Ken Rhodes

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Ken Rhodes (born August 14, 1945 in Memphis , Tennessee , † August 31, 2016 in Asheville ) was an American jazz pianist .

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Rhodes, who grew up the son of a violinist in Chicago, received classical piano lessons from the age of six. At the age of 17 he became a professional musician; first he went on tour with the band Twist-O-Rama USA . Through playing experiences with Wilbur Ware , Steve McCall , John Klemmer and Jack DeJohnette , he came to jazz and founded his own trio. In 1967 he moved to Cincinnati to work as a teacher. From 1970 he lived in Germany, where he worked as a theater musician first in Augsburg and then in Nuremberg. He also led his own trio, with whom he toured several times. He also worked with the big band of Bayerischer Rundfunk, with Dusko Goykovich and the Munich Big Band , Benny Bailey , Sal Nistico , Hannes Beckmann ( Sinto - Sonho Negro 1978) and the big band of Al Porcino . He also wrote two musicals. In 1980 he moved back to Cincinnati, where he taught again, but also accompanied traveling musicians such as Sonny Stitt and Mark Murphy . From 1987 he worked at the North Carolina School of the Arts . In 1994 Rhodes accompanied Chris Murrell on his debut album. In the same year he presented an album with his trio (which then included bassist Andrew Valentine and drummer Jason Brashear). He can also be heard on his brother Chris Rhodes' album Foot Notes .

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  1. ↑ Obituary in the Winston-Salem Journal (English)
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SURNAME Rhodes, Ken
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician (piano, composition)
DATE OF BIRTH August 14, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Memphis , Tennessee , USA
DATE OF DEATH August 31, 2016
Place of death Asheville