Harrison Bankhead
- April 5, 2023
- 68 years
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Harrison Bankhead, 68, American jazz double bassist.
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|Harrison Napoleon Bankhead III (March 1, 1955 – April 5, 2023) was an American jazz double-bassist.
Life and career
Bankhead became associated with the Chicago jazz scene in the early-1980s. Early in his career, he performed with Fred Anderson on tour and at Anderson's Chicago club, the Velvet Lounge. Bankhead has worked with Oliver Lake, Roscoe Mitchell, Von Freeman, Malachi Thompson, 8 Bold Souls, and Hamid Drake, and was a member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians. His first album as a leader, Morning Sun/Harvest Moon, was released on Engine, a sub-label of ESP-Disk, in 2011, and featured sidemen Edward Wilkerson, Jr., Mars Williams, James Sanders, Avreeayl Ra, and Ernie Adams. He followed this with Velvet Blue, with Wilkerson, Williams, and Ra, whose name and title track pay tribute to Fred Anderson and the Velvet Lounge.
Bankhead died on April 5, 2023, at the age of 68.
Discography
As leader
- Morning Sun/Harvest Moon (Engine Studios, 2011)
- Velvet Blue (Engine Studios, 2013)
- The Fire of Compassion (Engine Studios, 2014)
With Malachi Thompson
- The Jaz Life (Delmark, 1992)
- Lift Every Voice (Delmark, 1993)
- Buddy Bolden's Rag (Delmark, 1995)
- 47th Street (Delmark, 1997)
- Freebop Now! (Delmark, 1998)
- Rising Daystar (Delmark, 1999)
- Talking Horns (Delmark, 2001) with Hamiet Bluiett and Oliver Lake
- Blue Jazz (Delmark, 2003) with Gary Bartz and Billy Harper
With 8 Bold Souls
- Sideshow (Arabesque Jazz, 1992)
- Ant Farm (Arabesque Jazz, 1994)
- Last Option (Thrill Jockey, 2000)
With Dee Alexander
- Wild is the Wind (BluJazz, 2009)
- Songs My Mother Loves (BluJazz, 2014)
With others
- Frequency (Edward Wilkerson, Nicole Mitchell, Harrison Bankhead, and Avreeayl Ra) - Frequency (Thrill Jockey, 2006)
- Fred Anderson/Harrison Bankhead - The Great Vision Concert (Ayler Records, 2007)
- Nicole Mitchell, Harrison Bankhead, Hamid Drake - Indigo Trio: Live in Montreal (2007)
- The Turbine! (Harrison Bankhead, Benjamin Duboc, Hamid Drake, Ramon Lopez) - Entropy/Enthalpy (RogueArt, 2015)
- Shanta Nurullah's Sitarsys, Sitar Black (Storywiz, 2016)
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Trivia & Knowledge· 7 questions
Questions drawn from Harrison Bankhead's archived record and the sources above.
1.In which year did Harrison Bankhead die?
- A.2023correct
- B.2027
- C.2010
- D.2019
Harrison Bankhead died in 2023.
Source: Profile: year of death: "torywiz, 2016) == References == Archive record: year of death 2023. Archive record: year of birth 1955. Archive record: age at death 68. Archive record: occupation j
2.How old was Harrison Bankhead when they died?
- A.63
- B.60
- C.68correct
- D.57
Harrison Bankhead was 68 years old at the time of death.
Source: Profile: age at death: ", Benjamin Duboc, Hamid Drake, Ramon Lopez) - Entropy/Enthalpy (RogueArt, 2015) Shanta Nurullah's Sitarsys, Sitar Black (Storywiz, 2016) == References == Archive reco
3.In which year was Harrison Bankhead born?
- A.1949
- B.1943
- C.1955correct
- D.1946
Harrison Bankhead was born in 1955.
Source: Profile: year of birth: ") The Turbine! (Harrison Bankhead, Benjamin Duboc, Hamid Drake, Ramon Lopez) - Entropy/Enthalpy (RogueArt, 2015) Shanta Nurullah's Sitarsys, Sitar Black (Storywiz, 2
4.In which month did Harrison Bankhead die?
- A.May
- B.Aprilcorrect
- C.July
- D.June
Harrison Bankhead died in April.
Source: Archive record: date of death: "ack (Storywiz, 2016) == References == Archive record: year of death 2023. Archive record: year of birth 1955. Archive record: age at death 68. Archive record:
5.On which day of the month did Harrison Bankhead die?
- A.4
- B.6
- C.7
- D.5correct
Harrison Bankhead died on day 5 of the month.
Source: Archive record: date of death: "Black (Storywiz, 2016) == References == Archive record: year of death 2023. Archive record: year of birth 1955. Archive record: age at death 68. Archive recor
6.In which field was Harrison Bankhead known?
- A.chemist
- B.novelist
- C.architect
- D.jazz double bassistcorrect
The biography describes Harrison Bankhead as a jazz double bassist.
Source: Profile: occupation: ", Ramon Lopez) - Entropy/Enthalpy (RogueArt, 2015) Shanta Nurullah's Sitarsys, Sitar Black (Storywiz, 2016) == References == Archive record: year of death 2023. Archive
7.What nationality was Harrison Bankhead?
- A.Australian
- B.Austrian
- C.Americancorrect
- D.Argentine
Harrison Bankhead is recorded as American.
Source: Profile: nationality: "15) Shanta Nurullah's Sitarsys, Sitar Black (Storywiz, 2016) == References == Archive record: year of death 2023. Archive record: year of birth 1955. Archive record: a
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