ROY MARKOWITZ info

Roy Markowitz (drums)

Prolific drummer, he appears as sessionmen in many albums, as we're going to read. I haven't been so lucky at finding info about his bands. He was born in New York.

First band I've been able to trace with him was The Catskills, a big band. This was their lineup at the end of 1965:

Danny Riccardi (vocals)

Red Kaplan (bass)

David Heimer (keyboards)

Eddie Ashman (violin)

Fred Nittel (sax)

Bob Steen (sax)

Milt Werner (sax)

Lee Brody (sax)

Abe Cooper (trumpet)

Chuck SanFilipo (trumpet)

Barry Sachais (trombone)

Roy Markowitz (drums)

Next thing I know is when he joined Janis Joplin in her new group, Kozmic Blues Band, in December 1968:

Janis Joplin (vocals)

Sam Andrew (guitar, vocals)

Brad Campbell (bass)

Bill King (keyboards)

Terry Clements (sax)

Marcus Doubleday (trumpet)

Roy Markowitz (drums)

In January 1969, Bill King left, being replaced by a great player, Richard Kermode:

Janis Joplin (vocals)

Sam Andrew (guitar, vocals)

Brad Campbell (bass)

Richard Kermode (keyboards)

Terry Clements (sax)

Marcus Doubleday (trumpet)

Roy Markowitz (drums)

Marcus Doubleday is replaced by Terry Hensley before February:

Janis Joplin (vocals)

Sam Andrew (guitar, vocals)

Brad Campbell (bass)

Richard Kermode (keyboards)

Terry Clements (sax)

Terry Hensley (trumpet)

Roy Markowitz (drums)

This was another lineup in March 1969, with bassist Keith Cherry on temporary basis:

Janis Joplin (vocals)

Sam Andrew (guitar, vocals)

Keith Cherry (bass)

Richard Kermode (keyboards)

Terry Clements (sax)

Terry Hensley (trumpet)

Roy Markowitz (drums)

In April 1969, Brad Campbell is back, and they add another sax player, Cornelius 'Snooky' Flowers:

Janis Joplin (vocals)

Sam Andrew (guitar, vocals)

Keith Cherry (bass)

Richard Kermode (keyboards)

Terry Clements (sax)

Terry Hensley (trumpet)

Roy Markowitz (drums)

But soon after, Roy left the band (being replaced by Lonnie Castille) before they recorded any album. But some tracks have been appearing in posthumous albums, as we can read below.

By the way, I have an album called Janis, from the soundtracks of the motion picture of the same name. There are 3 tracks recorded live with The Kozmic Blues Band, from a concert in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1969, but as it's not stated the complete date, I can't know if Roy is featured there. Does anybody know?

He rejoined The Catskills for a while with Eddie Ashman, but I don't know about the lineups. Any help would be appreciated.

He also started playing in sessions, mostly in Bearsville Studios (property of Todd Rundgren).

We can find Roy again in 1973, backing British 60s star Petula Clark for a while:

Petula Clark (vocals)

Frank Owens (keyboards)

Ted Irwin (guitar)

Kirk Hamilton (bass)

Roy Markowitz (drums)

And then, I haven't been able to find more bands with Roy. But he has been playing in many albums, usually with his friends Red Kaplan, Stu Woods or John Miller.

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Albums with Janis Joplin:

Farewell song (1982, with Sam Andrew, James Gurley, John Till, Peter Albin, Chrissie Stewart, Brad Campbell, Richard Kermode, Mick Weaver, Ken Pearson, Richard Bell, Terry Clements, Snooky Flowers, Luis Gasca, David Getz, Clark Pierson, Denny Seiwell, Peter Stroud) (unreleased tracks)
Janis () (3CD boxset) (compilation)
18 essential songs (Jan 95, with Sam Andrew, James Gurley, John Till, Peter Albin, Brad Campbell, Richard Kermode, Gabriel Mekler, Ken Pearson, Richard Bell, Terry Clements, Snooky Flowers, Lonnie Castille, Luis Gasca, David Getz, Clark Pierson, Maury Baker) (compilation)

