Musician Dictionary

Jiggs Whigham

American jazz trombonist

DescriptionAmerican jazz trombonist
Source: Wikidata
Born1943-08-20
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceCleveland Cleveland
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaGermany
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryDE
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited States
Source: Wikidata
Occupationcomposer university teacher jazz musician musicologist conductor bandleader musician music arranger trombonist
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentstrombone
Source: Wikidata
Genresjazz
Source: Wikidata
Record labelsPausa Records
Source: Wikidata
Member ofBerry Lipman & His Orchestra Polizeiorchester Hamburg Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass Gil Evans And His Orchestra Red Point Orchestra RIAS Big Band The George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band Globe Unity Orchestra Kurt Edelhagen Big Band Festival Big Band The Galactic Light Orchestra The Peter Herbolzheimer Orchestra The Band (7) Sincerely P.T. Berlin Big Band Trombone Summit Peter Herbolzheimer All Star Big Band NDR Bigband Klaus Weiss Big Band Jazz Gala Big Band Orchestra Paul Kuhn And The Best Boy Edgar Big Band Jiggs Whigham Trio Karl Drewo Quintet Peter Trunk Sextet Time Travellers (5) Charly Antolini's International Jazzpower Eugen Cicero & His Friends The Jiggs Whigham International Trio Copenhagen Trio
Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz

Also known as

'Jiggs' Wigham Chiggs Whigham Giggs Whigham Haydn Whigham J. Whigham J. Wigham Jiggs Wigham Jiggs/Whigham Jiiggs Whigham Juggs Whigham Prof. Jiggs Whigham Prof.Jiggs Whigham Whigham Джигс Уигэм

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mbid: 4a0105ca-d18b-4cb5-8939-e6f2ebeef467 · wikidata: Q468448 · isni: 0000000114449253 · discogs: 59288

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