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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1960-10-02
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Django Bates (born 2nd October 1960 in Beckenham, Kent, United Kingdom) is a composer and virtuoso multi-instrumentalist. He plays the piano, keyboards and the tenor horn. He is widely regarded as one the most creative musicians in the world. Bates rose to prominence in Loose Tubes, a jazz orchestra which was considered the U.K.'s most exciting and inspirational groups in the 1980s. It played a key role in re-energising the British jazz scene. Bates founded his small group Human Chain in 1979.
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Bates
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Beckenham
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Employer
- Rhythmic Music Conservatory
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- E.G. Records
- Official website
- www.djangobates.co.uk
- Image
- Django Bates.jpg
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- start of work period
- 1980-00-00
- Commons category
- Django Bates
- date of birth
- 1960-10-02
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