John Lee

born on 28/6/1952 in Roxbury, MA, United States

John Lee (guitarist)

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John Gregory Lee (born 28 June 1952 in Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts) is an American bass guitarist of fusion and modern jazz. He is active as a composer, producer and teacher. In tandem with drummer Gerry Brown, he appears on a host of recordings where they provide the background rhythum.

Lee is the son of a musician, and grew up first in Connecticut and New York, and then in Philadelphia. In high school, he met Gerry Brown, with whom he also studied at the Philadelphia Musical Academy from 1970 to 1972. After which he and Brown traveled to Europe and played in bands led by Gary Bartz and Chris Hinze. Lee has played in the bands of Sonny Rollins, Max Roach, McCoy Tyner, Larry Coryell, and Joe Henderson.[1]

Notes

  1. Artist: John Lee - (Bass) (German). Konzerte im Fronhof. Archived from the original on 16 January 2005.

References

  • Kunzler, Martin (2002). Jazz-Lexikon, band 1: A - L. (in German), p. Section 14, paragraph 2399, Reinbek, Germany: Rowohlt.
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