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Kenneth Napper (born July 14, 1933 in London) is an English jazz double-bassist. Napper started out on piano as a child and picked up bass as a student at Guildhall School of Music. He entered the British military in the early 1950s, playing with Mary Lou Williams in 1953 during a leave period.
Oct 11, 2020 · The British double bass player Kenny Napper developed into one of the most important European jazz arrangers in the course of his musical career. He was a member of the Kurt Edelhagen...
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Kenneth Napper (born July 14, 1933 in London) is an English jazz double-bassist. Napper started out on piano as a child and picked up bass as a student at Guildhall School of Music. He entered the British military in the early 1950s, playing with Mary Lou Williams in 1953 during a leave period.
Kenneth “Kenny” Napper (born July 14, 1933 in London) is an English jazz double-bassist. Napper started out on piano as a child and picked up bass as a student at Guildhall School of Music.
Die WDR Big Band spielt "Cheeky Little Fellow" von Kenny Napper. Das Posaunen-Solo spielt Raphael Klemm. Die Leitung hat Jörg Achim Keller.
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In Gedenken an Kurt Edelhagen, einer der bedeutsamsten Orchesterleiter im Bereich Tanzmusik, Schlager und Jazz in Deutschland in den 1950er und 1960er Jahren...
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Kenny Napper is still living in the Netherlands and in 2020 he wrote to us: 'At the age of twelve I was at a school with a thriving music department, two teachers and an orchestra in which I played the violin, alongside my main instrument, the piano.
