Person · Male
Jimmy Cheatham
- From
- Birmingham, United States
- Active
- 1924–2007
- Releases
- 0
- jazz
About
James Rudolph Cheatham (June 18, 1924 – January 12, 2007) was an American jazz trombonist and teacher, who played with Chico Hamilton, Ornette Coleman, Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, Lionel Hampton, Frank Foster, and Duke Ellington.
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In 1978, Cheatham was invited to lead the jazz program at University of California, San Diego. In 1979 he began to direct the school's African American and jazz performance programs. He retired in 2005.
Member of
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The Bill Dixon Orchestra trombone, bass
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Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- d554e9a3-e033-4a32-b451-0742cb681abe
- ISNI
- 0000000055143616
- IPI
- 00005983870
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