Musician Dictionary

Kenny Drew

American-Danish jazz pianist (1928–1993)

DescriptionAmerican-Danish jazz pianist (1928–1993)
Source: Wikidata
Born1928-08-28
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceNew York New York City
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died1993-08-04
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathCopenhagen Copenhagen
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited States
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryUS
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited States
Source: Wikidata
Occupationcomposer pianist jazz musician musician
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentspiano
Source: Wikidata
Genreshard bop post-bop jazz
Source: Wikidata
Record labelsBlue Note
Source: Wikidata
Member ofClifford Brown All Stars Kenny Drew Trio Johnny Griffin Sextet Johnny Griffin Quartet The Herb Geller Quartet Buddy DeFranco Quartet Ernie Wilkins Almost Big Band The Dexter Gordon & Slide Hampton Sextet Jesper Thilo/Clark Terry Quintet Ken McIntyre Quartet Kenny Drew Quartet Booker Ervin Quartet Sonny Stitt Quartet Ben Webster Quartet Dexter Gordon Quintet Lester Young Quintet Sonny Rollins Quartet Alex Riel Trio The John Coltrane Sextet The Kenny Drew Trio Teddy Edwards Quartet The Kenny Dorham Quintet Stuff Smith Quartet Clark Terry Quartet Jack Sheldon Quintet Dexter Gordon Quartet Art Farmer Quintet Sonny Criss Quartet Kenny Drew Quintet The Johnny Griffin Quartet Paris Reunion Band Oscar Pettiford Sextet Boško Petrović Quartet Eddie Lockjaw Davis Quartet The Buddy Rich Quintet John Darvilles Quartet Johnny Coles Quartet The Ben Webster Quintet Jesper Thilo Quartet Herb Geller Quartet The Benny Carter Quartet Leonard Feather's West Coast Jazzmen Clark Terry - Ernie Wilkins Quintet Howard McGhee All Stars Buddy DeFranco And His Trio Tina Brooks Quintet Howard McGhee Septet Kenny Drew & Hank Jones Great Jazz Trio Ernie Henry Quintet Karin Krog Quintet Karin Krog Quartet Dexter Gordon-Albert Mangelsdorff Quintet Benny Bailey-Dexter Gordon All Stars
Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz

Also known as

Drew K. Drew Kenny Drew And His Progressive Piano Кенни Дрю ケニー・ドリュー

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Identifiers

mbid: 99122661-412b-46bd-9cf4-ab52d41559b8 · wikidata: Q721315 · isni: 0000000073639797 · discogs: 251779

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