Musicians: An Incomplete List of Jazz Musicians Connected to Champaign-Urbana

Quite an impressive list of jazz musicians have lived in or found their way through Champaign-Urbana. If you have information to add to this list or can correct any of the information that appears here, please let us know.

A

• Adleman, Steve (drums)
• Agnew, Andrew (piano, trumpet)
• Alexander, John
• Alonz, Grid (trombone)
• Anderson, Dan (bass)
• Anderson, Jerry
• Atkinson, Waymon "Punchy" (tenor sax)
• Atwood, Fred

B

• Baker, Freddie (trumpet)
• Banks, Nathaniel (trumpet, Maruwa, Chambana)
• Barkley, Kaleb (drums)
• Bates, Alan (vibes, composer, steel pan player)
• Bastien, Ernie (trumpet)
• Bazzell-Smith, Kwabe (trumpet)
• Berger, Kenny
• Beaudoin, Armand (bass)
• Beers, Larry (drums)
• Bendel, Rick (trumpet, bass)
• Benson, George (guitar, "Brother" Jack McDuff's Heating System)
• Birkner, Tom (trumpet, piano, vocals, American Music Trio, former UI Jazz Band director)
• Borden, Dickie (drums)
• Boyle, Bill (bass)
• Brad, Terry (trio leader)
• Bradford, Rafe (bass)
• Bradley, Joe (piano)
• Braugham, Charlie (drums)
• Bridgewater, Cecil (trumpet, composer, arranger)
• Bridgewater, Dee Dee (nee Dee Dee Garrett, vocals)
• Bridgewater, Erma (piano)
• Bridgewater, Harold "Pete" (bass, Pete Bridgewater Quartet, radio host)
• Bridgewater, Ron (saxophone, UIUC School of Music Jazz Division faculty)
• Brophy, Bill (trumpet)
• Brown, Lester (drums)
• Bruce, Dick (leader of a local big band)
• Bruce, Johnny (saxophone, leader of a local big band)
• Bruner, Mark "Mouse"
• Buchtel, Larry
• Buchtel, Forrest (trumpet)
• Burr, Jon (bass)

C

• Cahill, Hank
• Campbell, John
• Campbell, Will
• Capo, Victoria (vocals)
• Carrier, Kevin (saxophone)
• Carter, Morris (trombone)
• Castle, Pat
• Cheatham, Russell (organ, Sorgum leader)
• Christian, Jodie (piano)
• Cisne, Dick (piano, Medicare, had his own dance band)
• Clark, Russell (bass, composer)
• Cronkhite, Glen (drums)
• Cox, Jim (bass)
• Cuomo, Jim (clarinet)
• Curry, John (saxophone, Central High School jazz band director)
• Curry, Mark
• Cziko, Gary (reeds)

D

• Dahlstedt, John (drums, guitar)
• Davis, Adam
• Davis, Art
• Davis, Maurice
• Deal, Tim (saxophone, band leader)
• Dean, Joe (band leader)
• Deckard, Danny (drums)
• DeLorenzo, Dan
• Demon, "Count" (nee William Evans, drums, vocals, Demons of Jazz)
• Dewar, Ron (saxophone)
• Dixon, Andrew (saxophone)
• Doctor, Bruce (percussion)
• Dreyer, Dave (vocals, flute)
• Duerson, Dewey (bass, Demons of Jazz)
• Dukes, Joe (drums, "Brother" Jack McDuff's Heating System)
• Dutton, John (drums)
• Dwyer, Larry (piano)

E

• Elliston, Ron (piano)
• Evans, John
• Engels, Kevin (saxophone)

F

• Feldman, Bill (baritone saxophone)
• Felty, J. Michael (keyboards)
• Ferguson, Jay (drums)
• Ferrantino, Ken (trumpet)
• Fink, Ron (drums)
• Finkelman, Jason (berimbau, percussion, composer, Nu Orbit leader, WEFT host)
• Firrantello, Joe (sax/flute, changed name to Joe Farrell after moving to NYC)
• Fleischer, Jim
• Flores, Ricardo (percussion)
• Flynn, Jamey (trombone)
• Flynn, Shauna (trumpet)
• Foster, Candy (harmonica, singer)
• Fredrickson, Tom (bass, composer, former UIUC School of Music director)
• Fredrickson, Lonnie (saxophone)
• Fredrickson, Sara (trumpet)
• French, Bill (keyboards)
• Frillman, Scott (saxophone, Members Big Band, Jeff Helgesen Quintet)

G

• Gabriel, Michael (trombone)
• Barrett, Donald Raphael (bass)
• Garvey, Darren (drums)
• Garvey, John (viola, founder of the UIUC Jazz Band)
• Ginsberg, Mark
• Goldsmith, George (drummer, stationed at Chanute Air Force Bass)
• Gollings, Ward
• Gratteau, Phil (drums)
• Green, Tim (piano)
• Griggs, Steve (bass)
• Grosser, Ben (trumpet)
• Gushee, Larry (UIUC School of Music faculty)

