Alvin Batiste (November 7, 1932 – May 6, 2007) was an American
avant-garde jazz
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clarinetist born, who was in
,
Louisiana
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, United States. He taught at his own jazz institute at
Southern University in
Baton Rouge,
Louisiana
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.
His final album was a tribute produced by
Branford Marsalis, and also featured
Russell Malone and
Herlin Riley
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A native of New Orleans, Riley started on the drums when he was three. He played trumpet through high ...
.
Several well-known musicians studied under Batiste while at Southern University. They include
Branford Marsalis,
Randy Jackson, his brother Herman,
Donald Harrison
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He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the Berklee Col ...
,
Henry Butler
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, Charlie Singleton (
Cameo),
Ronald Myers and Woodie Douglas (Spirit). Mike Esneault, an
Emmy Award-winning composer, pianist, and educator was also mentored by Batiste.
Batiste died in Baton Rouge, of a heart attack in his sleep, aged 74.
Discography
As leader
*1984: ''Musique D'Afrique Nouvell Orleans'' (
India Navigation
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)
*1988: ''Bayou Magic'' (India Navigation)
*1993: ''
Late
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'' (
Columbia Records)
*1999: ''Songs, Words and Messages, Connections'' (SLM Records)
*2007: ''Marsalis Music Honors Series: Alvin Batiste''
As sideman
With
Cannonball Adderley
*''
The Black Messiah
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'' (1972)
With
Billy Cobham
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He was inducted into the ''Mode ...
*''
Magic
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* Magic (supernatural), beliefs and actions employed to influence supernatural beings and forces
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* Magical thinking, the belief that unrela ...
'' (1977)
With
Henry Butler
Henry Butler (September 21, 1948 – July 2, 2018) was an American jazz and blues pianist. He learned piano, drums, and saxophone in school. He received a college degree and graduate degree and taught at the New Orleans Center for Creative ...
*''The Village'' (1987,
Impulse!)
With
Clarinet Summit Clarinet Summit was a project organized by producer Joachim-Ernst Berendt in 1979.
The 1979 concert was released on MPS Records as ''You Better Fly Away''. It features John Carter, Perry Robinson, Gianluigi Trovesi, Bernd Konrad, Theo Jörgens ...
*''Clarinet Summit'' (1984)
With
Marlon Jordan
*''Marlon's Mode'' (1997)
With
Mark Whitfield
Mark Whitfield (born October 6, 1966) is an American jazz guitarist.
Life and career
Whitfield was born in Lindenhurst, New York. He has worked with Jack McDuff, Jimmy Smith, Courtney Pine, Nicholas Payton, and Chris Botti.
In 2000, Whitfield ...
*''Patrice'' (1991)
With
Wynton Marsalis
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*''Crescent City Christmas Card'' (1990)
References
External links
Jazz News obituary
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1932 births
2007 deaths
African-American woodwind musicians
American jazz clarinetists
Jazz musicians from New Orleans
India Navigation artists
Columbia Records artists
Avant-garde jazz clarinetists
20th-century American musicians
20th-century African-American musicians
21st-century African-American people