Joanne Brackeen
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- 1
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- Ancient dynasty
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1936-07-26
jazzpost-bop
Discography
- Six Ate1975
- Snooze1975
- AFT1978
- New True Illusion1978
- Trinkets and Things1978
- Keyed In1979
- Mythical Magic1979
- Ancient Dynasty1980
- Special Identity1982
- Havin' Fun1985
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Virtuoso jazz pianist born in Ventura Ca in 1938, her original last name was Grogan, before she married saxophonist Charles Brakeen in the 1960's and had 4 children before they divorced. She has some 25 albums as a lead musician and is a professor at the Berklee College of Music. Joanne attended the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music, but devoted herself to jazz by imitating Frankie Carle and was influenced by Charlie Parker and bebop. By the late 50's at the age of only 20 <a href="https://www
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joanne
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Ventura
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Educated at
- California Institute of the Arts
- Employer
- Berklee College of Music
- Award
- NEA Jazz Masters
- Genre
- jazz fusion
- Instrument
- piano
- Official website
- joannebrackeenjazz.com
- Image
- Joanne Brackeen.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1938-07-26
- start of work period
- 1969-00-00
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