Influential jazz drummer Rashied Ali has died aged 74. No cause of death has yet been announced.
Born Robert Patterson, Ali is most associated with saxophonist John Coltrane, particularly the 'Interstellar Space' album the duo recorded together in 1967, although it wasn't released until 1974, after Coltrane's death. He also played with musicians like Albert Ayler, Archie Shepp, Don Cherry, Pharoah Sanders and Carlos Santana.
He owned the Survival Records label and, up until his death, still regularly recorded and played with his band, The Rashied Ali Quintet.