Marcus Belgrave
| Marcus Belgrave | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 12, 1936 |
| Origin | Detroit, Michigan |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instruments | trumpet |
Marcus Belgrave (born June 12, 1936) is a jazz trumpet player from Detroit, born in Chester, Pennsylvania. He has recorded with a variety of famous musicians, bandleaders, and record labels since the 1950s.[1]
Belgrave was tutored by Clifford Brown before joining the Ray Charles touring band. He later worked with Gunther Schuller, Carl Craig, Max Roach, Ella Fitzgerald, Charles Mingus, Tony Bennett, La Palabra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dizzy Gillespie and John Sinclair, amongst others.
A popular clinician and instructor, Belgrave is a frequent faculty member at Stanford Jazz Workshop and is currently visiting professor of jazz trumpet at the Oberlin Conservatory. Among Belgrave's students are Rodney Whitaker, Kenny Garrett, Robert Hurst, Regina Carter, James Carter, Geri Allen, Karriem Riggins, and Carlos McKinney.
Discography[edit]
As leader[edit]
- Gemini II (Tribe Records, 1974; reissued Universal Sound, 2004).
- Working together (Detroit Jazz), 1992 (featuring Lawrence Williams)
- Live at Kerrytone Concert House (Detroit Jazz), 1995
- In the tradition (GHB) (featuring Doc Cheatham and Art Hodes)
- You don't know me - Tribute to New Orleans, Ray Charles and the Great Ladies of Song (DJMC), 2006
- Marcus, Charlie and Joan...Once again (DJMC), 2008
As sideman[edit]
With George Gruntz
- Theatre (ECM, 1983)
With B.B. King
- Let the Good Times Roll (1999)
With David Murray
- Black & Black (1991)
References[edit]
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