Roswell Rudd Musical artist

Roswell Rudd (born Roswell Hopkins Rudd, Jr. in Sharon, Connecticut, on November 17, 1935) is a Grammy Award-nominated American jazz trombonist and composer.Although skilled in a variety of genres of jazz (including dixieland, which he performed while in college) and other genres of music, he is known primarily for his work in free and avant-garde jazz. Since 1962 Rudd has worked extensively with saxophonist Archie Shepp.

Personal facts

Roswell Rudd
Birth dateNovember 17, 1935
Birth place
Connecticut , Sharon Connecticut

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Musical artist

Career started1957
associated musical artist
Archie Shepp
New York Art Quartet
Thelonious Monk
Eli's Chosen Six
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Jazz
Dixieland
Free jazz
Avant-garde jazz
instrument
Trombone
record label
DIW Records
Columbia Records
Show Dog-Universal Music
Verve Records
Sunnyside Records

Roswell Rudd on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/11/23/travel/escapes/23away.html?pagewanted=all
  2. http://www.jazz.com
  3. http://www.jazz.com/features-and-interviews/2008/10/11/in-conversation-with-roswell-rudd
  4. http://www.mindspring.com/~scala/rudd.htm
  5. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5018546