Musician Dictionary

Milt Hinton

American musician and photographer (1910-2000)

DescriptionAmerican musician and photographer (1910-2000)
Source: Wikidata
Born1910-06-23
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceVicksburg Vicksburg
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died2000-12-19
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathQueens Queens
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited States
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryUS
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited States
Source: Wikidata
Occupationmusician photographer singer jazz musician non-fiction writer
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentsbass instrument voice double bass
Source: Wikidata
Genresjazz swing
Source: Wikidata
Record labelsSony Music Chiaroscuro Records
Source: Wikidata
Member ofCab Calloway and His Orchestra Branford Marsalis Trio Milton Hinton & His Orchestra The Titans Henry Jerome and His Orchestra Buddy DeFranco Quartet The Falls-Jones Ensemble The Hal McKusick Quartette Summit Reunion The Cab Jivers Billy Byers & His Orchestra Al Cohn-Zoot Sims Sextet
Source: MusicBrainz
AwardsNEA Jazz Masters
Source: Wikidata

Members

Also known as

Milt Hinton And Friends Milton Hinton The Judge

Links

Identifiers

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