American jazz musician
John Jenkins
Jenkins in 1992
Birth name John Jenkins Born (1931-01-03 ) January 3, 1931Chicago, Illinois Died July 12, 1993(1993-07-12) (aged 62) Genres Jazz , bebop , hard bop , straight-ahead jazz Occupation Musician Instrument Alto saxophone Years active 1949–1962, 1984-1993 Labels Blue Note , Prestige , Savoy , Riverside
Musical artist
John Jenkins (January 3, 1931 – July 12, 1993) was an American jazz saxophonist.
Career
Born in Chicago ,[ 1] high school but switched to saxophone after six months on the instrument. He played in jam sessions led by Joe Segal at Roosevelt College from 1949 to 1956. He played with Art Farmer in 1955 and led his own group in Chicago later that year. In 1957, he played with Charles Mingus and recorded two albums as a leader. He played as a sideman with Johnny Griffin , Donald Byrd , Hank Mobley , Paul Quinichette , Clifford Jordan , Sahib Shihab , and Wilbur Ware in the late 1950s and early 1960s,[ 2] Gloria Coleman .
After leaving the jazz world he worked as a messenger in New York and dabbled in jewelry ; he sold brass objects at street fairs in the 1970s. After 1983, he began practicing again and playing live on street corners; shortly before he died he played with Clifford Jordan .[ 3]
Discography
As leader
As sideman
With Teddy Charles
With Clifford Jordan
With Hank Mobley
With Paul Quinichette
With Sahib Shihab
With Wilbur Ware
References
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Albums
International National Artists Other
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