Billy Bang

Billy Bang
Born: Sep 20, 1947 in Mobile, AL
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Genre: Jazz
Styles: Free Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Modern Creative
Biography: Although he plays an instrument that's more closely identified with uptown concert halls than downtown jazz clubs, there's no mistaking the primary source of Billy Bang's musical inspiration. While his violin technique is extensive and his familiarity with contemporary classical forms apparent, Bang's ...Read full biography
Commandment (For the Sculpture of Alain Kirili)
Released: 1997
Label: No More
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Bang is an intense, creative improviser; the fact that he plays an instrument that's little-used in jazz is almost irrelevant, except for the fact that the violin is one of the most wonderfully expressive ...Read full review
Live at Carlos 1
Released: 1986
Label: Soul Note
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Violinist Billy Bang uses the same instrumentation on this set as on his previous The Fire From Within, although his sextet had two new members: trumpeter Roy Campbell and drummer Zen Matsuura. A more ...Read full review
More Billy Bang albums: Main Albums (22)
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