Grachan Moncur III
American jazz trombonist
Grachan Moncur III (June 3, 1937 – June 3, 2022)[1][2] was an American jazz trombonist. Moncur toured with Ray Charles (1959–62), Art Farmer and Benny Golson's Jazztet (1962), and Sonny Rollins.
Grachan Moncur III | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 3, 1937 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | June 3, 2022 (aged 85) Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, free jazz, avant-garde jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Trombone |
| Years active | 1959–2022 |
Moncur died on June 3, 2022, his 85th birthday, at his home in Newark, New Jersey from cardiac arrest.[2]
References
change- ↑ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1724. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chinen, Nate (3 June 2022). "Grachan Moncur III, trailblazing jazz trombonist, dies at 85". NPR. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
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