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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.
John Clark is an American jazz horn player and composer. In Allmusic , Clark is described as "possibly the most fluent jazz French horn soloist since the great Julius Watkins in the 1950s." [ 1 ]
John Graas (March 14, 1917 – April 13, 1962) was an American jazz French horn player, composer, and arranger from the 1940s through 1962. He had a short but busy career on the West Coast, and became known as a pioneer of the French horn in jazz.
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, and studied piano in his youth with Capitola Dickerson of Summit, New Jersey.
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 ...
The University of Akron will host its second JazzWeek under the leadership of jazz program directors Chris Coles and Theron Brown April 9-12 at the University of Akron and other local venues.
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