Henry Grimes | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Henry Alonzo Grimes |
Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | November 3, 1935
Died | April 15, 2020 New York City, US | (aged 84)
Genres | Jazz, avant-garde |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
Instrument(s) | Double bass, violin |
Years active | Mid-1950s–1969, 2003–2020 |
Labels | Atlantic, Ayler, Blue Note, Columbia, ESP-Disk, ILK Music, Impulse!, JazzNewYork Productions, Pi Recordings, Porter, Prestige, Riverside, Verve |
Website | www |
Henry Grimes (November 3, 1935 – April 15, 2020) was an American jazz double bassist and violinist.
After more than a decade of activity and performance, notably as a leading bassist in free jazz, Grimes completely disappeared from the music scene by 1970.[1] Grimes was often presumed to have died, but he was discovered in 2002 and returned to performing.[1]