeJohnette?

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A winner of two Grammy awards, the Chicago-born DeJohnette began his musical life as a classical pianist, starting training at age 4, before taking up the drums with his high school band. He was in demand in his early years as both a pianist and a drummer.

He achieved international recognition in the 1960s

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