Django Bates
British composer, musician, band leader and educator (born 1960) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Django Bates (born Leon Bates, 2 October 1960)[1] is a British jazz musician, composer, multi-instrumentalist, band leader and educator. He plays the piano, keyboards and the tenor horn. Bates has been described as "one of the most talented musicians Britain has produced... his work covers the entire spectrum of jazz, from early jazz through to bebop and free jazz to jazz-rock fusion."[2]
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Birth name | Leon Bates |
Born | (1960-10-02) 2 October 1960 (age 63) Beckenham, Kent, England |
Genres | Jazz, jazz fusion |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, educator |
Instrument(s) | Piano, keyboards, tenor horn |
Years active | 1980s–present |
Labels | EG, ECM, Lost Marble, Screwgun, JMT |
Website | www |
In addition to his jazz work, he is also a classical composer (writing both large- and small-scale compositions on commission), theatre composer, and has taught as a professor at various European music schools. As a leader, his bands have included Human Chain, Delightful Precipice, Quiet Nights, Powder Room Collapse Orchestra and Belovèd, and he was also a leading figure in Loose Tubes and Bill Bruford's Earthworks.