Jay McShann
Blues, Musical Artist
1916 – 2006
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Who was Jay McShann?
Jay McShann was a jump blues, mainstream jazz, and swing bandleader, pianist and singer.
During the 1940s, McShann was at the forefront of blues and hard bop jazz musicians mainly from Kansas City. He assembled his own big band, with musicians that included some of the most influential artists of their time, including Charlie Parker, Bernard Anderson, Ben Webster and Walter Brown. His kind of music became known as "the Kansas City sound"
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- Born
- Jan 12, 1916
Muskogee - Also known as
- McShann, Jay
- Hootie
- James Columbus McShann
- Spouses
- Marianne McShann
( - 2006/12/07)
- Marianne McShann
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Fisk University
- Died
- Dec 7, 2006
Kansas City
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on July 23, 2013
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