Sessions:

Don McLean (American pie, 1971, with David Spinozza, Paul Griffin, Ray Colcord, Warren Bernhardt, Mike Mainieri) (CD reissue: Jun 2003, with 2 bonus tracks)
Happy & Artie Traum (Double-back, 1971, with Amos Garrett, Eric Kaz, Weldon Myrick, Billy Sanford, Bill Keith, Tim Drummond, Brad Campbell, Clark Pierson, Billy Mundi, Tracy Nelson)
Chris Smithers (Don't it drag on, 1972, with Maria Muldaur, Bonnie Raitt, Ben Keith, Rod Hicks, Eric Kaz)
VVAA - Moogy Klingman (Music from Free Creek, 1973, with Linda Ronstadt, Delaney Bramlett, Todd Rundgren, Dr. John, Valerie Simpson, Eric Clapton, Buzzy Feiten, Elliott Randall, Doug Rodriguez, Harvey Mandel, Bernie Leadon, Chuck Rainey, Stu Woods, Larry Taylor, Keith Emerson, Joe Farrell, Bill Chase, Chris Darrow, Chris Wood, Lew Delgatto, Alan Rubin, Tom Malone, Lew Soloff, Mitch Mitchell, John Ware, Richard Crooks, Larry Packer)
Peter Yarrow (That's enough for me, 1973, with Paul Butterfield, Pete Carr, Jimmy Johnson, David Spinozza, Hux Brown, Barry Beckett, David Bromberg, David Hood, Roger Hawkins, Robbie Robertson, Paul Simon, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, )
Leonard Cohen (New skin for the old ceremony, 1974, with Janis Ian, John Miller)
Cleo Laine (A beautiful thing, 1974, with Cliff Morris, Bob Rose, Don Grolnick, Tony Hymas, John Miller, James Galway)
Todd Rundgren (Initiation, 1975, with Rick Derringer, Bob Rose, Dan Hartman, John Siegler, Ralph Schuckett, John Miller, Moogy Klingman, Roger Powell, Edgar Winter, David Sanborn, Kevin Ellman, Bernard Purdie, Rick Marotta, John Wilcox, Lee Pastora)
Tim Moore (Tim Moore, 1975, with Bernard Purdie, Russ Kunkel, Nick Jameson)
The Manhattan Transfer (The Manhattan Transfer, 1975, with Ira Newborn, Don Grolnick, Richard Tee, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, David Sanborn, Alan Rubin, Wayne Andre, Mel Davis, Marky Markowitz, Lew Delgatto, Jon Faddis, Daniel Ben Zebulon)
Manhattan Transfer (Coming out, 1976, with Ben Benay, Ira Newborn, Paul Griffin, Bill Payne, Dr. John, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Jackie Kelso, Ringo Starr, Jim Gordon, Jim Keltner, David Kemper, Rick Schlosser, Bobbye Hall, Ralph McDonald, Nick Marrero)
Carol Bayer Sager (Carol Bayer Sager, 1977, with Hugh McCracken, Lee Ritenour, Lance Quinn, Emory Gordy, Will Lee, Leland Sklar, Nicky Hopkins, Melissa Manchester, Paul Buckmaster, Artie Butler, Alan Estes, Andy Newmark, Jim Keltner, Russ Kunkel, Allan Schwartzberg, Gene Page)
Lucy Simon (Stolen time, 1977, with Carly Simon, James Taylor, Hugh McCracken, Jeff Mironov, Jim Ryan, Eric Weissberg, Sal Di Troia, John Miller, Paul Griffin, Steve Gadd, Rick Marotta, George Devens)
The Roches (Another world, 1985, with Francisco Centeno, Lee Shapiro)
OST - Angelo Badalamenti (Blue velvet, 1986, with Roy Orbison)
Bob Norman (Romantic nights on the upper West side, 1988, with Lawrence Feldman, John Miller, Sue Evans)
