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Julius Arthur Hemphill (January 24, 1938 – April 2, 1995) [1] was a jazz composer and saxophone player. He performed mainly on alto saxophone, less often on soprano and tenor saxophones and flute. [2]
Learn about the composer and multi-reedist Julius Hemphill (1938-1995), who created a wide range of works that reflect his African-American heritage and identity. Explore his solo saxophone, chamber, big band and saxophone opera music, and listen to some of his compositions.
Feb 5, 2021 · Julius Hemphill was a vigorous force in American music from his first public performances and recordings in the late 1960s until his death, at 57, in 1995. Whether playing saxophone or...
Apr 4, 1995 · Julius Hemphill, the saxophonist and composer who helped to found the World Saxophone Quartet and who was among the most important musicians of his generation, died on Sunday at Mount Sinai...
- Founded Black Artists Group
- World Saxophone Quartet
- Later Works
- Posthumous Tributes
- Selected Discography
- Sources
In 1964, Hemphill entered the United States Army. After his stint in the armed forces, he returned to playing as a professional musician, this time with Ike Turner. In 1967-68, he moved to St. Louis, his wife’s hometown; the Hemphills would eventually have two sons. In St. Louis, Hemphill helped to revitalize one of the most active and innovative j...
In 1972, the BAG disbanded and Hemphill relocated to Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and two sons. He continued his eclectic output as a musician during this period, adapting some of his work for the film The Orientation of Sweet Willie Rollbar, headlining African American cultural performances in New York City, and even contributing as a guest m...
Although a 1982 car accident somewhat impaired Hemphill’s mobility, he remained a prolific composer. In 1990, Hemphill left the WSQ and formed the Julius Hemphill Sextet. Increasingly, he composed commissioned, multimedia collaborations, including Long Tongues: A Saxophone Opera, which had its premiere in Washington, D.C. in 1989. Through spoken wo...
Hemphill’s achievements had guaranteed him an esteemed place in the pantheon of great jazz composers and musicians of the twentieth century. As one of his students, Marty Ehrlich, remarked to the Village Voice, “He got lumped in with the avant-garde, but he was really his own academy. One mark of his genius is that he found his musical language at ...
Dogon A.D.,Freedom, 1972. Coon Bid’ness,Black Lion, 1975. Live in New York,Red, 1976. Blue Boyé,Screwgun, 1977. Roi Boyé and the Gotham Minstrels,Sackville, 1977. Raw Materials and Residuals,Black Saint, 1977. Buster Bee,Sackville, 1978. Flat-Out Jump Suite,Black Saint, 1980. Georgia Blue,Minor Music, 1984. Big Band,Elektra, 1988. Fat Man and the H...
Periodicals
Billboard,April 15, 1995. Down Beat,June 1975. Nation,March 7, 1994. Texas Monthly,October 1998. Village Voice,April 25, 1995; December 8, 1998.
Online
Excite Music, http://music.excite.com/artist/biography/136453 (September 16, 2001). KWMU (St. Louis) Jazz Unlimited Home Page, http://walden.mo.net/~dcowsley/index.htm (September 16, 2001). Subito Music, http://www.subitomusic.com/hemphill_bio.htm (September 16, 2001). —Timothy Borden
Oct 12, 2022 · Julius Hemphill was a prolific composer and saxophonist who broke down boundaries and defied labels in jazz and new music. Learn about his life, career, collaborations, awards and discography on this web page.
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Suzanne McElfresh Julius Hemphill Saxophonist and composer Julius Hemphill understands that the importance of music is its ability to celebrate emotion. Raised on the blues in his hometown of Fort Worth, Texas, Hemphill performed with blues, rhythm, and blues and jazz bands until 1966, when, at the age of 28, he moved to St. Louis. There, he
