(1911-12-15)December 15, 1911 Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Died
August 25, 1979(1979-08-25) (aged 67) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Progressive jazz
West Coast jazz
swing
orchestral jazz[1]
Occupation(s)
Bandleader
musician
composer
arranger
Instrument(s)
Piano
Years active
1930–1978
Labels
Capitol
Decca
Creative World
Musical artist
Stanley Newcomb Kenton (December 15, 1911 – August 25, 1979) was an American popular music and jazz artist. As a pianist, composer, arranger and band leader, he led an innovative and influential jazz orchestra for almost four decades. Though Kenton had several pop hits from the early 1940s into the 1960s, his music was always forward-looking. Kenton was also a pioneer in the field of jazz education, creating the Stan Kenton Jazz Camp in 1959 at Indiana University.[2]
^Christgau, Robert (November 25, 1971). "When You Consider Your Condition . . ". The Village Voice. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
^Sparke, Michael. Stan Kenton: This is an Orchestra. UNT Press (2010). ISBN 978-1-57441-325-0.
ISBN 1-57441-284-1. Scooter Pirtle The StanKenton Mellophoniums (1993), Middlehornleader.com Lillian Arganian, StanKenton: The Man and His Music (East Lansing:...
musician who served as a trombonist, staff arranger and producer for the StanKenton Orchestra during the 1960s and 1970s. As a composer and arranger, he...
unusual time signatures. He is best known as a big band composer for StanKenton and the Don Ellis Orchestra, as well as the founder and long-time director...
band and motion pictures. He is best known for his association with the StanKenton Orchestra. Dee Barton was born in Houston, Mississippi, in 1937. The...
instruments; Campise is most recognized for his association with the StanKenton Orchestra in the mid-1970s. Campise was born and raised in Houston, Texas...
during the 1940s, and in the next decade had a stint with bandleader StanKenton. Levey retired from music in the 1970s to work as a photographer. He...
March 12, 1957) was an American composer, best known for his work with StanKenton. Graettinger grew up in Ontario, California, United States, learning...
on the West Coast jazz scene. He played with the StanKenton Orchestra and served as one of Kenton's primary staff arrangers. He also played with Ray...
during the 1940s swing era. Lively was a member of the StanKenton Orchestra from 1941 to 1945. Kenton's orchestra spent the summer of 1941 playing regularly...
Studios which become the last LP StanKenton and Creative World would produce just before Kenton's death in 1979 (StanKenton presents Gabe Baltazar), his...
Active primarily in West Coast jazz, Pepper first came to prominence in StanKenton's big band. He was known for his emotionally charged performances and...
StanKenton Band Clinics were summer programs founded by StanKenton in 1959. Kenton conceived the idea out of concern that education of jazz and all its...
1950) StanKenton Presents (Capitol, 1950) StanKenton Classics (Capitol, 1952) Popular Favorites by StanKenton (Capitol, 1953) The Kenton Era (Capitol...
After the war, Winding was a member of Benny Goodman's orchestra, then StanKenton's. He participated in Birth of the Cool sessions in 1949, appearing on...
worked extensively with Woody Herman and in 1950 and 1951 he played with StanKenton. On June 7, 1953, Rogers and his orchestra, including Johnny "Guitar"...
StanKenton Presents is an album by pianist and bandleader StanKenton with his "Innovations" Orchestra featuring performances recorded in 1950 and originally...
Stan Getz from 1944 to 1991. 1946–49: Opus de Bop (The Savoy Sessions) (Savoy, 1977) 1947: Groovin' High (Modern; Crown, 1956) – live 1949–50: Stan Getz...
1955 Van Kriedt joined The StanKenton band on tenor saxophone and during his nine months with the band recorded one of Kenton's most definitive albums Contemporary...
Contemporary Concepts is an album by pianist and bandleader StanKenton with featuring performances of jazz standards recorded in 1955 and released on...
was the daughter of jazz orchestra leader StanKenton. Kenton was born in Los Angeles to Stan and Violet Kenton (née Peters), the only child from the musician's...
based on the West Coast. He played in the big bands of Woody Herman, StanKenton, Benny Goodman, and Dizzy Gillespie, and in Doc Severinsen's NBC Orchestra...
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