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Also known as Theodore Hill

American musician (1909–1978)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
United States
Active from
1909
Active to
1978

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1,777
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Teddy Hill (December 7, 1909 in Birmingham, Alabama – May 19, 1978 in Cleveland, Ohio) was a big band leader and the manager of Minton's Playhouse, a seminal jazz club in Harlem. He played a variety of instruments, including drums, clarinet, soprano and tenor saxophone. After moving to New York City, Hill had early gigs with the Whitman Sisters, George Howe and Luis Russell's orchestra in the 1920s, later forming his own band in 1934, which found steady work over the NBC radio network. <a href=

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Theodore
Family name
Hill
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Birmingham
Place of death
Cleveland
Occupation
talent manager
Genre
jazz
Instrument
saxophone
Image
Thelonious Monk, Howard McGhee, Roy Eldridge, and Teddy Hill, Minton's Playhouse, New York, N.Y., ca. Sept. 1947 (William P. Gottlieb 06201).jpg
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date of birth
1909-12-07
date of death
1978-05-19
Commons category
Teddy Hill
ethnic group
African Americans
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