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Also known as Julius Arthur Hemphill

American saxophonist (1938-1995)

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  • Mingus Gold

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1938-01-24
Active to
1995-04-02
avant-garde jazzexperimental big bandfree jazzjazzmodern creativethird stream

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February 24, 1938, Fort Worth, Texas - April 2, 1995, New York City) was a jazz composer and saxophone player. He performed mainly on alto saxophone; less often soprano and tenor saxophones and flute. Hemphill was born in Fort Worth, Texas (also, incidentally, the hometown of Ornette Coleman), and studied the clarinet before learning saxophone. Gerry Mulligan was an early influence. Hemphill joined the United States Army in 1964, and served for several years, and later performed with Ike Turner

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