Jemeel Moondoc
Biography
Jemeel Moondoc (August 5, 1946 – August 29, 2021) was a jazz saxophonist who played alto saxophone. He was a proponent of a highly improvisational style. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and studied clarinet and piano before settling on saxophone at sixteen. He became interested in jazz largely due to Cecil Taylor and at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, he was a student of Taylor's. After that he moved to New York City, where he founded "Ensemble Muntu" with William Parker, Roy Campbell, Jr., and Rashid Bakr. The group also had its own Muntu record label, but eventually faced financial difficulties. In 1984, he formed the Jus Grew Orchestra, which secured a residency at the Neither/Nor club on the Lower East Side. He worked with Parker again in 1998's album, New World Pygmies. He died in August 2021, at the age of 75 from the effects of sickle cell anemia.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
60 releases · 9 albums · active 1977–2023
- Performance · 118
- Production · 10
- Other credits · 7
Studios: Dreamland Recording Studios · Park West Studios · Tedesco Studios · The Gallery Recording Studio
Frequent collaborators
- William Parker
- Protomartyr (2)
- Denis Charles IVtet
- Jemeel Moondoc Trio
- Jemeel Moondoc Quintet
- Jemeel Moondoc Sextet
- Hamid Drake