Wendell Logan

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Wendell Morris Logan (born November 24, 1940 in Thomson (Georgia) , † June 15, 2010 in Oberlin (Ohio) ) was an American jazz musician ( clarinet , soprano saxophone ), composer and university teacher.

Wendell Logan grew up in Thomson, Georgia and took lessons from his father, an amateur saxophonist. He first played the trumpet and soprano saxophone, occasionally with James Brown , who was also from Thomson . He later earned a bachelor's degree from Florida A&M University , where he first heard Igor Stravinsky 's The Firebird , which prompted him to study composition. He then earned a Masters in Composition from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and a PhD in Music Theory and Composition from the University of Iowa . He then served on the faculties at Ball State University , Florida A&M University, and Western Illinois University . In 1973 Emil Danenberg brought him to Oberlin College , where he was able to set up a jazz department in 1989; He also directed the university's jazz ensemble, which consists of students and alumni. During his career he also worked at the University of California at Berkeley and played with the Black Music Repertory Ensemble and the Chicago Sinfonietta .

In 2001 Logan's larger composition Doxology Opera: The Doxy Canticles premiered in Chicago; Paul Carter Harrison wrote the libretto. His compositions are influenced by blues , spirituals and European classical music; he wrote u. a. an opera, a requiem and over 200 other works, including a. Work supported by awards from the Guggenheim Fellowship (1991), the American Academy of Arts and Letters , the National Endowment for the Arts, and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers .

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  1. ↑ Janas, Marci. "Wendell Logan, Legendary Founder of Oberlin's Jazz Studies Department, this at 69" , Oberlin College News, June 17, 2010. Accessed 24 June 2010.
  2. ↑ a b Fox, Margalit. "Wendell Logan, Composer of Jazz and Concert Music, this at 69" , The New York Times , June 22, 2010. Accessed June 24, 2010.
  3. ^ Obituary at Cleveland.com
personal data
SURNAME Logan, Wendell
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Logan, Wendell Morris (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician, composer and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH November 24, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Thomson (Georgia)
DATE OF DEATH June 15, 2010
Place of death Oberlin (Ohio)