American flautist, composer, and conductor · US jazz and classical flutist
| Description | American flautist, composer, and conductor Source: Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Born | 1953-05-01 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Birthplace | Los Angeles Los Angeles Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Area | United States Source: MusicBrainz |
| Country | US Source: MusicBrainz |
| Citizenship | United States Source: Wikidata |
| Occupation | composer university teacher conductor jazz musician musician Source: Wikidata |
| Instruments | flute Source: Wikidata |
| Genres | jazz Source: Wikidata |
| Record labels | ECM Records Blue Note Source: Wikidata |
| Member of | Mingus Dynasty The Andrew Cyrille Trio Flute Force 4 James Newton Quintet John Carter Quintet James Newton Trio James Newton Quartet The John Carter Octet Jon Jang Sextet Buddy Collette Quintet Charles Owens New York Art Ensemble Anthony Davis/James Newton Quartet James Newton/Anthony Davis Duo David Murray / James Newton Quintet James Newton Ensemble Boško Petrović Quintet Bobby Bradford Extet Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship Source: Wikidata |
J. Newton James Newton Ensemble James W. Newton James W. Newton Jr James W. Newton Jr. Newton Newton, James Weldon Jr. ジェームズ・ニュートン
mbid: 5fa6d546-430c-4e18-b911-09b4560242a2 · wikidata: Q611264 · isni: 0000000114706432 · discogs: 268361
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