Biografia
-
Data di nascita
14 Gennaio 1930
-
Luogo di nascita
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
-
Data di morte
18 Settembre 2014 (età: 84)
Kenneth Vincent John Wheeler, OC (born 14 January 1930 in Toronto, Canada) is a Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player, based in the U.K. since the 1950s.
Growing up in Toronto, Wheeler began playing cornet at age 12, and became interested in jazz in his mid-teens. Wheeler spent a year studying composition at the Royal Conservatory in Toronto in 1950.
In 1952, Wheeler moved to Britain. He found his way into the London jazz scene of the time, playing in groups led by Tommy Whittle, Tubby Hayes, and Ronnie Scott. In the late 1950s, he was a member of Buddy Featherstonhaugh's quintet together with Bobby Wellins. Throughout the Sixties, he worked with John Dankworth, and also formed part of (Eric Burdon and) The Animals Big Band that made its one-and-only public appearance at the 5th Annual British Jazz & Blues Festival in Richmond (1965) with tenors Stan Robinson, Dick Morrissey and Al Gay, baritone sax Paul Carroll, and fellow trumpets Ian Carr and Greg Brown. In 1968, Wheeler appeared on guitarist Terry Smith's first solo album, Fall Out.
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. Wheeler has written over one hundred compositions and is a skilled arranger for small groups and larger ensembles.
Kenny Wheeler still lives in Britain today and is the patron of the Royal Academy Junior Jazz course.
Le descrizioni degli artisti su Last.fm possono essere modificate da tutti. Il tuo contributo sarà apprezzato!
Tutti i contenuti forniti dagli utenti su questa pagina sono disponibili in base ai termini della licenza Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; potrebbero essere applicati ulteriori termini.
