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Bennie Moten. Real Name: Benjamin Moten. Profile: For the jazz bassist, please use Benny Moten. Bennie Moten (born November 13, 1893, Kansas City, Missouri, USA - died April 2, 1935, Kansas City, Missouri, USA) was an American jazz pianist, composer and band leader. He led Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra, the most important of the regional ...
31 mars 2022 · We’ll concentrate on the years 1928-1930, emphasizing those sides on which William “Count” Basie assumed the piano chair full-time. Dan, thank you for joining me! 1928-30 were pivotal years in the evolving style of the Moten band, during which it absorbed key members of Walter Page’s Blue Devils, including pianist William “Count ...
Bennie Moten (born November 13, 1894, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.—died April 2, 1935, Kansas City) was an American pianist, one of the earliest known organizers of bands in the Midwest in the emergent years of jazz. Moten became a bandleader in and around his hometown of Kansas City, Missouri, in 1922 and remained so until his death.
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31 oct. 2023 · Bennie Moten. Kansas City jazz, a hard-swinging, blues-based musical style that flourished in the 1920s and '30s, is one of the greatest contributions to the uniquely American art form of jazz. Of the countless musicians and bandleaders who played at nightclubs, ballrooms, social clubs, and all-night jam sessions in the 18th & Vine district ...
25 oct. 2019 · Benjamin “Bennie” Moten was born on November 13, 1894. Moten grew up in the heart of Kansas City, Missouri’s dance hall district, and developed a passion for
Bennie Moten, bandleader and namesake of the orchestra, was born on December 13, 1893. During his childhood, Moten's family moved into five different residences, all of which were on either Michigan or Woodland streets near the bulk of Kansas City's dance halls. Eventually dropping out of high school, Moten pursued a musical career.
