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Roy McCurdy, born November 28, 1936 in Rochester, New York, is a jazz drummer.

Before joining Cannonball Adderley's Quintet in 1965 and staying with the band until Adderley's death in 1975, he had played with Chuck and Gap Mangione in the Jazz Brothers (1960–1961), as well as with Bobby Timmons, Betty Carter and Sonny Rollins (1963–1964), appearing on the classic 1963 album Sonny Meets Hawk!.^[1]

He attended the Eastman School of Music from sixteen to eighteen, during which time he also played professionally with Roy Eldridge and with Eddie Vinson at seventeen. In 1960 he joined the Art Farmer - Benny Golson Jazztet and remained for two years.

He appears on the classic 1983 recording Jackson, Johnson, Brown & Company featuring Milt Jackson on vibes, J. J. Johnson on trombone, Ray Brown on bass, Tom Ranier on piano, and John Collins on guitar.

As of 2010, McCurdy is an Adjunt Professor in the Jazz Studies Department of the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California.^[2]

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	'''Roy McCurdy''', born November 28, 1936 in Rochester, New York, is a [[Jazz drumming\|jazz drummer]].		'''Roy McCurdy''', born November 28, 1936 in [[Rochester, New York]], is a [[Jazz drumming\|jazz drummer]].

	Before joining [[Cannonball Adderley]]'s Quintet in 1965 and staying with the band until Adderley's death in 1975, he had played with [[Chuck Mangione\|Chuck]] and [[Gap Mangione]] in the Jazz Brothers (1960–1961), as well as with [[Bobby Timmons]], [[Betty Carter]] and [[Sonny Rollins]] (1963–1964), appearing on the classic 1963 album ''[[Sonny Meets Hawk!]]''.<ref>[{{Allmusic\|class=album\|id=r301021\|pure_url=yes}} arwulf arwulf at allmusic]</ref>		Before joining [[Cannonball Adderley]]'s Quintet in 1965 and staying with the band until Adderley's death in 1975, he had played with [[Chuck Mangione\|Chuck]] and [[Gap Mangione]] in the Jazz Brothers (1960–1961), as well as with [[Bobby Timmons]], [[Betty Carter]] and [[Sonny Rollins]] (1963–1964), appearing on the classic 1963 album ''[[Sonny Meets Hawk!]]''.<ref>[{{Allmusic\|class=album\|id=r301021\|pure_url=yes}} arwulf arwulf at allmusic]</ref>