Person · Male
John Blake
US jazz violinist
- From
- Philadelphia, United States
- Active
- 1947–2014
- Releases
- 4
- jazz
- post-bop
About
John Edward Blake Jr. (July 3, 1947 – August 15, 2014) was an American jazz violinist from South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. He performed most prominently as a sideman in groups led by Grover Washington Jr. (in the late 1970s) and McCoy Tyner (in the early 1980s), as well as led his own groups.
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His son Johnathan Blake is an accomplished jazz drummer, bandleader and composer.
He died on August 15, 2014, from complications of multiple myeloma.
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John E. Blake, Jr.
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 5193d4dd-e68b-4837-8814-61409640dba4
- ISNI
- 0000000080207570
- IPI
- 00044466382
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