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Terence Blanchard
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American musician and composer
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Terence Blanchard is an American jazz musician, composer, conductor, and music arranger born in New Orleans in 1962. He plays the trumpet and upright piano, performing in genres such as jazz, hard bop, post-bop, and opera. His work includes film scores, and he has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score.
Blanchard has recorded for Blue Note and Columbia Records. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and is employed by the University of Southern California. He speaks English and began his professional work period in 1980.
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Film & TV
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Terence Oliver Blanchard (born March 13, 1962) is an American jazz trumpeter and composer. He has also written two operas and more than 80 film and television scores. Blanchard has been nominated for two Academy Awards for Original Score for BlacKkKlansman (2018) and Da 5 Bloods, both directed by Spike Lee, a frequent collaborator. Blanchard started his career in 1980, playing in the Lionel…
Known for
- Up From the Streets - New Orleans: The City of Music — Self - Host2021
- Guilty until Proven Guilty2018
- Jazz at the White House — Self2016
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self2015
- Just Wright — Jazz Musician2010
- Treme2010
- The Princess and the Frog — Louis' Trumpet Playing (voice)2009
- Lights, Action, Music — Self2007
- When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts — Self2006
- Chick Corea Rendezvous in New York - Chick Corea & Bud Powell — Trumpet2005
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1962
Discography
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- Listeners
- 150,553
- Total plays
- 1,257,885
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Terence Blanchard (born March 13, 1962, New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American award-winning, internationally renowned bandleader, composer, arranger, film score writer, and jazz trumpeter. Blanchard is the most prolific jazz musician to ever compose for motion pictures.] He has been one of the top trumpet players in jazz since the 1980s, and has worked with some of the legends of the genre. He is known for his African-fusion style of playing which makes him unique from other trumpet players. <a
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Terence
- Family name
- Blanchard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Orleans
- Occupation
- trumpeter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- hard bop
- Instrument
- upright piano
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Official website
- www.terenceblanchard.com
- Image
- Oscars 2019 Robin and Terence.jpg
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- Terence Blanchard
- date of birth
- 1962-03-13
- start of work period
- 1980-00-00
- social media followers
- 45368
- related category
- Category:Films scored by Terence Blanchard
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Score
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