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American musician
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Male
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20 October 1971(Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, U.S.A.)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Russell Gunn (born October 20, 1971 in Chicago) is an American contemporary Neo-bop jazz musician, known primarily for his trumpet playing and Grammy nominated recording, Ethnomusicology vol. 1.
He grew up in East St. Louis, Illinois playing trumpet, and his initial musical interest was hip hop with LL Cool J being his first music idol. His current projects include a large ensemble called Bionic, which released a record called Krunk Jazz and his smaller group Electrik Butterfly.
In 2007, Gunn released an album Russell Gunn Plays Miles, that featured some of the greatest songs of Miles Davis.
Discography
As leader
- 1995 - Young Gunn (Muse)
- 1997 - Gunn Fu (High Note)
- 1998 - Young Gunn Plus [reissue plus 3 tracks] (32 Jazz)
- 1999 - Love Requiem (High Note)
- 1999 - Ethnomusicology, Vol. 1 (Atlantic)
- 2000 - Smokin Gunn (High Note)
- 2001 - Ethnomusicology, Vol. 2 (Justin Time)
- 2002 - Blue On The D.L. (High Note)
- 2003 - Ethnomusicology, Vol. 3 (Justin Time)
- 2003 - Mood Swings (High Note)
- 2004 - Ethnomusicology, Vol. 4: Live In Atlanta (Justin Time)
- 2006 - Russell Gunn Presents... Bionic: Krunk Jazz (Groid)
- 2007 - Russell Gunn Plays Miles (High Note) - tribute to Miles Davis
- 2008 - Love Stories (High Note)
- 2010 - Ethnomusicology, Vol. 6: Return Of Gunn Fu (Groid)
- 2013 - Russell Gunn & Elektrik Butterfly: Elektrik Funeral (Hot Shoe Music)
As sideman and co-leader
- 1994 - Oliver Lake: Dedicated To Dolphy (Black Saint) - tribute to Eric Dolphy
- 1994 - Wynton Marsalis: Blood On The Fields (Columbia)
- 1997 - Carlos Garnett: Under Nubian Skies (High Note)