Calvin Jones (musician)
Calvin Jones | |
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| Born | September 27, 1929 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | October 10, 2004 (aged 75) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instruments | Trombone, piano, bass |
Calvin James Jones, Sr. (September 27, 1929 – October 10, 2004) was an American jazz and blues trombonist, bassist, pianist, composer, and educator. Born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Jones moved to Washington, D.C. in the 1970s, and remained there until his death from a heart attack in October 2004.[1][2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Dead Rock Stars Club - 2004 July to December". Thedeadrockstarsclub.com. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ Jackson, Maurice; Ruble, Blair A. (2018-06-01). DC Jazz: Stories of Jazz Music in Washington, DC. Georgetown University Press. ISBN 978-1-62616-591-5.
External links
[edit]- Sullivan, Patricia (October 15, 2004). "Calvin Jones Dies, Began Jazz Program at UDC". Washington Post.
- Fuller, Nicole (October 16, 2004). "In Unison, Pillar of Jazz Remembered Fondly". Washington Post.
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Categories:
- American jazz trombonists
- American male trombonists
- American blues pianists
- American male pianists
- American blues guitarists
- American male guitarists
- 1929 births
- 2004 deaths
- University of the District of Columbia faculty
- Tennessee State University alumni
- Howard University alumni
- Blues musicians from Illinois
- 20th-century American guitarists
- 20th-century American trombonists
- Guitarists from Illinois
- 20th-century American male musicians
- American male jazz musicians
- 20th-century American pianists