Rayburn Wright
American composer, arranger, conductor, trombonist, and music educator
About Rayburn Wright
Lived 1922 – 1990 (aged 67–68). Rayburn Wright was an American composer, music arranger and teacher.
Rayburn Wright (27 August 1922 – 21 March 1990) was an American trombonist, composer, arranger and conductor, and professor of jazz studies and contemporary media at the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, New York, United States.
In 1982 Wright produced the book with accompanying audio cassette, Inside the Score: a detailed analysis of 8 classic jazz ensemble charts by Sammy Nestico, Thad Jones and Bob Brookmeyer, published by Kendor Music.
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Who was Rayburn Wright?
American composer, arranger, conductor, trombonist, and music educator (1922-1990)
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Rayburn Wright was born in 1922 in Alma.
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Rayburn Wright died in 1990 in Rochester.
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Rayburn Wright was a composer, music arranger and teacher.
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