H

• Halleman, Dick (vocals, leader of hot local big band)
• Hamilton, Dale (local band leader)
• Hankins, Sam (trumpet, Edison Middle School Jazz Band director)
• Harmantas, Frank (trombone)
• Harris, Joe (trombone)
• Hart, Kevin (vibes, piano, drums, Parkland College combo director)
• Harvey, George (trombone)
• Hatcher, Nate (trumpet)
• Heister, Bob
• Heitler, Don (piano)
• Helgesen, Gregg (trumpet, Medicare)
• Helgesen, Jeff (trumpet, Bontuku, Trumpet Madness, Jeff Helgesen Quintet)
• Helleny, Joel
• Hickey, Joan (piano)
• Hines, Walter "Jelly" (drums)
• Hite, Ernest (piano/organ, Pete Bridgewater Quartet)
• Hobbs, Bobby (drums)
• Hobgood, Laurence (piano, Laurence Hobgood Trio)
• Hoffman, Ernie (piano)
• Holloway, Bryan (keyboards)
• Holloway, Red (saxophone, "Brother" Jack McDuff's Heating System)
• Holmes, Orlin "Rooster" (bass)
• Honnold, Daniel (piano)
• Hoskins, Doris (piano)
• Houchin, Joshua (bass)
• Hubble, Fred (saxophone)
• Hurtubise, John (bass)
• Hutchens, John (tenor saxophone, Sorgum, Pocket Big Band leader)
• Hutchinson, Jamie (trombone, jazz poetry)
• Hutson, Dave (alto saxophone)

I

• Israels, Chuck

J

• Jackson, Daniel (saxophone, from San Diego and stationed at Chanute Air Force Base)
• Jahiel, Greg (guitar, Desafinado)
• James, Rudy (drums, band leader)
• Janusz, Jerry
• Jennings, Joe (saxophone)
• Jensen, Steve (trumpet)
• Johnson, Bryant (drums)
• Johnson, Carl (saxophone, clarinet)
• Johnson, Connie (vibes, Desafinado)
• Johnson, Eric (drums)
• Johnson, Vince (saxophone)
• Jolls, Ken (vibes)
• Jost, Anne Scott (vocals)

K

• Karlstrom, Paul (trombone, trumpet, Musicians Union president)
• Kangelosi, Larry
• Karr, Wayne (local band leader)
• Kaye, Jordan (guitar)
• Kennelly, Lisa
• Kirk, Mark (saxophone)
• Kizer, Kevin (saxophone)
• Knapp, Jim (trumpet, arranger)
• Knight, Chris
• Knox, Milton "Lump" (organ)
• Kocour, Mike (piano, organ)
• Korsmeyer, Karen
• Kramer, Justin (percussion)
• Krauss, Victor (bass)

L

• Langford, Norman (piano/saxophone, Pete Bridgewater Quartet)
• Langsjoen, Britta (trombone)
• Lee, Rachael (vocals)
• Lewis, Bob (clarinet)
• Lewis, Jim (trombone)
• Lidral, Karel (saxophone)
• Llano, Dan (percussion, Tim Green Latin Jazz Septet)
• Loftus, Walt (trumpet, local band leader, Champaign High School in the 50s)
• Lutenbach, Hal (drums)
• Lyke, Jim (piano, American Music Trio)

M

• Machota, Jeff (Jazz & Blues Association, radio host)
• Magby, Jeff (drums)
• Marsh, George (drums)
• Martino, Pat (guitar, "Brother" Jack McDuff's Heating System)
• Martirano, Dorothy (violin)
• Masar, Shelly (Nature's Table proprietor)
• Masar, Terry (Nature's Table proprietor)
• May, Jack (saxophone)
• McKeage, Tim (electric guitar)
• McDowell, Austin (saxophone)
• McDuff, "Brother" Jack (Hammond B3 organ, "Brother" Jack McDuff's Heating System)
• McEntyre, Bob (drums)
• McKinley, Maurice (drums, Chambana)
• McNeely, Jim (piano, composer/arranger)
• McNeill, Chip (saxophone, piano, composer/arranger, current director of Jazz Studies for the UIUC School of Music)
• Michel, Bob (started history of Nature's Table)
• Miglia, Jay (tenor saxophone)
• Miller, David (guitar)
• Miller, Mike (banjo, guitar)
• Monaghan, John (bass)
• Montz, Dick (trumpet)
• Morgan, Robert (piano, arranger)
• Morrison, Kurt (guitar)
• Mortenson, Matt (Zorba's owner)
• Mulvaney, Tim
• Musser, Paul (bass)

