JazzFest History ABOUT JAZZFEST ARTISTS EDUCATION COMMUNITY POSTERS & PROGRAMS CLEVELAND MUSIC LEGENDS DONATE Buddy Rich Instrument: Drums Born: Brooklyn, New York "My capabilities are unbounded, man. I can do anything I want to do. I can sit down and play conga drums all night." - Buddy Rich DownBeat Back to Artists Buddy Rich 1980 From the JazzFest Program Biography: