Ira Sullivan
Ira Sullivan (May 1, 1931 – September 21, 2020) was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, flautist, saxophonist, educator and composer. He was born in Washington, D.C.. His career began in the 1950s in Chicago. He worked often with Red Rodney and Lin Halliday.[1] Sullivan teaches at the Young Musicians Camp each summer at the University of Miami.
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Background information | |
Born | Washington, D.C., U.S. | May 1, 1931
Died | September 21, 2020 (aged 89) Miami, Florida, U.S. |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, educator |
Instruments | Trumpet, flugelhorn, flute, saxophone |
Associated acts | Red Rodney, Lin Halliday |
Sullivan died on September 21, 2020 from pancreatic cancer in Miami, Florida at the age of 89.[2]
Discography
- 1958: Nicky's Tune (Delmark, issued 1970)
- 1959: Blue Stroll (Delmark)
- 1962: Bird Lives! (Vee-Jay)
- 1967: Horizons (Atlantic)
- 1976: Ira Sullivan (Horizon)
- 1977: Ira Sullivan (Flying Fish)
- 1978: Peace (Galaxy) - released 1979
- 1978: Multimedia (Galaxy) - released 1982
- 1980: The Incredible Ira Sullivan (Stash)
- 1981: Ira Sullivan Does It All (Muse)
- 1981: Spirit Within (Elektra/Musician) with Red Rodney
- 1982: Sprint (Elektra/Musician) with Red Rodney
- 1983: Strings Attached (Pausa)
- 1986: Gulfstream (Pausa) with Ted Shumate
- 1993: The Breeze and I (Ram) with Joe Dioro
- 1996: After Hours (Go Jazz)
- 2010: A Family Affair (Origin) with Stu Katz
Ira Sullivan Media
References
Other websites
- Ira Sullivan – official site
- Ira Sullivan at Allmusic
- Ira Sullivan discography at JazzDiscography.com
- Ira Sullivan Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine - Family First (interview)
- Ira Sullivan Interview NAMM Oral History Library (2019)