Jamaaladeen Tacuma

American jazz musician, esp. electric bass player. Born as Rudy McDaniel on June 11, 1956 in Hempstead, NY, and raised in Philadelphia, PA. Tacuma has played with the likes of [a=Ornette Coleman] and [a=Nona Hendryx], as well as with hip-hop artists such as [a=Black Thought] from [a=The Roots].