Manhattan Transfer (Anthology: down in Birdland, Oct 92, with Bobby McFerrin, Djavan, Dr. John, Ringo Starr, Stevie Wonder, Steve Lukather, Buddy Emmons, Jay Graydon, Dann Huff, Ben Benay, Dean Parks, Ira Newborn, Oscar Castro-Neves, Nathan East, John Patitucci, Abraham Laboriel, Neil Stubenhaus, Stu Woods, Bob Magnusson, David Hungate, Chuck Domanico, Jeff Lorber, Don Grolnick, Michael Omartian, Greg Phillinganes, David Foster, Greg Mathieson, Richard Tee, Murray Weinstock, Kai Winding, Rod Temperton, Michael Boddicker, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, David Sanborn, Gary Herbig, Jerry Hey, Jackie Kelso, Alan Rubin, Chuck Findley, Wayne Andre, Mel Davis, Snooky Young, Marky Markowitz, Lew Delgatto, Ernie Watts, Jon Faddis, Bill Reichenbach Jr, Oscar Brashear, Al Cohn, Ralph McDonald, Jim Keltner, Steve Gadd, Jim Gordon, Michael Baird, Jeff Porcaro, Rick Schlosser, John Robinson, Carlos Vega, Ralph Humphries, Tommy Vig, Paulinho Da Costa) (compilation)
Celi Bee (Alternating currents, 1993, with Jeff Mironov, Lance Quinn, Neil Jason, Will Lee, Pat Rebillot, Pat Russo, Lew Delgatto, Allan Schwartzberg, Vivian Cherry, Ulanda McUllough)
Judy Collins (Judy sings Dylan... just like a woman, 1993, with Eric Weissberg, Ira Siegel, Tony Beard, Diva Gray)
Marion Williams (This too shall pass, 1995)
Celi Bee (For the love of my man - The best of, 1995, with Lance Quinn, Neil Jason, Will Lee, Marcus Miller, Pat Rebillot, Ulanda McUllough) (compilation)
Earl Rose (Take my breath away, 1997)
Marion Williams (The gospel sound of Marion Williams, Mar 99) (compilation)
Al Kooper (Rare + well done: the greatest and most obscure recordings, Sep 2001, with Mike Bloomfield, Caleb Quaye, Stephen Stills, Jerry Douglas, Shuggie Otis, Danny Kalb, Steve Katz, Jerry Kennedy, Ed King, Paul Franklin, Jimmy Vivino, Charlie Daniels, Wayne Moss, Tom Cosgrove, Ralph Casale, Herbie Flowers, Harvey Brooks, Andy Kulberg, Neil Stubenhaus, Will Lee, Stu Woods, Paul Griffin, Barry Goldberg, Jimmy Knepper, Joe Farrell, Fred Lipsius, Randy Brecker, Dick Halligan, Roger Pope, Roy Blumenfeld, Kenny Buttrey, Vinnie Colaiuta, Anton Fig, Wells Kelly, Rick Marotta, Paul Humphries, Eddie Hoh, Bobby Colomby, John Gardner, Madeline Bell, Clydie King, Claudia Lennear, Valerie Simpson, Vanetta Fields, Liza Strike, Barry St. John, Oren Waters, Donna Weiss, Rita Coolidge) (2CD)
The Roches (The collected works, Sep 2003, with Robert Fripp, Stuart Smith, Tony Levin, Fernando Saunders, Francisco Centeno, Fred Smith, Peter Wood, Larry Fast, Lee Shapiro, Bill Bruford, Jay Dee Daughterty, Jimmy Maelen)
Scott Fagan (Many sunny places, , with Stu Woods, Vicki Sue Robinson)
Warren Schatz (Warren Schatz, , with Hugh McCracken, Cornell Dupree, Jay Berliner, Frank Owens, Bernard Purdie, Clydie King, Julia Tillman, Patrice Holloway, George Devens)
Inner City Symphony (Disco magic, , with Jon Faddis, Lew Soloff, George Devens)
The Brothers (Don't stop now, , with Stu Woods, George Devens)

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