Russell Henderson

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Russell Henderson , MBE (born January 7, 1924 in Port of Spain ; † August 18, 2015 ) was a Trinidadian pianist and musician on the steelpan .

person

Russel Henderson grew up in Belmont . In the mid-1940s he formed a jazz combo, the Russell Henderson Quartet , with which he performed and soon became known nationwide. In 1951 Henderson traveled to London to study piano at the North London Polytechnic on Holloway Road.

He then settled in England and had a great influence on the spread of Caribbean music in Great Britain . Together with Mervyn Constantine and Sterling Betancourt he founded the first steel band in England and made a decisive contribution to the foundation of the Notting Hill Carnival . 1968 was involved in recordings by John Surman . Henderson also taught in schools in London.

In 2006 Henderson was awarded the Order of Member of the British Empire .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Music icon Russell Henderson dies at 91
  2. ↑ [1] under "History"
  3. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed August 21, 2015)
  4. ↑ artist profile on Bestoftrinidad.com. Retrieved July 19, 2015 .
personal data
SURNAME Henderson, Russell
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Trinidadian musician
DATE OF BIRTH January 7, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Belmont, Trinidad
DATE OF DEATH August 18, 2015