Lester Bowie Musical artist

Lester Bowie (October 11, 1941–November 8, 1999) was an American jazz trumpet player and composer. He was a member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and cofounded the Art Ensemble of Chicago.

Personal facts

Lester Bowie
Birth dateOctober 11, 1941
Birth place
Frederick Maryland
Date of deathNovember 08, 1999

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Musical artist

Career started1965
Career ended1999
associated musical artist
David Bowie
Archie Shepp
Fela Kuti
Art Ensemble of Chicago
Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians
Jack DeJohnette
Defunkt
Kahil El'Zabar
David Murray (saxophonist)
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
instrument
Flugelhorn
Percussion instrument
Trumpet
Bass drum
record label
ECM Records
Freedom Records
DIW Records
Atlantic Records
Horo Records
Nessa Records
Black Saint/Soul Note
Actuel Records
Birdology Records

Lester Bowie on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.artensembleofchicago.com/lester.html
  2. http://www.fontellabass.com/page2.html
  3. http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/9949/giddins.php