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Brooks Kerr

 
Artist: Brooks Kerr
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  • Born: December 26, 1951, New Haven, CT
  • Active: '70s
  • Genres: Rock
  • Instrument: Piano

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A great fan and student of Duke Ellington's music, Brooks Kerr had the opportunity to utilize a few of Duke's sidemen after Ellington's death. He first performed in public when he was nine and, after moving to New York, Kerr often hung out with Willie "The Lion" Smith during 1969-73. He also studied at the Manhattan School of Music and at Juilliard. Among the veterans who played in Kerr's band were Sonny Greer, Russell Procope and (briefly) Ray Nance and Paul Gonsalves. Brooks Kerr recorded for Famous Door in 1974 (leading a quartet that also included Paul Quinichette, Gene Ramey and Sam Woodyard), Chiaroscuro (a set of duets in 1975 with Greer) and Blue Wail during 1981-82 (tributes to Duke Ellington, Fats Waller and Irving Berlin). ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
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Background information
Birth name Brooks Kerr
Born December 26, 1951 (1951-12-26) (age 57)
Origin Flag of ConnecticutNew Haven, Connecticut
Genre(s) Jazz
Instrument(s) Piano
Associated acts Sonny Greer, Russell Procope

Brooks Kerr (born December 26, 1951) is an American jazz pianist born in New Haven, Connecticut, perhaps best-known for being bandleader of a small group featuring Sonny Greer and Russell Procope.

A contemporary and friend of Duke Ellington, Kerr was a student of Willie "The Lion" Smith. The band he led with Greer and Procope frequented Greenwich Village jazz clubs and hotels in the New York City area. Kerr also participated in several tributary projects devoted to Duke Ellington that featured former members of Ellington's crew, such as Ray Nance and Francis Williams.

He attended the Foote School in his native New Haven.

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