Milton Jackson Biography

Milton Jackson biography

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NAME: Milton Jackson
OCCUPATION: Musician
BIRTH DATE: January 01, 1923
DEATH DATE: October 09, 1999
EDUCATION: Michigan State University

PLACE OF BIRTH: Detroit, Michigan
PLACE OF DEATH: New York, New York
AKA: Bags

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Milt Jackson was an African-American jazz musician, the first and most influential vibraphone improviser of the postwar, modern jazz era.

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Milt Jackson was born on January 1, 1923 in Detroit, Michigan. He began playing the vibraphone at age 16 and joined Dizzy Gillespie's sextet in 1945. Jackson was a cofounder of the Modern Jazz Quartet, and recorded classic sessions with Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Coleman Hawkins, John Coltrane, and others. Jackson died in 1999.