(1930-01-14)14 January 1930 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died
18 September 2014(2014-09-18) (aged 84) London, England
Genres
Jazz, avant-garde jazz, chamber jazz
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Trumpet, flugelhorn
Years active
1950–2014
Labels
ECM, Fontana, FMP, Soul Note, PSI, CAM Jazz
Musical artist
Kenneth Vincent John Wheeler, OC (14 January 1930 – 18 September 2014) was a Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player, based in the U.K. from the 1950s onwards.[1][2][3][4]
Most of his performances were rooted in jazz, but he was also active in free improvisation and occasionally contributed to rock music recordings. Wheeler wrote over one hundred compositions and was a skilled arranger for small groups and large ensembles.
Wheeler was the patron of the Royal Academy Junior Jazz course.
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music recordings. Wheeler wrote over one hundred compositions and was a skilled arranger for small groups and large ensembles. Wheeler was the patron of...
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Stan Getz, Tony Bennett, Bob Brookmeyer, Mike Gibbs, Clark Terry, KennyWheeler, Carmen McRae, and Jim McNeely. He was made an associate of the Royal...
Holdsworth, bassist Jeff Berlin, keyboardist Dave Stewart, and ECM stalwart KennyWheeler on fluegelhorn. Bruford also enlisted singer-songwriter Annette Peacock...
Angel Song is a studio album by the Canadian musician KennyWheeler featuring Lee Konitz, Dave Holland and Bill Frisell, recorded in February 1996 and...
former husband, the pianist John Taylor. With Taylor and trumpeter KennyWheeler she performed and recorded three albums for ECM as a member of the trio...
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Mosaics (2008) 2 CD – With Alan Wakeman, John Marshall, Harold Beckett, KennyWheeler. Relook : Graham Collier 1937–2011: A Memorial 75th Birthday Celebration...
commercial success. The album included contributions from Sakamoto, KennyWheeler, Jon Hassell, Holger Czukay, Ronny Drayton, Danny Thompson, and from...
with some combination of Watts, saxophonist Evan Parker and trumpeter KennyWheeler), and the later string-based ensembles with guitarist Roger Smith (who...
Deer Wan is an album by KennyWheeler recorded in July 1977 and released on ECM the following year. The lineup features saxophonist Jan Garbarek, guitarist...
Chandler and Steel, the band featured a brass/horn section of Ian Carr, KennyWheeler and Greg Bowen on trumpet and Stan Robinson, Al Gay, Dick Morrissey...
the following year on LP and CD. The quintet features brass section KennyWheeler, Steve Coleman, and Julian Priester from Holland's previous release...
Unreleased (Columbia, 2002) Forecast: Tomorrow (Columbia, 2006) With KennyWheeler Music for Large & Small Ensembles (ECM, 1990) The Widow in the Window...
August 1980 and released on ECM the following year. The quartet features KennyWheeler on flugelhorn, Brynjar Hoff on oboe, and Jon Christensen on drums. The...
King, Dudley Moore, George Tyndale, Daryl Runswick, John Taylor and KennyWheeler, while others such as Dave Holland, John McLaughlin, Tubby Hayes and...
of Breath, it features Alan Skidmore, Radu Malfatti, Django Bates, KennyWheeler, Elton Dean, Lol Coxhill, Evan Parker, Paul Rutherford and many others...
17 – George Hamilton IV (77), American country music singer. 18 – KennyWheeler (84), Canadian jazz composer, trumpeter and flugelhorn player. 1 – Lynsey...
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