Danny Mixon
| Danny Mixon | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Daniel Asbury Mixon |
| Born |
August 19, 1949 Harlem, New York City, United States |
| Genres | Mainstream jazz Hard Bop Post Bop |
| Occupation(s) | Pianist, Vocalist, Bandleader |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Website | http://www.dannymixonsounds.com |
Daniel Asbury Mixon (born August 19, 1949 in Harlem, New York City) is an American jazz pianist.
Mixon gained some attention in the 1970s and continues to record and play in New York and abroad. He started off as a tap dancer, attending the Ruth Williams Dance Studio. Later, he attended the High School of Performing Arts with Dance as his major but soon switched to playing the piano after being inspired by visits with his grandfather to see jazz artists playing at the Apollo Theater.
In 1966, at the age of 17, Mixon was invited to play with the trumpet player Sam Brown's band backing Patti Labelle & the Blue Bells in Atlantic City at Reggie's Cocktail Lounge. After working with Joe Lee Wilson from 1967–70, Mixon started to play regularly with Betty Carter during the years 1971-72.
He formed his own jazz trio, recorded with the Piano Choir and worked with a variety of important jazz musicians including Kenny Dorham, Cecil Payne, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Frank Foster, Grant Green, Pharoah Sanders (1975), Joe Williams (jazz singer), Eddie Jefferson and Dee Dee Bridgewater.
1976 saw Mixon playing in Charles Mingus' band. He then played with Dannie Richmond in the late 1970s, tourd the U.S. with Yusef Lateef and played a few years with the Lionel Hampton Big Band.
Since his twenties Mixon has worked continuously with Frank Foster as a pianist for the Big Band; Frank Foster's Loud Minority, and his quartet - the Non-Electric Company.
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