Name John Swana | Role Musician | |
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Albums Philly Gumbo, John Swana And Friends Similar People Joe Magnarelli, Ralph Bowen, Bootsie Barnes, Joel Weiskopf, Sid Simmons |
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John Elliott Swana (born 1962) was an American Jazz-Trumpeter and Flügelhornist, until a benign tumor forced him to put down those instruments. He then picked up the valve trombone and Electronic Wind Instrument to continue his music profession.
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He began his career in his hometown of Philadelphia in local clubs. He played in Big Bands, organ combos and finally with musicians of the hard bop mainstream.
Swana also worked with musicians including Ralph Bowen, Orrin Evans, Charles Fambrough, Herwig Gradischnig, Jimmy Greene, J. D. Walter, Joel Weiskopf, and Bobby Zankel.
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