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Glenn Ferris

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Glenn Ferris (at left).

Glenn Ferris (born on June 27, 1950 in Los Angeles, California) is a jazz trombonist who has also worked in other fields. Outside of jazz he has played for Frank Zappa, Stevie Wonder, James Taylor, Duran Duran, and others.

He studied classical music from 1958 to 1967, but from 1964 onward he also studied jazz with Don Ellis. He went on to perform with a variety of American musicians in varied genres before moving to France in 1980. In France he worked with Tony Scott, Brotherhood of Breath, Henri Texier and others. He currently leads a trio and a quintet[1] and teaches at the Conservatoire de Paris.

Discography

With Don Ellis

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