Vincent Chancey
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Vincent Chancey is an American jazz
hornist.
Chancey, a French horn player, attended the Southern Illinois University School of Music and then studied under Julius Watkins
in New York City
. He began playing professionally in the 1970s, mostly with large ensembles such as the Sun Ra Arkestra, Lester Bowie
's Brass Fantasy, David Murray
Big Band, Carla Bley
Big Band, and the Richard Abrams orchestra.
Chancey released a solo effort in 1989, and a follow-up in 1998.
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
hornist.
Chancey, a French horn player, attended the Southern Illinois University School of Music and then studied under Julius Watkins
Julius Watkins
Julius Watkins was an American jazz musician, and one of the first jazz French horn players. He won the Down Beat critics poll in 1960 and 1961 for "miscellaneous instrument" with French horn named as the instrument....
in New York City
New York City
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. He began playing professionally in the 1970s, mostly with large ensembles such as the Sun Ra Arkestra, Lester Bowie
Lester Bowie
Lester Bowie was an American jazz trumpet player and composer. He was a member of the AACM, and cofounded the Art Ensemble of Chicago.-Biography:...
's Brass Fantasy, David Murray
David Murray (jazz musician)
David Murray is an American jazz musician. Murray plays mainly tenor saxophone and sometimes bass clarinet. He has recorded prolifically for many record labels since the mid-1970s.-Biography:...
Big Band, Carla Bley
Carla Bley
Carla Bley, née Borg, is an American jazz composer, pianist, organist and band leader. An important figure in the Free Jazz movement of the 1960s, she is perhaps best known for her jazz opera Escalator Over The Hill , as well as a book of compositions that have been performed by many other...
Big Band, and the Richard Abrams orchestra.
Chancey released a solo effort in 1989, and a follow-up in 1998.