imes ▁Category : American ▁people ▁of ▁Cub an ▁descent ▁Category : 1 9 3 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : American ▁business people ▁conv icted ▁of ▁cr imes <0x0A> </s> ▁Roger ▁Bl ank ▁( born ▁December ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁New ▁York ▁City ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁jazz ▁drum mer . ▁ ▁Bl ank ' s ▁grand father ▁played ▁sa x oph one ▁and ▁his ▁father ▁William ▁Bl ank ▁was ▁a ▁tr ump eter ▁who ▁had ▁performed ▁with ▁C oot ie ▁Williams . ▁Bl ank ▁worked ▁with ▁H ank ▁Mo ble y ▁in ▁Har lem ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁and ▁studied ▁under ▁Charlie ▁Pers ip . ▁He ▁worked ▁with ▁Sun ▁Ra ▁starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁and ▁recorded ▁several ▁times ▁with ▁him . ▁He ▁worked ▁extens ively ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁jazz ▁scene ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ; ▁he ▁played ▁with ▁and ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁Or net te ▁Cole man , ▁and ▁helped ▁found ▁a ▁group ▁called ▁the ▁Mel od ic ▁Art - T et ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁which ▁was ▁devoted ▁to ▁playing ▁in ▁Cole man ' s ▁harm ol od ic ▁style . ▁This ▁group ▁also ▁included ▁Charles ▁Bra cke en , ▁Ah med ▁Abd ul lah , ▁William ▁Parker , ▁and ▁Ron nie ▁Boy kins . ▁Other ▁associations ▁included ▁work ▁with ▁Bill ▁Bar ron , ▁Don ▁Cher ry , ▁John ▁Col tr ane , ▁Dennis ▁Charles