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| Birth name | James Minter Knepper |
| Born | November 22, 1927, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | June 14, 2003, Triadelphia, West Virginia |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Trombone |
| Associated acts | Charles Mingus, The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra |
About Jimmy Knepper
Trombone Player Jimmy Knepper was born on November 22, 1927 in Los Angeles, California, United States (He dies at the age of 75, on June 14, 2003).
Jazz trombone who has worked with Bassist Charles Mingus and other legends of the genre.
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Jimmy Knepper before becoming famous
Jimmy Knepper was born in the Zodiac sign Sagittarius (The Scorpion), and 1927 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rabbit (兔).
He began performing when he was in his mid-twenties, working with Saxophonist Charlie Barnet, Saxophonist Woody Herman, and Composer Claude Thornhill before joining Mingus at the age of thirty.
Achievement of Jimmy Knepper
Over the course of his long career, he played with a variety of bands, but his contributions to Mingus' The Clown and Tijuana Moods records cemented his reputation for inventiveness.
Jimmy Knepper's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship
Maxine, his trumpet-playing wife, was also a jazz musician.
Jimmy Knepper Collabed with
His five-year relationship with Bassist Charles Mingus ended in a slap and a broken tooth after a quarrel over royalties erupted into Mingus slapping him and fracturing his teeth.
Jimmy Knepper Income & Net worth
Jimmy Knepper's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a trombone player. Information about his net worth in 2025 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the Jimmy Knepper.
Jimmy Knepper Height and Weight
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