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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1922-06-15
- Active to
- 1999-02-11
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Jaki (John) Byard (June 15, 1922 – February 11, 1999) was a jazz piano player and composer who also played trumpet and saxophones, among several other instruments. He was noteworthy for his eclectic style, incorporating everything from ragtime and stride to free jazz. Byard began playing professionally at the age of 15. After serving in World War II he toured with Earl Bostic in the late 1940s, making his recording debut with Charlie Mariano in 1951. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jaki+Byar
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Worcester
- Place of death
- Boston
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Employer
- New England Conservatory
- Genre
- hard bop
- Instrument
- trombone
- Record label
- Candid Records
- Conflict
- World War II
- Official website
- www.jakibyard.org
- Image
- Jaki Byard 1979.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1922-06-15
- date of death
- 1999-02-11
- manner of death
- homicide
- start of work period
- 1938-00-00
- Commons category
- Jaki Byard
- end of work period
- 1999-00-00
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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