Jamey Aebersold | |
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Birth name | Wilton Jameson Aebersold |
Born | New Albany, Indiana, U.S. | July 21, 1939
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Educator, publisher, record producer, musician |
Instrument | Saxophone |
Years active | 1967–present |
Website | www |
Wilton Jameson "Jamey" Aebersold (born July 21, 1939) is an American publisher, educator, and jazz saxophonist. His Play-A-Long series of instructional books and CDs, using the chord-scale system, the first of which was released in 1967, are an internationally renowned resource for jazz education.[1] His summer workshops have educated students of all ages since the 1960s.