as, *1951 US, Chicago
Musician of Jazz
Jemeel Moondoc (born August 5, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois) is a jazz saxophonist who plays alto saxophone. He is a proponent of a highly improvisational style.He studied clarinet and piano before settling on saxophone at sixteen. He became interested in jazz largely due to Cecil Taylor and at the University of Wisconsin–Madison he was a student of Taylor's. After that he moved to New York City where he founded "Ensemble Muntu" with William Parker, Roy Campbell, Jr., and Rashid Bakr. The group also had its own Muntu record label, but eventually faced financial difficulties. He worked with Parker again in 1998's album New World Pygmies.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Cosmic Nickelodeon | Jemeel Moondoc & Hilliard Greene | 2016 | Album |
The Zookeeper's House | Jemeel Moondoc | 2014 | Album |
Yellow Back Radio Break Down | Jemeel Moondoc, Feeding Goats | 2013 | Album |
Two | Jemeel Moondoc / Connie Crothers | 2012 | Album |
Muntu Recordings | Jemeel Moondoc | 2009 | Compil. |
Titration | Active Ingredients, Chad Taylor, Jemeel Moondoc, Tom Abbs, Steve Swell, Rob Mazurek, David Boykin, Avreeayl Ra | 2003 | Album |
We Don't | Jemeel Moondoc With Denis Charles | 2003 | Album |
New World Pygmies Vol. 2 | Jemeel Moondoc & William Parker With Hamid Drake | 2001 | Album |
Spirit House | Jemeel Moondoc & The Jus Grew Orchestra | 2000 | Album |
New World Pygmies | Jemeel Moondoc & William Parker | 1999 | Album |
Jemeel Moondoc & Muntu Jazz |
Jemeel Moondoc Quartet Jazz |
Jemeel Moondoc Quintet Jazz |
Jemeel Moondoc Sextet Jazz |
Jemeel Moondoc Tentet Jazz |
Jemeel Moondoc Trio Jazz |
Jemeel Moondoc Vtet Jazz |