Joe Bonner
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About
Hard bop and modal jazz artist who was hired by drummer Roy Haynes as a replacement for Chick Corea at Harlem's Count Basie's Club.
Before Fame
He studied at Virginia State College.
Trivia
He performed with such notables as Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, and Billy Harper during the 1970s.
Family Life
He was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, but would later relocate to Denver where he would become a fixture on the local jazz scene.
Associated With
He credited McCoy Tyner and Art Tatum as being his primary influences.
