Difference between revisions of "Onaje Allan Gumbs"

Early life and career Gumbs came into this world in Harlem, New York, to oldsters who immigrated towards United States with the Caribbean. Gambs'mother was from Montserrat and his father, a NYPD officer, was from Anguilla.) Growing up, Gumbs was attracted to Henry Mancini's music from films and television. Gumbs graduated on the State University of New York at Fredonia and during his studies was a member of a jazz ensemble organized with the students. In 1971, Leroy Kirkland introduced Gumbs to Detroit guitarist Kenny Burrell, to whom Onage gave a demo tape. The following day, Gumbs received a phone call to try out with Burrell with the Baker's Keyboard Lounge in Detroit. This work led to further performances with major jazz musicians for example bassist Larry Ridley in addition to the Tad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra. Was developed 1970s, Gumbs replaced Nat Adderley Jr. in the current jazz ensemble Natural Essence, including Buddy Williams and T.S. Monk (drums and percussion), bassist Alex Blake and trombonist Earl McIntyre. Gumbs adopted the name Onaje during the early 1970s; it indicates sensitive. He met his future wife, Sandra Wright, in 1971 within a short teaching job in Buffalo, New York. They married later that decade and remained married until Gumbs'death in 2020. While in the late 1970s, Gumbs signed with Woody Shaw and served as music director for R&B singer Phyllis Hyman. Later in the career, he worked extensively with Ronald Shannon Jackson, https://www.onajeallangumbs.com/ (https://www.onajeallangumbs.com/) and in 2013, after Jackson's death, Gumbs recorded a solo piano album made up of improvisations on Jackson's compositions. He later taught within the New School of Jazz and Contemporary Music in Manhattan and within the Litchfield Jazz Camp in Connecticut. "His collaboration together with the New School of Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York brilliant work while using the Litchfield Jazz Camp in New Milford, Connecticut have allowed him to broaden his vision and shape young minds."

Later life On January 24, 2010, Gumbs suffered a stroke and was hospitalized for two days. In December of your year, he released an album in Japan titled Just Like Yesterday. He was accompanied on the album by Omar Hakim, Victor Bailey, Marcus McLaurin, William S. Patterson and Chuggy Carter. After that, all visible indication of a stroke have disappeared. In February 2015, he was hospitalized for fourteen days, but managed to recover and come back to composing and performing. Onaje Allan Gumbs perished on April 6, 2020 at the era of 70.