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Active

1940s - 1970s

Born

May 18, 1922 in Aarhus, Denmark

Died

May 6, 1983 in New York City, NY

Genre

Jazz

Styles

Bop Cool Hard Bop Jazz Instrument Trombone Jazz

Also Known As

Kai Chresten Winding

Member Of

The Birdlanders

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Kai Winding

Biography by Scott Yanow

Talented, diverse and influential jazz musician, one of the first trombonists to assimilate bop.
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