Peter Friedman Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 (edited) I thought it would be interesting to consider the number of well known jazz musicians that have close blood relatives who are also jazz musicians. Below is a list of those who came to mind where fathers, sons, brothers, sisters or daughters were/are jazz musicians. I did not include wives and husbands or more distant relatives. The more I thought about it, the more names I came up with, though I surely have left off many others. Adderley, Julian & Nat Ammons, Albert & Gene Barron, Kenny and Bill Bryant, Ray & Tommy Byrd, Charlie & Joe Clayton, John, Jeff & Gerald Cohen, Anat & Avishai Cohn, Al and Joe Coleman, Ornette & Denardo Dodds, Johnny & Baby Dorsey, Tommy & Jimmy Eldridge, Roy & Joe Eubanks, Kevin, Robin & Duane Farmer, Art & Addison Freeman, Von, Bruz, George & Chico Goodman, Benny & Harry Green, Urbie & Jesse Heath, Jimmy, Percy & Albert Jackson, Milt & Alvin Johnson, Budd & Keg Jones, Hank, Thad & Elvin Land, Harold & Harold Jr. Laws, Hubert & Ronnie Leonhart, Jay & Michael Marsala, Joe & Marty Marsalis, Ellis, Wynton, Branford & Jason Mitchell, Red & Whitey Monk, Thelonious & T.S. Montgomery, Wes, Buddy & Monk Newborn, Phineas & Calvin Pertuccini, Michel , Tony & Louis Pizzerreli, Bucky & John Powell, Bud & Richie Raney, Jimmy & Doug Redman, Dewey & Joshua Rowles, Jimmy & Stacey Sims, Zoot & Ray Thigpen, Ben & Ed Turrentine, Stanley & Tommy Vache, Warren & Allan Wiggins, Gerald & J.J. Wilkins, Ernie & Jimmy Williamson, Claude & Stu Wright, Lamar & Elmon Edited June 9, 2010 by Peter Friedman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Charles Moffett Sr. and sons (Charnett, Charles Jr., Mondre, and Cody) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Clugston Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 One more Heath: Jimmy Heath's son, James Mtume, was a jazz percussionist in the 1970s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Great topic--next week's Night Lights show works along this theme ("Daddy-O! Father-and-Son Teams in Jazz") and I'm planning a brothers-theme program for broadcast in September. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Kynard, Charles & Ben (and Ben is still around at 90 years old) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 (edited) Stan and Clark Tracey Henri et Sebastien Texier The Mondesir brothers Zoe and Idris Rahman John and Dave Horler Wolfgang und Christian Muthspiel John Taylor and Leo Taylor (or perhaps Norma Winstone and Leo Taylor) Edited June 9, 2010 by Bev Stapleton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Tina and Bubba Brooks Gil and Django and Babik Reinhardt Hubert and Raymond Fol Paul and Bibi Rovere Michel and Christine Legrand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man with the Golden Arm Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 (edited) Jackie and René - Mor Thiam and Akon Edited June 9, 2010 by Man with the Golden Arm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Teddy Wilson and brother Gus Wilson (trombone, played with Alphonso Trent) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Harold Danko and Hal Galper (not really, but Danko told me people were always confusing them) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Raney, Jimmy, Jon & Doug Levitt, Al, Stella & Sean (where I wonder why Sean apparently went by the name of Idris Sean O'Rourke later in his life, not his mother's maiden name) Mangelsdorff, Emil and Albert Kühn, Rolf and Joachim Moncur, Grachan II & III Wright, Lamar Sr, Lamar Jr, Elmon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 The Boswell Sisters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Lasha, Prince and Lawsha, Prince Henderson, Joe and Leon Henderson, Fletcher and Horace Massey, Cal and Zane (Bill was a cousin...?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted June 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Raney, Jimmy, Jon & Doug Levitt, Al, Stella & Sean (where I wonder why Sean apparently went by the name of Idris Sean O'Rourke later in his life, not his mother's maiden name) Mangelsdorff, Emil and Albert Kühn, Rolf and Joachim Moncur, Grachan II & III Wright, Lamar Sr, Lamar Jr, Elmon I am unfamiliar with Jon Raney? Is he Jimmy's son or brother and what does he play? he is not listed in LORD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stereojack Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Ayler, Albert & Donald Bley, Carla & Karen Mantler (father Mike Mantler) Coltrane, John & Ravi Crosby, Bing & Bob Ellington, Duke & Mercer Gibbs, Terry & Gerry Goldfield, Harry & Don (Goldie) Hall, Edmond & Herb LaBarbera, Pat & Joe Lee, George E. & Julia Mangelsdorrf, Albert & Emil Mangione, Chuck & Gap Massey, Cal & Zane McCord, Castor & Ted McPartland, Jimmy & Dick Moncur, Grachan & Grachan III Moore, Oscar & Johnny Most, Sam & Abe Moten, Bennie & Buster Napoleon, Phil, Marty & Teddy Nash, Dick & Ted Rollini, Adrian & Art Russin, Babe & Jack Teagarden, Jack, Charlie, Norma & Cubby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 (edited) Van Rooyen, Ack and Jerry Jacobs, Pim and Ruud Beets, Alexander, Peter and Marius Rigter, Bob and Simon Engels, John and Rob Reinhardt, Django and Joseph Candoli, Pete and Conti Harper, Philip And Winard Brubeck, Dan, Chris, Darius and Matthew Metheny, Pat and Mike Edited June 9, 2010 by Cyril Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 (edited) Marsalis, Ellis, Wynton, Branford & Jason ...and Delfeayo Brecker, Michael and Randy DeParis, Wilbur and Sidney Dankworth, John, Alec and Jacqui Edited June 9, 2010 by Cyril Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Tommy and Gigi Gryce (brothers) Ernie, Emilio and Pinero Caceres (brothers) 2 stretches (depending on your ears): Jack and Ben Wright (father / son) Peter and Caspar Brotzmann (father / son) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Butch and Wilbur Morris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete C Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 (edited) Weston, Randy and Azzedin (Little Niles) Dizzy Gillespie and Jeanie Bryson Leonhart, add Carolyn Cole, Nat, Freddy & Ike Rodriguez, Roberto & Michael Coltrane, John & Ravi Coltrane, Alice & Ravi Edited June 9, 2010 by Pete C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Er.... LESTER AND LEE!!!!! How could you all forget? Also Bobby Bryant Sr & Jr (Jr played sax with Les McCann) Grant Green Sr & Jr (whose real name is Gregory) Fred Jackson Sr & Jr MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 JOhnson, Buddy & Ella (his sister) MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Adderley, Nat Sr & Jr Otis, Johnny & Shuggie MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Er.... LESTER AND LEE!!!!! How could you all forget? OOPS! I thought someone had already mentioned the Young brothers... Wallace and Antoine Roney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted O'Reilly Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 LaBarbera, Pat & Joe ...and John! The composer/arranger/trumpeter/bandleader: http://www.johnlabarbera.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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