Jaki Liebezeit

Jaki Liebezeit (born Hans Liebezeit; 26 May 1938[1] – 22 January 2017) was a German drummer, best known as a founding member of experimental rock band Can.[2] He was called "one of the few drummers to convincingly meld the funky and the cerebral".[3]

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Jaki Liebezeit
Jaki Liebezeit, December 2011
Background information
Birth name	Hans Liebezeit
Born	(1938-05-26)26 May 1938 Ostrau, Saxony, Germany
Died	22 January 2017(2017-01-22) (aged 78) Cologne, Germany
Genres	Krautrock electronic European free jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Drums percussion double bass piano saxophone
Years active	1961–2017