Chris White (bassist)

Chris White
Born	July 6, 1936 (1936-07-06) (age 75) New York City
Occupations	Bass player, arranger, producer and teacher of music
Instruments	double bass
Website	chriswhitebass.com

Chris White (born July 6, 1936 in New York) is an American jazz bassist.

White was an occasional member of Cecil Taylor's band in the 1950s, credited on the 1959 Love for Sale album.^[1] From 1960 to 1961 he accompanied Nina Simone; subsequently he was a member of Dizzy Gillespie's ensemble until 1966.^[2]

He later founded the band The Jazz Survivors and was a member of the band Prism.^[2] In addition to this, he collaborated with Billy Taylor, Eubie Blake, Earl Hines, Chick Corea, Teddy Wilson, Kenny Barron, Mary Lou Williams, Duke Ellington, Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae und Billy Cobham.

White is on the Creative Arts & Technology faculty at Bloomfield College in New Jersey.^[3]

References

1. ^ Nat Hentoff (1975), sleevenotes to "Cecil Taylor in Transition"
2. ^ ^{a b} Kelsey, Chris. "Chris White: Biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p146700. Retrieved 2010-09-05. 
3. ^ "CAT International". Bloomfield College. http://www.bloomfield.edu/BCPages/569.aspx. Retrieved 2010-09-05. 

External links

• Official website
• Chris White discography at Discogs

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Name	White, Chris
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Date of birth	1936-07-06
Place of birth	New York City
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