Roswell Rudd

Roswell Rudd (born Roswell Hopkins Rudd, Jr. in Sharon, Connecticut, November 17, 1935) is a jazz trombonist. Although skilled in all styles of jazz (including dixieland, which he performed while in college), he is known primarily for his work in free and avant-garde jazz. Since 1962 Rudd has worked extensively with Archie Shepp, a close friend.

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Sharon - Connecticut - November 17 - 1935 - Trombonist - Dixieland - Archie Shepp

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Rudd participated in key free jazz recordings, notably with the New York Art Quartet and on the soundtrack recording for Michael Snow's 1964 film New York Eye and Ear Control.

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Michael Snow - 1964

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Rudd graduated from Yale University, and later taught at Bard College and the University of Maine.

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Yale University - Bard College - University of Maine

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Rudd has been a frequent visitor to the African nation of Mali, performing and recording with Malian musicians. His 2001 CD MALIcool, a cross-cultural collaboration with kora player Toumani Diabate and other Malian musicians represented the first time the trombone had been featured in a recording of Malian traditional music.

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Mali - 2001 - Kora - Toumani Diabate

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