Musician Dictionary

Gigi Gryce

American recording artist; jazz saxophonist, flutist, clarinetist, composer, arranger, and educator (1925–1983)

DescriptionAmerican recording artist; jazz saxophonist, flutist, clarinetist, composer, arranger, and educator (1925–1983)
Source: Wikidata
Born1925-11-28
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplacePensacola Pensacola
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died1983-03-14
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathPensacola Pensacola
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited States
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryUS
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited States
Source: Wikidata
Occupationsaxophonist bandleader jazz musician recording artist conductor composer musician
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentssaxophone
Source: Wikidata
Genresjazz
Source: Wikidata
Record labelsColumbia Records Metronome Prestige Philips Records
Source: Wikidata
Member ofGigi Gryce Quintet Gigi Gryce Orch-Tette Thelonious Monk Septet Gigi Gryce – Clifford Brown Sextet Gigi Gryce Quartet The Gigi Gryce-Donald Byrd Jazz Laboratory The Gigi Gryce Orchestra Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra Clifford Brown Sextet Tony Scott And His Orchestra East Coast All-Stars The Teddy Charles Tentet Mal Waldron Quintet Clifford Brown Big Band Henri Renaud Band Art Farmer Quintet The Dizzy Gillespie Octet The Gigi Gryce - Donald Byrd Jazz Laboratory The Gigi Gryce Quartet Max Roach Septet Oscar Pettiford Orchestra Oscar Pettiford & His All Stars Gigi Gryce Clifford Brown Sextet Gigi Gryce Little Band Gigi Gryce - Clifford Brown Octet Gigi Gryce And The Jazz Lab Quintet Gigi Gryce Octet Gigi Gryce And His Big Band Gigi Gryce Sextet Gigi Gryce - Clifford Brown Orchestra Art Farmer Gigi Gryce Quintet Oscar Pettiford Big Band The Gigi Gryce - Donald Byrd Jazz Laboratory Gigi Gryce Clifford Brown Sextet Thelonious Monk Septet Gigi Gryce Little Band Gigi Gryce and His Big Band
Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata

Also known as

G Gryce G. G. Grice G. G. Gryce G. Grice G. Gryce G.G. Gryce G.G.Gryce G.Grice G.Gryce George "Gigi" Gryce GiGi Gryce Giggi Gryce Gigi Cryce Gigi Grice Gigi Gryce/Basheer Qusan Gigi Gryces Gigy Grice Grice Gryce Gryce aka Basheer Qusim Gyce Жижи Грайс ジジ・グライス

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Identifiers

mbid: c0b57e55-c165-44c0-b2d7-f957fe27c77e · wikidata: Q563275 · isni: 0000000117433038 · ipi: 00035045313 · discogs: 258088

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