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American musician (1947–2011)

Person · Open Library

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  • Big Bang theory (JUST1352)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1947-10-20
Active to
2011-04-11
avant-garde jazzfree jazzhard bopjazzpost-bop

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
4,575
Total plays
39,637

Tags

violinfree jazzjazzfree-jazzavant garde

Billy Bang (b. William Vincent Walker, Mobile, Alabama, September 20, 1947 & died on Apr 11th 2011) was an American free jazz violinist and composer. Bang's family moved to New York City's Bronx neighborhood while he was still an infant, and as a child he attended a special school for musicians in nearby Harlem. At that school, students were assigned instruments based on their physical size. Bang was fairly small, so he received a violin instead of either of his first choices, the saxophone or

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