Cecil Bridgewater, Jr., born October 10, 1942
Cecil Bridgewater, Jr., is an internationally known jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, record producer and educator. Born in Urbana, IL to a musical family, he received his musical training from his parents and at the University of Illinois. He and brother Ron formed the Bridgewater Brothers Band in 1969. In 1970 he moved to New York City where he performed with such noted jazz artists as Max Roach, Horace Silver and the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra (1970-1976). His compositions and arrangements have been recorded and performed by Lena Horne, Vanessa Rubin, the Uptown String Quartet, and Dee Dee Bridgewater. Mr. Bridgewater’s arrangement for “Undecided Now” on the award-winning CD Dear Ella was nominated for a Grammy. Mr. Bridgewater has an extensive discography. He teaches at the Manhattan School of Music, The New School, William Patterson University, and The Julliard School.
Cecil Bridgewater, Jr. Wikipedia
“If you get hungry, then you gotta play for money:” Local black jazz musicians, famous and unnoticed. The Daily Illini, Wednesday, April 6, 1977, Spectrum 6.
Louis Armstrong Jazz Camp, the site has a selection from recording featuring both Cecil and Ron Bridgewater from the album Lightning and Thunder, “Silent Rain.”
Cecil Bridgewater, All About Jazz
Cecil Bridgewater, BlueNote.com
