Horace Tapscott
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Horace Tapscott (born Horace Elva Tapscott, Houston, Texas, April 6, 1934; d. Los Angeles, California, February 27 or February 29, 1999) was an American jazz pianist and composer.[1] He formed the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra (also known as P.A.P.A., or The Ark) in 1961 and led the ensemble through the 1990s.[2] Arthur Blythe, Stanley Crouch, Butch Morris, Wilber Morris, David Murray, and Jimmy Woods all performed in Tapscott's Arkestra at one time or another.[2] Tapscott and his work are the subjects of the UCLA Horace Tapscott Jazz Collection.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Horace Tapscott at Allmusic
- ^ a b Horace Tapscott Jazz Collection (HTML). Jazz Archival Collections. University of California, Los Angeles. Retrieved on 2008-04-13.
- ^ Finding Aid for the Horace Tapscott Jazz Collection 1960-2002 (HTML). Online Archive of California. Retrieved on 2008-04-13.
[edit] External links
[edit] Interviews
- "A Fireside Chat With Horace Tapscott, by Fred Jung, from Jazz Weekly
- Listening In: An Interview with Horace Tapscott by Bob Rosenbaum, Los Angeles, October 1982 (PDF file)
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