Fletcher Henderson ~ Similar Artists

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Benny Goodman - 89% match to Fletcher Henderson

Benjamin David Goodman, 30 May 1909, Chicago, Illinois, USA, d. 20 June 1986, New York City, New York, USA. Born into a large, impoverished family of immigrants, Goodman experienced hard times while growing up. Encouraged by his father to learn a musical instrument, Goodman and... Read more

Jimmie Lunceford - 89% match to Fletcher Henderson

James Melvin Lunceford, 6 June 1902, Fulton, Mississippi, USA, d. 12 July 1947, Seaside, Oregon, USA. At school in Denver, Colorado, Lunceford studied under Wilberforce Whiteman, father of Paul Whiteman. He later read for a degree in music at Fisk University, where his studies... Read more

Duke Ellington - 86% match to Fletcher Henderson

Edward Kennedy Ellington, 29 April 1899, Washington, DC, USA, d. 24 May 1974, New York City, New York, USA. Ellington began playing piano as a child but, despite some local success, took up a career as a sign-painter. In his teens he continued to play piano, studied harmony,... Read more

Coleman Hawkins - 74% match to Fletcher Henderson

Coleman Randolph Hawkins, 21 November 1904, St. Joseph, Missouri, USA, d. 19 May 1969, New York City, New York, USA. Coleman Hawkins (aka "Bean" and "Hawk") is a colossus of the tenor saxophone, and hence of jazz. He was the first to use the instrument as a serious means of... Read more

Jelly Roll Morton - 58% match to Fletcher Henderson

Ferdinand Joseph Lemott, 20 October 1890, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, d. 10 July 1941, Los Angeles, California, USA. A gifted musician, Morton played various instruments before deciding to concentrate on piano. In the early years of the twentieth century he was a popular figure... Read more