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Big Band

115 profiles tagged Big Band, A-Z.

Akira Sakata Alto Saxophone Ali Jackson Drums Alon Yavnai Piano Anat Cohen Clarinet Andy Hunter Trombone Arnie Lawrence Alto ✦ 1938–2005 Avi Lebovich Trombone B.B. King Guitar ✦ 1925–2015 Bernard McKinney (Kiane Zawadi) Euphonium ✦ 1932–2024 Bill Perkins Tenor and baritone saxophone ✦ 1924–2003 Bill Saxton Tenor saxophone Billy Drewes Tenor Billy Harper Tenor saxophone Bob Brookmeyer Valve trombone ✦ 1929–2011 Bobby Shew Trumpet Cab Calloway Vocals (scat singing) ✦ 1907–1994 Chad Lefkowitz-Brown Tenor saxophone Charles Davis Baritone ✦ 1933–2016 Christian McBride Double bass Coleman Hawkins Tenor saxophone ✦ 1904–1969 Count Basie Orchestra Big band Craig Handy Tenor saxophone Deborah Weisz Trombone Dick Spencer Alto saxophone Dizzy Gillespie Trumpet ✦ 1917–1993 Don Baldwin Double bass ✦ 1940–2024 Don Sebesky Trombone ✦ –2023 Duke Ellington Piano ✦ 1899–1974 Earl Gardner Trumpet Eddie Sauter Composition ✦ 1914–1981 Eden Bareket Baritone saxophone Eyal Vilner Alto Saxophone Fat Cat Big Band Fletcher Henderson Piano ✦ 1897–1952 Frank Foster Tenor saxophone ✦ 1928–2011 Frank Greene Trumpet Frank Wess Tenor saxophone ✦ 1922–2013 Fred Nardin Piano Fumio Nanri Trumpet ✦ 1910–1975 Gap Mangione Piano Gary Foster Alto & tenor saxophone ✦ 1936–2026 Gary Smulyan Baritone saxophone Gerry Mulligan Baritone saxophone ✦ 1927–1996 Gil Evans Piano ✦ 1912–1988 Greg Gisbert Trumpet Harry James Trumpet ✦ 1916–1983 Ingrid Jensen Trumpet J.C. Heard Drums ✦ 1917–1988 James Moody Tenor saxophone ✦ 1925–2010 Jason Lindner Piano Jay Anderson Double bass Jay Lawrence Drums Jeff Hamilton Drums Jim McNeely Piano; composition ✦ 1949–2025 Jim Pugh Tenor trombone Jimmie Lunceford Alto saxophone ✦ 1902–1947 Jimmy Heath Tenor saxophone ✦ 1926–2020 Jimmy Knepper Trombone ✦ 1927–2003 Joe Gallant Bass (upright and electric) Joe McCarthy Drums John Clayton Double bass John Lee Electric bass Jonathan Voltzok Trombone Julius Hemphill Alto saxophone ✦ 1938–1995 Julius Watkins French horn; trumpet (1943-1950, before switching permanently to horn) ✦ 1921–1977 Ken Peplowski Clarinet ✦ 1959–2026 Kenny Clarke Drums ✦ 1914–1985 Kenny Werner Piano Kenny Wheeler Trumpet ✦ 1930–2014 Lew Tabackin Tenor saxophone Lionel Hampton Vibraphone ✦ 1908–2002 Little Johnny Rivero Congas Maria Schneider Composer Martin Wind Double bass Mehdi Chaib Tenor saxophone Mel Lewis Drums ✦ 1929–1990 Michael Philip Mossman Trumpet Miho Hazama Composition Nadje Noordhuis Trumpet Natsuki Tamura Trumpet Nicholas Payton Trumpet Nick Finzer Trombone Noble Sissle Vocals (tenor) ✦ 1889–1975 Obed Calvaire Drums Oded Lev-Ari Piano Oscar Pettiford Double bass ✦ 1922–1960 Paolo Damiani Cello Paul West Double bass Peter Donald Drums Peter Erskine Drums Phil Woods Alto saxophone ✦ 1931–2015 Quincy Jones Trumpet ✦ 1933–2024 Ray Charles Piano ✦ 1930–2004 Roland Hanna Piano ✦ 1932–2002 Rufus Reid Double bass Ryan Kisor Trumpet Scott Robinson Saxophones (soprano to contrabass, plus C-melody) Serge Chaloff Baritone saxophone ✦ 1923–1957 Sherrie Maricle Drums Skippy Williams Tenor saxophone ✦ 1916–1994 Slide Hampton Trombone ✦ 1932–2021 Stan Kenton Piano ✦ 1911–1979 Steve Wilson Alto saxophone Sun Ra Piano ✦ 1914–1993 Tamir Hendelman Piano Tanya Darby Trumpet Ted Nash Alto saxophone Thad Jones Trumpet ✦ 1923–1986 The Anzic Orchestra Tom Harrell Trumpet Toshiko Akiyoshi Piano Walt Weiskopf Tenor saxophone Walter Blanding Tenor saxophone Wycliffe Gordon Trombone Wynton Marsalis Trumpet
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