Tuesday, April 28, 2026

The Roots of Horn in Jazz Pt. 7

 The pathway that Julius Watkins, Willie Ruff and John Graas laid, opened space for more people to explore this field and expand the repertoire and possibilities of the horn. The next name that comes to mind is Vince Chancey, who played horn for Sun Ra. He has some work out there and its possible to find solo records by him.


 

 Following the movement, Mark Taylor is another name that comes up. He also has Some solo work available and today he works as a composer/arranger.

 


 

 In Europe, the horn players by the names of Giovanni Hoffer and Pau Molto have developed the French Horn Jazz Project, which teaches horn students how to play jazz. In 2021 they released a record celebrating the 100 years of birth of Julius Watkins. The album, named Julius Rides Again features two jazz horns. Its a great record, but its only available in CD and on Streaming platform, not on YouTube.

 


 

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