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Date of Birth
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11-March-1932
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Place of Birth
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Chicago
(Illinois, United States of America, Chicago metropolitan area, Area code 872)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Jenkins, Leroy
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Profession
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Violist, Composer, Jazz Violinist
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Leroy Jenkins was a composer and Avant-garde Jazz violinist and violist.
Jenkins was involved in the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians while a public school teacher in Chicago. He co-founded the Creative Construction Company with Anthony Braxton and others. He led the Revolutionary Ensemble and formed a trio with Anthony Davis and Andrew Cyrille.
During 1987 he toured Europe as part of Cecil Taylor's group.
He gained recognition for music-theatre works such as The Mother of Three Sons, Fresh Faust and The Negros Burial Ground, and The Three Willies.
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