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Vincent Gardner – trombone<\/h2>\n

born in Chicago, Illinois in 1972, is a trombonist and composer. As a bandleader, Gardner has released four albums under the SteepleChase record label. He performs with his own groups frequently, in addition to being the lead trombonist for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Read more…<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Robert Dixon – Tenor & Alto Saxophone<\/h2>\n

Nationally recognized Saxophonist, Rob Dixon has worked with a wide variety of Artists, from Illinois Jacquet to Ali from “a tribe called quest”. In addition to working full time as a musician, Dixon works for the Owlstudios record label and is one of the principle organizers for Indy Jazz Fest (An annual jazz festival in Indianapolis IN). Read more…<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Anthony Wonsey – Piano<\/h2>\n

An adventurous yet flexible pianist with a potentially significant future, Anthony Wonsey started playing music when he was six. Wonsey studied first with his mother (a classical pianist) and then Zilner Randolph. Read more…<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Gerald Cannon – Bass<\/h2>\n

Born in Racine , Wisconsin, Gerald Cannon’s initial inspiration was his father, Benjamin, who bought him his first electric bass. At the age of 12 he began playing bass in his father’s gospel group \u201cThe Gospel Expressions.\u201d Read more…<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Donald Edwards – Drums<\/h2>\n

Edwards was born into a musical family. His father Dock is a classical pianist and his mother Geraldine, a voice major. Edwards began playing music at the age of eleven in Opelousas, Louisiana. He went on to study music at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Read more…<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Vincent Gardner – trombone born in Chicago, Illinois in 1972, is a trombonist and composer. As a bandleader, Gardner has released four albums under the SteepleChase record label. He performs with his own groups frequently, in addition to being the lead trombonist for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Read more… Robert Dixon – Tenor…Continue reading The Jazz Prophets<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page_fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.derrickgardnermusic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.derrickgardnermusic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.derrickgardnermusic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.derrickgardnermusic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.derrickgardnermusic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.derrickgardnermusic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":134,"href":"https:\/\/www.derrickgardnermusic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions\/134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.derrickgardnermusic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}