Jack Jeffers

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Jack Jeffers (born December 10, 1928 in Montserrat ) is an American jazz musician ( bass trombone , tuba , arrangement ).

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Jeffers' mother played the piano and church organ. He studied trombone in Boston around 1950 and then worked in the house band of the Howard Theater in Washington DC In the second half of the 1950s he played with Buddy Johnson and Warren Smith , in 1960 with Lionel Hampton . He was one of the mid-1960s, the orchestra of Charlie Barnet , originated with the first shots in the following years he played with Warren Smith and the Composers Workshop Orchestra and the Jazz Composer's Orchestra by Michael Mantler . In 1968 he appeared in Dizzy Gillespie's big band at the Newport Jazz Festival . He also worked on Carla Bley's Escalator over the Hill and worked around 1970 a. a. with Herbie Hancock , Ernie Wilkins , Clark Terry , Hermeto Pascoal , Houston Person and Thad Jones . In the 1970s he was also on recordings a. a. Heard by Charles Earland , Cal Tjader , Randy Weston , Ella Fitzgerald , Grachan Moncur III ( Echoes of Prayer ), Charles Tolliver , Anthony Braxton , Yusef Lateef and Harold Wick . In the 1980s he also worked with Lena Horne , Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra ( The Ballad of the Fallen ) and Muhal Richard Abrams , and in the following two decades in big band projects for Nancie Banks , Chico O'Farrill and Arturo O. 'Farrill , Louie Bellson and Jimmy Heath . He also arranged music for his own bands. In 1995 he recorded the album New York Dances ( Mapleshade Records ) with his New York Classics Big Band ; Contributing musicians included James Zollar , Bill Easely and Warren Smith. In the field of jazz he was involved in 88 recording sessions between 1966 and 2014. Jeffers also worked frequently as a studio musician and for Broadway productions.

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  1. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography
personal data
SURNAME Jeffers, Jack
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician (bass trombone, tuba, arrangement)
DATE OF BIRTH December 10, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Montserrat