About Marion Hayden
Born 1956. Marion Hayden is an American jazz bassist, musician, double-bassist and recording artist.
Marion Hayden (born 1952) is an American jazz bass player from Detroit. She has performed and recorded with numerous musicians from the 1980s onwards. Hayden received the Kresge Eminent Artist Award in 2025.
Hayden is a founding member of the Grammy-nominated all female jazz group Straight Ahead, which released three albums on Atlantic Records. She is a member of the Detroit International Jazz Festival All-Star Ambassadors touring ensemble.
With Straight Ahead Look Straight Ahead, Atlantic (1991) Body & Soul, Atlantic (1993) Dance of the Forest Rain, Atlantic (1995) Best Of, Straight Ahead Recordings (2004) City Cuts, Straight Ahead Recordings (2005)
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Who is Marion Hayden?
American jazz bassist
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Marion Hayden was born in 1956 in Detroit.
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Marion Hayden is a jazz bassist, musician, double-bassist and recording artist.
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Marion Hayden is American.
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