Keith Copeland (born in New York City on April 18, 1946, died in Germany on February 14, 2015)[1] was a jazz drummer and music educator.
[4] He also led his own European-based groups, including one with Irish bassist Ronan Guilfoyle.
Copeland taught at The New School University in New York City, Rutgers, and Berklee College of Music before moving to Germany in 1992 and teaching in the Hochschule system.
His students include Terri Lyne Carrington,[5][6] Darren Beckett and Adam Cruz.
[7] Source:[8] With Howard Alden With Ben Besiakov With Paul Bley With Joshua Breakstone With Charles Brown With Chris Conner With Stanley Cowell With Meredith d'Ambrosio With John Dankworth With Stanton Davis With Frank Foster and the SDR Big Band With Hugh Frasier/Jean Toussaint Quartet With David Gazarov With Al Grey With Johnny Griffin With Johnny Hartman With the Heath Brothers With Sam Jones With Mark Kirk With Ann Malcolm With Susannah McCorkle With Sandy McLeod With Jackie Paris With Bill Pierce With Mike Richmond With Bob Rockwell With Charlie Rouse With George Russell With Perico Sambeat With Larry Schneider With Jurgen Seefelder With Louis Smith With Rory Stuart With Billy Taylor With Chris Walden With Chris White With Martin Wind