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American jazz trombonist
Jimmy Knepper
Jimmy Knepper with the National Jazz Ensemble
Background information
Birth name
James Minter Knepper
Born
(1927-11-22)November 22, 1927 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died
June 14, 2003(2003-06-14) (aged 75) Triadelphia, West Virginia
Genres
Jazz
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Trombone
Musical artist
James Minter Knepper (November 22, 1927 – June 14, 2003)[1] was an American jazz trombonist. In addition to his own recordings as leader, Knepper performed and recorded with Charlie Barnet, Woody Herman, Claude Thornhill, Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman, Gil Evans, Thad Jones and Mel Lewis, Toshiko Akiyoshi and Lew Tabackin, and, most famously, Charles Mingus in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Knepper died in 2003 of complications of Parkinson's disease.[2][1]
^ ab"Jimmy Knepper, 75 Trombonist With Mingus". Los Angeles Times. June 17, 2003. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
^Kroner, Erling (2003). "Jimmy Knepper – In Memoriam". Kroner Music. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
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