Alvin Fielder

Alvin Fielder
Born(1935-11-23)November 23, 1935
Meridian, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedJanuary 5, 2019(2019-01-05) (aged 83)
Jackson, Mississippi
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentDrummer

Alvin Leroy Fielder Jr (November 23, 1935 – January 5, 2019) was an American jazz drummer. He was a charter member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), Black Arts Music Society, Improvisational Arts band, and was a founding faculty member of the Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp.