Melba Liston

Also known as Melba Doretta Liston

American jazz trombonist, musical arranger, and composer (1926–1999)

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Type: Person
Gender: Female
Origin: United States
Active from: 1926-01-13
Active to: 1999-04-23

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Melba Doretta Liston (January 13, 1926 – April 23, 1999) was an American jazz musician (trombone, compositions, musical arrangements). Her collaborations with pianist / composer Randy Weston, beginning in the early 1960s, are widely acknowledged as jazz classics. Life and career Liston was born in Kansas City, Missouri. After playing in youth bands and studying with Alma Hightower and others, she joined the big band led by Gerald Wilson in 1943. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Melba+Liston"

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Instance of: human
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Kansas City
Place of death: Los Angeles
Occupation: music educator
Award: NEA Jazz Masters
Field of work: teaching
Genre: jazz
Instrument: trombone
Image: Melba Liston.jpg

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ethnic group: African Americans
date of birth: 1926-01-13
date of death: 1999-04-23
birth name: Melba Doretta Liston
Commons category: Melba Liston

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