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Aug 11, 2020 · Back in February, Reggie Workman went to visit his friend Henry Grimes, a noted free-jazz bassist with whom he’d come up in Philadelphia, gigging competitively around town as teenagers almost 70 years ago now, at the Northern Manhattan Rehabilitation and Nursing Center on 125th Street.
May 27, 2020 · Back in February, Reggie Workman went to visit his friend Henry Grimes, a noted free-jazz bassist with whom he’d come up in Philadelphia, gigging competitively around town as teenagers almost...
- Matt Stieb
- Staff Writer, Intelligencer
Henry Grimes was one of greatest musicians in the last century – a bassist and deep listener who opened the door to his inner world every time he was on the bandstand. He came out of the Philadelphia jazz scene that included a plethora of first generation bass players: Jimmy Garrison, Reggie Workman, Jymie Merritt, Percy Heath and Art Davis.
In the first of four Q&A posts, SFJAZZ Staff Writer Richard Scheinin speaks to Reggie Workman, legendary bassist and 2020 NEA Jazz Master. Over the next two weeks, Scheinin will post conversations with two other new Jazz Masters—Roscoe Mitchell and Dorthaan Kirk —and with drummer Terri Lyne Carrington, Music Director of the.
Aug 26, 2020 · Garrison came to prominence on the Philadelphia jazz scene in the 1960s, where such bassists as Reggie Workman and Henry Grimes were his peers. Garrison would eventually go on to replace Workman in Coltrane’s ensembles.
Reginald "Reggie" Workman (born June 26, 1937, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) [1] is an American avant-garde jazz and hard bop double bassist, recognized for his work with both John Coltrane and Art Blakey.
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