| Birth: | Jan. 1, 1923
Detroit
Wayne County
Michigan, USA | | Death: | Oct. 9, 1999
Manhattan
New York County
New York, USA | 
Musician and Composer. Played the vibraphone. Began on guitar at age seven, and piano at 11; later switched to vibraphone. Was co-founder of the acclaimed Modern Jazz Quartet. He took classical music and improvised it adding jazz and pop. Played with many of the jazz greats including: Charlie Parker, Thelonius Monk, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Woody Herman and Coleman Hawkins. (bio by: Fred Beisser)
Search Amazon for Milt Jackson | | | Burial:
Woodlawn Cemetery
Bronx
Bronx County
New York, USA
Plot: Brookside Mausoleum Terrace #8 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Fred Beisser
Record added: Nov 14, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 9903208 |
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