John Armatage

{{Short description|English jazz swing drummer and arranger (born 1929)}}

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John Armatage (born 5 August 1929) is an English jazz swing drummer and arranger.

Armatage began professional work in 1957 when he gigged with John Chilton and then recorded, toured and made a film with Bruce Turner, the film called Living Jazz (1962).{{cite book |title=The Rough Guide to Jazz |last1=Carr |first1=Ian |authorlink1=Ian Carr |last2=Fairweather |first2=Digby |authorlink2=Digby Fairweather |last3=Priestley |first3=Brian |authorlink3=Brian Priestley |year=2004 |publisher=Rough Guides |isbn=1-84353-256-5 |page=[https://archive.org/details/roughguidetojazz00carr/page/23 23] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/roughguidetojazz00carr/page/23 }} He has played with artists such as Pete Allen and Terry Lightfoot. He has done collaborative work with Pee Wee Russell.