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Gerald L. Cannon is an American jazz bassist and composer. He is best known for his work with the Jazz Messengers, Art Blakey's legendary jazz ensemble. He has also performed with a variety of other jazz greats, including Wynton Marsalis, Herbie Hancock, and Chick Corea. Cannon was born in Racine, Wisconsin, and began playing the bass at the age of 12. He attended the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he studied classical music. He then moved to New York City in 1980 to pursue a career in jazz. In the early 1980s, Cannon joined the Jazz Messengers, where he worked with Blakey until the drummer's death in 1990. He has since performed with a variety of jazz greats, including Marsalis, Hancock, and Corea. He has also released several albums as a leader, including his debut album, Gerald Cannon (1995). Cannon is currently a professor of jazz studies at the University of North Florida. He is also a member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and the Jazz at Lincoln Center All-Stars.

Popular As Gerald Leon Cannon
Occupation Musician
Age 66 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 15 March, 1958
Birthday 15 March
Birthplace Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.
Nationality United States

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2014

Cannon carries the knowledge passed on to him by bassists Ray Brown, Sam Jones, Ron Carter, and Buster Williams and continues the legacy by conducting master classes throughout the U.S. and Europe. He taught at the Oberlin Conservatory in 2014, the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music in Milwaukee, and the New School in New York and at Long Island University. He also gave a number of master classes at the University of Wisconsin in Whitewater and Eau Claire, at Emery University in Atlanta, Georgia and at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. Cannon was also a faculty member of the Conservatory of Maastricht, Holland.

2004

After leaving Hargrove, Cannon held the bass chair for drummer Elvin Jones until his passing in 2004. Since then, Cannon has worked with Wynton and Branford Marsalis, Pat Martino, Louis Hayes, The Cannonball Legacy, Ernestine Anderson, Carmen Lundy, Abbey Lincoln, Gary Bartz, Joe Lovano, Monty Alexander, Larry Willis, Eddie Henderson, Steve Turre, Eric Reed, the Dexter Gordon Legacy Ensemble, and many other combinations, as well as with his own quartet. He continues to conduct Master classes around the world and remains the Musical Director for the McCoy Tyner Trio.

1958

Gerald Leon Cannon (born 1958) is an American jazz double bassist and visual artist.