Jazz / Post-Bop
Joe Bonner (piano)
Jesper Lundgaard (bass)
Bob Rockwell (tenor sax, soprano sax)
Jukkis Uotila (drums)
Joe Bonner
Active Decades: '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Apr 20, 1948 in Rocky Mount, NC
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Post-Bop
A fine pianist who was originally heavily influenced by McCoy Tyner, Joe Bonner is an excellent interpreter of modal-based music and advanced hard bop. He studied music at Virginia State College and early on played with Roy Haynes (1970-1971), Freddie Hubbard (1971-1972), Pharoah Sanders (1972-1974), and Billy Harper (late '70s). Bonner, who recorded as a leader for Muse, Theresa, and most prominently Steeplechase, has been based in Colorado since the 1980s and remains a talented improviser. ---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
