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American composer, arranger, conductor, trombonist, and music educator
Rayburn Wright
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American composer, arranger, conductor, trombonist, and music educator
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
27 August 1922(Alma, Gratiot County, Michigan, USA)
Death:
21 March 1990(Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA)
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Education:
Eastman School of Music
Teachers College
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Biography
Rayburn Wright (27 August 1922 – 21 March 1990) was an American trombonist, composer, arranger and conductor, and professor of jazz studies and contemporary media at the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, New York, United States.
In 1982 Wright produced the book with accompanying audio cassette, Inside the Score: a detailed analysis of 8 classic jazz ensemble charts by Sammy Nestico, Thad Jones and Bob Brookmeyer, published by Kendor Music.