1941 - 1992
Jim Pepper American Composer
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Details
| First Name |
Jim
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| Last Name |
Pepper
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| Birthday |
18th June, 1941
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| Birthplace |
Salem, Oregon, United States
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| Died |
10th February, 1992
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| Place of Death |
Portland, Oregon, United States
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| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Singer, composer, saxophonist
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| Occupation |
Composer
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Jazz, Native American
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| Music Genre |
Jazz
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| Music Style |
Modern Creative, World Fusion, Neo-Bop, Post-Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Progressive Jazz
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| Music Mood |
Earnest, Literate, Exuberant, Amiable/Good-Natured, Earthy, Organic, Confident, Witty, Provocative, Poignant, Rousing, Playful, Passionate, Freewheeling, Spiritual, Precious, Energetic, Searching, Dramatic, Bravado, Lively, Sax (Tenor)
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| Instrument |
Flute
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| Instrument (text) |
Saxophone, Tenor and alto saxophones, flute, percussion
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Jim Pepper (June 18, 1941 – February 10, 1992) was a jazz saxophonist, composer and singer of Kaw and Muscogee Creek Native American heritage. He moved to New York City in 1964, where he came to prominence in the late 1960s as a member of The Free Spirits, an early jazz-rock fusion group that also featured Larry Coryell and Bob Moses. Pepper went on to have a lengthy career in jazz, recording almost a dozen albums as a bandleader and many more as featured soloist. Pepper and Joe Lovano held down the two tenor sax chairs in Paul Motian's band, recording three LPs in 1984, 1985 and 1987. Motian described Pepper's playing as "post-Coltrane." Don Cherry (Choctaw/African American) was among those who encouraged Pepper to bring more of his Native culture into his music and the two collaborated extensively. Pepper created a body of work that later inspired Gunther Schuller, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Music in recognition of his work in developing Third Stream Music, to arrange, conduct and record "Gunther Schuller's Witchi Tai To: The Music of Jim Pepper" in Cologne, Germany in 2000. He died of lymphoma aged 50.
