Kenny Wheeler

Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player (1930–2014)

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Type: Person
Country: CA
Active from: 1930-01-14
Active to: 2014-09-18

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Kenny Wheeler (14th January 1930 – 18 September 2014) was a Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player, based since the 1950s in the UK. Most of his output is rooted in jazz, but he has also been active in free improvisation and has occasionally contributed to rock music recordings. Highly respected among his peers for his beautiful tone and extensive range on the trumpet and flugelhorn, Wheeler has written over one hundred compositions and is a skilled arranger for small groups and lar

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Instance of: human
Family name: Wheeler
Gender: male
Citizenship: Canada
Place of birth: St. Catharines
Place of death: London
Occupation: jazz musician
Educated at: The Royal Conservatory of Music
Languages spoken: English language
Genre: chamber jazz
Instrument: flute
Record label: Edition Records
Image: Kenny Wheeler.jpg

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date of death: 2014-09-18
date of birth: 1930-01-14
Commons category: Kenny Wheeler
cause of death: disease
start of work period: 1950-00-00
name in native language: Kenny Wheeler
manner of death: natural causes

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