Pete Minger, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Pete Minger

American musician

Date of Birth: 22-Jan-1943

Date of Death: 13-Apr-2000

Profession: jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Pete Minger

  • Pete Minger (January 22, 1943 in Orangeburg, South Carolina – April 13, 2000 in Pompano Beach, Florida), born George Allen Minger, was a bebop-based trumpeter.
  • He also played flugelhorn. He came from a musical family with his mother and grandmother playing piano at church.
  • His brother is also a jazz pianist.
  • He started with saxophone, but switched to trumpet at an early point.
  • From 1970 to 1980 he worked with Count Basie's orchestra.
  • He can be heard on the album Digital III at Montreux in that period. After his work with Basie he moved to Florida and received a degree in music from the University of Miami in 1985.
  • He later taught there, but continued to perform.
  • In 1990 he toured with Frank Wess's big-band and also worked with Mel Tormé.
  • He became a noted individual in Florida's jazz scene releasing two albums of his own, Minger Paintings (Jazz Alliance, 1991), and Look To The Sky (Concord Jazz, 1992)[1]

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