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Many notable French horn musicians struck out in smaller groups, giving the instrument a headliner role in jazz combos. A good account of the presence of the French horn in jazz is Ronald Sweetman's study, A Preliminary Chronology of the Use of the French Horn in Jazz, Further Rev. 1991 Text, Montréal Vintage Society, 1991, ISBN 1-895002-05-2.
Richard Dunbar, was a player of the French horn, playing in the free jazz scene. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, on May 29, 1944, and he died suddenly at the age of 61, apparently of a heart attack, on the way to a gig on February 8, 2006.
This is a category for jazz musicians who are known for playing the horn or, in some cases, horn-players noted for crossing-over from other genres (such as classical music) and playing jazz. The term 'horn' in a jazz context usually refers to the wind/brass instruments (trumpet, trombone, saxophone) as opposed to 'French horn' players who play ...
John Elliott Swana (born 1962) is an American jazz musician who played trumpet and flügelhorn until a benign tumor forced him to put down those instruments. He then picked up the valve trombone and electronic wind instrument to continue his music profession.
12 French horn. 13 Guitar. 14 Harmonica. 15 Harp. 16 Miscellaneous. 17 Oboe. 18 Organ. 19 Piano. ... This is a list of jazz musicians by instrument based on existing ...
Tom Varner (born June 17, 1957 in Morristown, New Jersey, United States) is an American jazz horn (French horn) player and composer. Varner grew up in Millburn, New Jersey, where he started playing in the orchestra at Millburn High School. [1] He studied piano in his youth with Capitola Dickerson of Summit, New Jersey.
Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York City, New York; Jazz Bridge, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Jazz Foundation of America, New York City, New York; Jazz House Kids, Montclair, New Jersey
Born in 1934 in Kinston, North Carolina and raised in The Bronx, [1] Northern studied at the Manhattan School of Music [2] and at the Vienna Academy in the 1950s. He was perhaps best known as a session musician, working extensively in the 1950s and 1960s with musicians such as Donald Byrd, John Coltrane, [1] Gil Evans, Sun Ra, [1] McCoy Tyner, [1] Roland Kirk, and the Jazz Composers Orchestra. [3]