John Blake, Jr.
American jazz violinist

John Blake, Jr.

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American jazz violinist
Gender:
Male
Places:
United States of America
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Jazz musicianProfessorEducator
Work field:
AcademiaMusic
Birth:
3 July 1947(Philadelphia, USA)
Death:
15 August 2014(Philadelphia, USA)
Star sign:
Cancer
Genres:
Jazz
Instruments:
Jazz violin
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John Edward Blake Jr. (July 3, 1947 – August 15, 2014) was an American jazz violinist from South Philadelphia.He performed most prominently as a sideman in groups led by Grover Washington Jr. (in the late 1970s) and McCoy Tyner (in the early 1980s), as well as led his own groups. He died on August 15, 2014 from complications of multiple myeloma.

Discography

With Muhal Richard Abrams

  • Colors in Thirty-Third (Black Saint, 1987)

With Cecil McBee

  • Flying Out (India Navigation, 1982)

With Archie Shepp

  • Attica Blues (Impulse!, 1972)

With McCoy Tyner

  • Horizon (Milestone, 1979)
  • La Leyenda de La Hora (Columbia, 1981)
  • Dimensions (Elektra, 1984)

With James Blood Ulmer

  • Harmolodic Guitar with Strings (DIW, 1993)

With Grover Washington Jr.

  • Live at The Bijou (Kudu, 1977)
  • Reed Seed (Motown, 1978)
  • Paradise (Elektra, 1979)