Archie Alleyne

Archie Alleyne, OC (born January 7, 1933, Toronto, Ontario, Canada – died June 8, 2015, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) was a Canadian jazz drummer. He performed with notable jazz musicians such as Billie Holiday, Lester Young, [a30486], Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster. He was also prominent as a recording artist on his own and with Canadian jazz musicians such as [a1428284] and Brian Browne. In 2012, he was named an Officer of The Order Of Canada. He established the Archie Alleyne Scholarship Fund (AASF) a not-for-profit organization to recognize and encourage academic excellence in jazz studies.