Marcus Belgrave
Marcus Belgrave (born June 12, 1936 in Chester , Pennsylvania , † May 24, 2015 in Ann Arbor , Michigan ) was an American modern jazz trumpeter .
Live and act
Belgrave, who worked in Detroit all his life , played with Ray Charles when he was 18 . He later worked with Max Roach , Charles Mingus , Ella Fitzgerald , Bud Powell , Tony Bennett , Sammy Davis Jr. , Dizzy Gillespie, and John Sinclair . Since 1988 he has been a permanent member of Wynton Marsalis ' Lincoln Jazz Orchestra. He can be heard on numerous jazz albums and has been the inspiration and supporter of musicians of the younger generation such as Kenny Garrett , Regina Carter , James Carter , Geri Allen , Bob Hurst and Carlos McKinney . He was involved in recordings by Charles Mingus, Gunther Schuller , George Gruntz , Geri Allen, Carl Craig , Cecil Payne and David Murray , but has also worked as a studio musician for Motown Records , Blue Note Records and Tribe .
Belgrave, who was married to singer Joan Bow Belgrave, taught at the Stanford Jazz Workshop and was visiting professor at the Oberlin Conservatory in the 2000s .
Marcus Belgrave was named Kresge Eminent Artist of the Year 2009, an honor that was accompanied by prize money of $ 50,000; the award honored both his life as an artist and his activities as a teacher.
Discographic notes
- M. Belgrave, Doc Cheatham , Art Hodes : In the Tradition (2002)
- M. Belgrave: Gemini II (1974)
literature
- Lexigraphic entry in Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia. London 2006.
- 2009 Kresge Eminent Artist Monograph (PDF)
Web links
- Literature by and about Marcus Belgrave in the catalog of the German National Library
- Oberlin
- Marcus Belgrave at Discogs (English)
- Marcus Belgrave at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary in The Detroit News
- ^ Obituary in JazzTimes
- ↑ Famed Detroit jazz trumpeter Marcus Belgrave dies at 78 , AAJ / Associated Press, May 27, 2015, accessed May 28, 2015
- ↑ Kresge Arts in Detroit Guidelines ( Memento of the original from June 1, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Belgrave, Marcus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz trumpeter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 12, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chester , Pennsylvania , Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 24, 2015 |
| Place of death | Ann Arbor , Michigan |