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Jazz flute is the use of the flute in jazz music. While flutes were sometimes played in ragtime and early jazz ensembles , the flute became established as a jazz instrument in the 1950s. [ 1 ] It is now widely used in ensembles and by soloists. [ 2 ]
As a child, Thomas learned to play alto and soprano saxophone, trombone, flute and piano, and also taught himself how to write music. Encouraged by his older brother, he began performing in clubs from the age of fifteen and was noticed by James Moody .
Wayman Carver (December 25, 1905, Portsmouth, Virginia – May 6, 1967, Atlanta) [1] was an American jazz flutist and reeds player. [2] He is considered as a pioneer of the use of the flute in jazz.
Herbie Mann was born in Brooklyn, New York, New York, to Jewish parents Harry C. Solomon (May 30, 1902 – May 31, 1980), who was of Russian descent, and Ruth Rose Solomon (née Brecher) (July 4, 1905 – November 11, 2004), of Romanian descent who was born in Bukovina, Austria-Hungary but immigrated to the United States with her family at the age of 6.
In 1955, he was a founding member of the Chico Hamilton Quintet, playing chamber jazz flute with guitarist Jim Hall, cellist Fred Katz, and bassist Carson Smith. [1] [4] He also taught, and his students included Mingus, James Newton , Eric Dolphy , Charles Lloyd , and Frank Morgan .
Jerome Richardson (December 25, 1920 – June 23, 2000) was an American jazz musician and woodwind player. He is cited as playing one of the earliest jazz flute recordings with his work on the 1949 Quincy Jones arranged song "Kingfish". [1]
McBirnie was solicited personally by Sir James Galway to serve as the resident Jazz Flute Specialist at his official website in 2005. He is the only flutist to have won all three of the US National Flute Association 's jazz flute Masterclass (2003), Big Band (2009) and Soloist (2012) Competitions.
A pivotal moment in his life came when he made the decision to become a professional jazz musician. In high school, Najee began to study jazz as a student at the Jazzmobile program (co-founded by Dr. Billy Taylor) where he honed his skills on tenor saxophone and flute under the direction of Jimmy Heath, Frank Foster and Ernie Wilkins.