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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.
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
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 ]
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 ...
Julius Watkins (October 10, 1921 – April 4, 1977) [1] was an American jazz musician who played French horn. [2] Described by AllMusic as "virtually the father of the jazz French horn", [3] Watkins won the Down Beat critics poll in 1960 and 1961 for Miscellaneous Instrument.
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 ...