February 4, 2001 James Louis “J. J.” Johnson, jazz trombonist, composer and arranger, died. Johnson was born January 22, 1924 in Indianapolis, Indiana. At the age of nine, he started studying the piano, but decided to play the trombone at the age of 14. In 1941, Johnson started his professional career.
James Louis “J. J.” Johnson – February 4th in African American History
Tags: arranger, composer, February 4, January 22, National Endowment for the Arts, NEA Jazz Master
Quincy Delight Jones, Jr. – March 14th in African American History
Tags: Academy Award, Berklee College, Grammy Award, Harvard University, March 14, NEA Jazz Master, record producer
March 14, 1933 Quincy Delight Jones, Jr., trumpeter, music conductor and arranger, record producer, and film composer, was born in Chicago, Illinois. In 1951, Jones won a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music, but abandoned his studies when he received an offer to play in the band of Lionel Hampton.
Ornette Coleman – March 9th in African American History
Tags: composer, Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, jazz, March 9, NEA Jazz Master, Pulitzer Prize, University of Michigan
March 9, 1930 Ornette Coleman, jazz saxophonist, trumpeter and composer, was born in Fort Worth, Texas. Coleman began touring with rhythm and blues shows in 1949 and in 1958 led his first recording session, “Something Else!!!!: The Music of Ornette Coleman.”
Joe Wilder – February 22nd in African American History
Tags: Broadway, composer, February 22, Manhattan School of Music, Mastbaum School of Music, NEA Jazz Master
February 22, 1922 Joe Wilder, jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader, was born in Colwyn, Pennsylvania. Wilder studied at the Mastbaum School of Music, but turned to jazz when he felt there was little opportunity for an African American classical musician.
Thomas S. McIntosh – February 6th in African American History
Tags: arranger, composer, February 6, National Endowment for the Arts, NEA Jazz Master
February 6, 1927 Thomas S. McIntosh, jazz trombonist, composer and arranger, was born in Baltimore, Maryland. McIntosh played trombone in an army band and graduated from Juilliard in 1958.
James Louis “J.J.” Johnson – January 22nd in African American History
Tags: arranger, composer, Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame, January 22, National Endowment for the Arts, NEA Jazz Master
January 22, 1924 James Louis “J.J.” Johnson, jazz trombonist, composer and arranger, was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. At the age of nine he started studying the piano, but decided to play the trombone at the age of 14. In 1941, Johnson started his professional career. He played in Benny Carter’s orchestra from 1942 to 1945, […]
John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie – January 6th in African American History
Tags: composer, Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, January 6, Kennedy Center Honors, National Endowment for the Arts, National Medal of Arts, October 21, singer
January 6, 1993 John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie, jazz trumpeter, bandleader, singer, and composer, died. Gillespie was born October 21, 1917 in Cheraw, South Carolina. By the age of four, he had started to play the piano. He also taught himself to play the trombone and the trumpet. His first professional job was with the Frank […]
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