Grachan Moncur III
Sign in to saveAmerican jazz trombonist (1937–2022)
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1937-06-03
- Active to
- 2022-06-03
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Grachan Moncur III (June 3, 1937 – June 3, 2022) was an American jazz trombonist. He was one of the first free jazz trombonists, as well as a prolific composer. He is the son of jazz bassist Grachan Moncur II. Born and raised in Newark, New Jersey, USA, Grachan began playing the cello at age nine, and switched to the trombone at eleven. In high school he attended the Laurinburg Institute in North Carolina, the private school where Dizzy Gillespie studied. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Grac
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Newark
- Occupation
- trombonist
- Field of work
- jazz
- Genre
- free jazz
- Instrument
- trombone
- Record label
- BYG Records
- Official website
- www.grachanmoncur.com
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- date of birth
- 1937-06-03
- start of work period
- 1959-00-00
- date of death
- 2022-06-03
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