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Thurman Green

Born in Texas... died in Los Angeles following a trip to Europe. More later.

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Album Review

Horace Tapscott Quintet: Legacies for Our Grandchildren: Live in Hollywood 1995

Read "Legacies for Our Grandchildren: Live in Hollywood 1995" reviewed by Karl Ackermann


Since its founding in 2011, the French record label Dark Tree has been issuing a “Roots Series" documenting previously unreleased performances of the Los Angeles jazz avant-garde from the 1970s through the '90s. Among the best of those releases have been several from Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra led by pianist/composer/conductor Horace Tapscott. Legacies for Our Grandchildren: Live in Hollywood 1995 is one of only two quintet albums led by the pianist. A community activist in South Central LA, Tapscott often ...

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Thurman Green: DANCE OF THE NIGHT CREATURES

Read "DANCE OF THE NIGHT CREATURES" reviewed by Paula Edelstein


Thurman Green’s remarkable journey through 20th century jazz has left an indelible imprint on both jazz trombonists and aficianados of low brass alike. A key innovator of avante garde/free jazz for trombone, Thurman Green is most often associated with the urban gems on the West Coast jazz scene. In 1997, Thurman Green left us with a legacy of compositions for jazz trombone, all contributing something new, each a new pearl in the strands of gifted low brass culture. Hamiet Bluiett, ...

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Festival

Thurman Green Scholarship Jazz Festival

Thurman Green Scholarship Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz


Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Legacies for Our...

Dark Tree Records
2022

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DANCE OF THE NIGHT...

Mapleshade Recordings
1999

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