Musician Dictionary

Kent Kessler

American musician · double bassist, improviser

DescriptionAmerican musician
Source: Wikidata
Born1957-01-28
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceCrawfordsville Crawfordsville
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited States
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryUS
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited States
Source: Wikidata
Occupationjazz musician bassist musician
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentsdouble bass
Source: Wikidata
Genresjazz
Source: Wikidata
Member ofDKV Trio The Brunt The Vandermark 5 NRG Ensemble Territory Band Steelwool Trio Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet Brötzmann Chicago Octet Michael Zerang & The Blue Lights Sinister Luck Ensemble Georg Gräwe Quartett Kent Kessler / Steve Noble / Mette Rasmussen / Nate Wooley Quartet Kent Kessler / Joe McPhee Duo Vandermark 5 Territory Band-4 Slam! Territory Band-5 Territory Band-3 Ken Vandermark's Joe Harriott Project Territory Band-2 FJF The Come Sunday Ensemble Territory Band-1 Xmarsx Georg Gräwe Quartet Territory Band-6 Steam (5) The Vandermark Quartet The Damage Is Done Quartet Witches & Devils Boneshaker (3) Ken Vandermark's Topology Nonet Pipeline (6) Jeb Bishop Trio Jeb Bishop Quartet This Is Our Language Quartet Vandermark 5 Boneshaker FJF
Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata

Also known as

Kessler

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mbid: bb7e4384-a856-4090-809c-4b28ef2e27bb · wikidata: Q1739032 · isni: 0000000384961046 · discogs: 309506

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