Jimmy Knepper, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American musician
Date of Birth: 22-Nov-1927
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Death: 14-Jun-2003
Profession: jazz musician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Jimmy Knepper
- James Minter Knepper (November 22, 1927 – June 14, 2003) was an American jazz trombonist.
- In addition to his own recordings as leader, Knepper performed and recorded with Charlie Barnet, Woody Herman, Claude Thornhill, Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman, Gil Evans, Thad Jones and Mel Lewis, Toshiko Akiyoshi and Lew Tabackin, and, most famously, Charles Mingus in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
- Knepper died in 2003 of complications of Parkinson's disease.
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