Jiggs Whigham

Person · Open Library

Works

1

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

Germany

Active from

1943-08-20

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

3,677

Total plays

11,976

Jiggs Whigham is an internationally acclaimed trombonist, band leader and educator. This versatile performer, born Oliver Haydn Whigham III (the nickname Jiggs was given by his grandfather) in Cleveland Ohio on 20 August 1943, first came to the attention of critics and fans at 17, as featured soloist and first trombonist with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, directed by Ray McKinley. Two years later, he was first and solo trombonist with Stan Kenton. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jiggs+Whigh

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. Restoration of the Mississippi Delta: Lessons from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

   · 2007 · cited 640x

2. SPATIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR LINKING WATERSHED LAND COVER TO ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS IN STREAMS

   · 2005 · cited 431x

3. Lethality of SARS-CoV-2 infection in K18 human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 transgenic mice

   · 2020 · cited 407x

4. Cortactin Is an Essential Regulator of Matrix Metalloproteinase Secretion and Extracellular Matrix Degradation in Invadopodia

   · 2007 · cited 384x

5. Ecology of Woodland Herbs in Temperate Deciduous Forests

   · 2004 · cited 327x

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Music

Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Oliver

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Cleveland

Occupation

composer

Employer

Hanns Eisler Music School Berlin

Languages spoken

English language

Genre

jazz

Instrument

trombone

Official website

jiggswhigham.com

Image

Jiggs Whigham & John Clayton.jpg

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