Bennie Wallace
USA
Born: 18 November 1946
Years Active: 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Modal Music, Mainstream Jazz, Bop, New Orleans/Classic Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Jazz
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Bennie Wallace has long had his own unique style, combining together the raspy tone of Ben Webster with the frequent wide interval jumps of Eric Dolphy. He has an explorative style that sound-wise looks back toward the swing era. Wallace started on clarinet when he was 12 and a few years later switched to tenor. He graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1968, and in 1971 moved to New York, where he debuted with Monty Alexander. Wallace gigged with Sheila Jordan, played with many avant-garde musicians, was in George Gruntz's Concert Jazz ...
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Influenced by
- John Coltrane (110)
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Followers
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