N

• Nieto, Carlos
• Nollenberger, Kells
• Norman, Bob (local band and combo leader)

O

• O'Connor, John (cornet, trumpet)
• Oltman, Phil (drums)
• Overton, Bill
• Owens, Don (arranger)

P

• Paliga, Mitch (saxophone)
• Parsons, Bill (drums)
• Parsons, LaMonte (guitar)
• Parsons, Sean (piano, trombone)
• Parsons, Tracy (Two Main Lounge proprietor)
• Paynter, Tom (piano, flute, composer)
• Pence, Russ (trumpet)
• Pennell, John (bass)
• Perkins, Clyde "Sweets" (drums, Pete Bridgewater Quartet)
• Perrino, Dan (saxophone, Medicare)
• Petterson, Mike (guitar)
• Peyton, Gary (drums, piano)
• Pitsch, Shane (trumpet)
• Porter, Dave
• Powell, Morgan (trombone, arranger)
• Powers, Michael (drums)
• Prickett, Tom (heard at the Capitol Lounge)
• Proto, Art (banjo)
• Pryor, Jim (piano)

Q

R

• Rahn, Stan (saxophone, clarinet, vocals)
• Rainey, Paul (bass)
• Reed, Rufus (bass)
• Reedy, Brian (drums, percussion)
• Rent, Todd (piano, Maruwa)
• Richmond, Kim (saxophone, composer)
• Richtmeyer, Debra (saxophone)
• Rinaldo, Johnny (trumpet, band leader)
• Roberts, George (piano, Pete Bridgewater Quartet, Original 4 Clefs)
• Roderick, Bud (saxophone, band leader)
• Rogby, Steve (bass)
• Rosales, Giraldo (percussion, Desafinado)
• Rosenberg, Marlene
• Roubal, Peter (saxophone, guitar, In Your Ear band leader)
• Roush, Rich (bass trombone)
• Rubenstein, Marty (piano)
• Rudd, Nick (electric guitar)
• Rudman, Perry (bass)
• Russo, Bill

s

• Salman, Randy
• Sasaki, Ray (trumpet, Condition Blue)
• Savage, Darius (bass)
• Scalise, Ron
• Scheiderman, Rob (piano)
• Scheutz, Glenn (bass)
• Schirmer, Tim (piano, Parkland College Music Program director)
• Schneider, Eric (saxophone and other reeds)
• Schneider, Rick (piano, vocals)
• Schultz, Ryan (trumpet)
• Scott, John "Doc" (trumpet, composer)
• Scott, Mac (banjo, Mac Scott and His Footwarmers)
• Seilert, Vern (trumpet)
• Senese, Guy
• Sexton, John
• Sexton, Haskel Orlando (trumpet)
• Shumm, Andy
• Shutter, Tommy (trumpet)
• Sill, Kelly (bass)
• Sinclair, Guido (saxophone)
• Singer, Tom (trumpet)
• Slates, Gary
• Smith, Donald (keyboards, vocals, flute; currently residing in NYC)
• Smith, Howie (saxophone, arranger)
• Smith, Warren (drums)
• Souther, Hal
• Sparks, Marvin (drums)
• Spencer, Joel (drums)
• Sporny, David (trombone)
• Stafford, Merle (drums)
• Sterrod, Herb
• Stiteley, Jeff (drums)
• Stryker, Mike (piano)
• Stryker, Mark
• Suhor, Charlie
• Sullivan, Tom

T

• Tatum, Bryant (drums)
• Taylor, Ben (bass)
• Taylor, Ernie (bass, arranger)
• Terry, Clark (trumpet)
• Tessin, Jerry (trumpet)
• Thigpen, Ed (drums)
• Thomas, Dave (bass)
• Tidaback, Doug (trombone)
• Torez, Elliot (bass)
• Tripp, Chuck
• Tubbs, John (bass)
• Turros, Juan (saxophone)

U

V

• Valentine, Jerry (trombone, composer/arranger)
• VanderGheynst, Paul (trombone)
• Verhula, Joe (drums)
• Vick, Harold (saxophone, "Brother" Jack McDuff's Heating System)

W

• Walden, Josh (bass)
• Warrington, Tom (bass)
• Washington, Dari (saxophone)
• West, Aaron (saxophone)
• Wheeler, Brad
• Wienke, Paul (Jazz & Blues Association, WILL producer)
• Wilke, Brian (guitar)
• Wirtel, Thomas "Shab" (aka Thomas Shabda Noor, trumpet, arranger)
• Woodward, Woody (piano)
• Woolf, Mick (WILL and WEFT jazz host)

X

Y

• Yancy, Bill (bass, Demons of Jazz)

Z

• Zamora, Tony (saxophone, Project 500, Tony Zamora Jazz Members, Pete Bridgewater Quartet)
• Zeitlin, Denny (piano)