Kai Winding
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Danish-born American jazz composer and trombonist
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Kai Chresten Winding (May 18, 1922 – May 6, 1983) was a Danish-born American trombonist and jazz composer. He is well known for a successful collaboration with fellow trombonist J. J. Johnson. Winding was born in Aarhus, Denmark. In 1934 his family emigrated to the United States. He graduated in 1940 from Stuyvesant High School in New York City, plus that same year he began his career as a professional trombonist with Shorty Allen's band. Subsequently <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Kai+Wind
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kai
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Aarhus
- Place of death
- Yonkers
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Educated at
- Stuyvesant High School
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- trombone
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Conflict
- World War II
- Official website
- bjbear71.com/Winding/Kai.html
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- GottliebKaiWinding.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1922-05-18
- date of death
- 1983-05-06
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- Kai Winding
- start of work period
- 1940-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
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