Roland Wiggins

Roland Wiggins
Personal details
Born
Roland Arlington Wiggins

(1932-04-15)15 April 1932
Ocean City, New Jersey, U.S
Died20 November 2019(2019-11-20) (aged 87)
Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S
Spouse
Muriel Wiggins
(m. 1956)
Children3
Parents
  • Leonard Wiggins
  • Roselia Wiggins
EducationPhiladelphia Conservatory of Music
Alma materCombs College of Music
Profession
  • Music theorist
  • Logician

Roland Arlington Wiggins (April 15, 1932 – November 20, 2019) was an American music theorist and educator. His many students included John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Yusef Lateef, Sonny Fortune, Barry Harris, Archie Shepp, Buster Williams, Jimmy Owens, and Billy Taylor.[1][2]

Roland Wiggins
  1. ^ "House Joint Resolution 419". Virginia Legislative Information System. Virginia State Legislature. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ O'Hare, Erin (18 September 2019). "Hitting the right note: Jazz legend Roland Wiggins reflects on a lifetime of musical expression". C-VILLE. Retrieved 7 July 2020.