Bandleader
A bandleader is the leader of a band of musicians. The term is most commonly, though not exclusively, used with a group that plays popular music as a small combo or a big band, such as one which plays jazz, blues, rhythm and blues or rock and roll music.[1]
Most bandleaders are also performers with their own band. The bandleader role is dependent on a variety of skills, not just musicianship. A bandleader needs to be a music director and performer. Often the bands are named after their bandleaders. Some older bands have continued operating under their bandleaders' names long after the death of the original bandleader.[1]
Noted American bandleaders and their instruments
- Count Basie – piano
- Terence Blanchard – trumpet
- Gary Burton – vibraphone
- Will Bradley – trombone
- Les Brown – saxophone
- James Brown – singer
- Dave Brubeck – piano
- Cab Calloway – singer
- Herbert L. Clarke – cornet
- George Clinton – keyboard, vocals
- John Coltrane – saxophone
- Ray Conniff – trombone
- Miles Davis – trumpet
- Jimmy Dorsey – saxophone
- Tommy Dorsey – trombone
- Duke Ellington – piano
- Edwin Franko Goldman
- Buddy Guy – guitar, singer
- Benny Goodman – clarinet
- Lionel Hampton – vibraphone, percussion
- Bill Haley – guitar, singer
- Albert Austin Harding
- Emmylou Harris – guitar, singer
- Isaac Hayes – singer
- Jimi Hendrix – guitar, singer
- Woody Herman – clarinet
- Buddy Holly – guitar, singer
- Elmore James – guitar, singer
- Harry James – trumpet
- BB King – guitar, singer
- Gene Krupa – drums
- Jimmie Lunceford – saxophone
- Pat Metheny – guitar
- Glenn Miller – trombone
- Charles Mingus – bass
- Rickey Minor – bass
- Dave Mustaine – guitar, singer
- Mike Ness – guitar, singer-songwriter
- Buck Owens – guitar
- Jimmy Palao – Violin, Cornet
- Gloria Parker – Marimba
- George Paxton – tenor saxophone
- Tom Petty – singer, guitar
- Arthur Pryor – trombone
- Buddy Rich – drum kit
- Little Richard – piano, singer
- B.A. Rolfe – trumpet
- Jon Schaffer – guitar, vocals
- Doc Severinsen – trumpet
- Paul Shaffer – keyboards
- Artie Shaw – clarinet
- Lew Soloff – Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- John Philip Sousa – wind instruments
- Bruce Springsteen – guitar, singer
- Lew Tabackin – tenor saxophone, flute
- Derek Trucks – guitar
- Ernest Tubb – singer-songwriter
- Tommy Tucker – piano
- Ike Turner – guitar, piano
- Muddy Waters – guitar, singer
- Max Weinberg – drums
- Lawrence Welk – accordion
- Barry White – singer
- Maurice White – percussion
- Paul Whiteman – violin
- Anna Mae Winburn – singer
- Frank Zappa – guitar, singer
- Jerry Garcia – guitar, singer
- Axl Rose – singer, piano
British bandleaders
- Bert Ambrose
- Ian Anderson – flute, guitar, singer
- Brian Jones
- Gary Barlow – singer
- Jeff Beck – guitar
- Acker Bilk – clarinet
- John Barry
- Ritchie Blackmore – guitar
- David Bowie – saxophone, guitar, singer
- Gerald Bright – (Geraldo)
- Dave Clark – drums
- Elvis Costello – guitar, singer
- Billy Cotton
- Stewart Copeland – drummer
- David Coverdale – singer
- Ian Dury – singer
- Ian Gillan – singer
- Alex Harvey – singer
- Ted Heath – trombone
- Julian Miles "Jools" Holland – piano
- Spike Hughes
- Steve Harris – bass guitar
- Jack Hylton
- Yusuf Islam – guitar, singer
- Max Jaffa – violin
- Elton John – piano, singer
- Cab Kaye – drums, guitar, piano, singer
- Mark Knopfler – guitar, singer
- Geoff Love
- Joe Loss
- Humphrey Lyttelton – trumpet
- Chris Martin – piano, singer, guitar
- John McLaughlin (musician) – guitar
- Alex Mendham – saxophone, vocalist
- Michael Nyman – piano
- Simon Park
- Jimmy Page – guitar
- Jack Payne
- Johnny Pearson
- Rod Stewart – singer
- Les Reed
- Thom Yorke - electric guitar, guitar, singer, piano, drummer
- Ozzy Osbourne
Italian bandleaders
- Pippo Barzizza
- Renato Carosone – piano
- Gorni Kramer – accordion
- Marino Marini – piano
- Augusto Martelli – piano
- Pino Presti – electric bass
- Alex Staropoli – keyboard)
- Luca Turilli – electric guitar
- Olaf Thorsen – electric guitar
- Mantovani
Swedish bandleaders
- Yngwie J. Malmsteen – guitar
- Helmut Jederknüller – drums
- Mikael Åkerfeldt – guitar, singer
Dutch bandleaders
- Mark Jansen – electric guitar, death growls
- Michiel Borstlap
- Michiel Braam
- Willem Breuker – trumpet
- Pim Jacobs
- Erik van der Luijt
- Rogier van Otterloo
- André Rieu – violin
- Jesse Schoenmakers – guitar
German bandleaders
- Peter Herbolzheimer
- Bert Kaempfert
- Uli Jon Roth – guitar
- Michael Schenker – guitar
- James Last – double bass
- Max Raabe – singer
- Muhammed Suiçmez – guitarist, vocalist
- Tobias Sammet – vocalist, bass
- Rudolf Schenker – guitar
- Michael Weikath – guitar
French bandleaders
- Raymond Lefevre
- Paul Mauriat
- Franck Pourcel
Belgian bandleaders
Argentine bandleaders
- Charly Garcia
- Waldo de los Rios
- Luis Alberto Spinetta
- Ricardo Iorio
Japanese bandleaders
- Tak Matsumoto – guitar
- Keisuke Kuwata – guitar, multi-instrumentalist
- Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano
- Michiro Endo – vocals
- Yoshiki – drums, piano
- J – bass
- Tetsuya – bass
- Sakura – drums
- Tetsu Takano – vocals, guitar
- Kaoru – guitar
- Syu – guitar
- Ringo Shiina – vocals, piano, guitar
Australian bandleaders
See also
Further reading
- Whiteman, Paul and Lieber, Leslie – How to Be a Bandleader (New York City: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1948)
References
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