James Edward Hopps Jr. (born 1939) is an American jazz drummer.
Although he never recorded as a leader, he worked extensively with Roland Kirk, Charles Tolliver, Stanley Cowell, and Pharoah Sanders during some of their well known sessions.
He also worked with Sahib Shihab, Joe Bonner, Cecil McBee, Marion Brown, Shirley Scott, Jan Garbarek, and Arild Andersen.
[1] Kazumi Watanabe's Mudari - Spirit Of Song features Hopps as a co-leader.
With Stanley Cowell With Roland Kirk With Charles Tolliver With others