Wayne Henderson (musician)
American jazz trombonist (1939–2014) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wayne Maurice Henderson (September 24, 1939 – April 5, 2014)[1] was an American soul jazz and hard bop trombonist and record producer. In 1961, he co-founded the soul jazz/hard bop group The Jazz Crusaders.[2] Henderson left the group (who by then had changed their name to The Crusaders) in 1976 to pursue a career in producing, but revived The Jazz Crusaders in 1995.
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Birth name | Wayne Maurice Henderson |
Born | (1939-09-24)September 24, 1939 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
Died | April 5, 2014(2014-04-05) (aged 74) Culver City, California, U.S. |
Genres | Soul jazz, hard bop |
Occupation(s) | Musician, record producer |
Instrument(s) | Trombone |
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In 2007, Henderson took a position with the California College of Music in Pasadena, California.
Henderson had suffered from diabetes and died of heart failure at a Culver City hospital on April 5, 2014, at age 74.[3][4]