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Joe Bonner

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Born in:Rocky Mount, North Carolina,
United States of America
Year of Birth:1948
Year of death:2014

Biography

(source: wikipedia)

Joe Bonner (April 20, 1948 – November 20, 2014) was a hard bop and modal jazz pianist, influenced by McCoy Tyner and Art Tatum.
He was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina and studied at Virginia State College, but indicated that he learned more about music from musicians he worked with. In the seventies he played with Roy Haynes, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw and Billy Harper, among others.
He died of heart disease in Denver at the age of... more

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