Onaje Allan Gumbs

Early life and career Gumbs was born in Harlem, New York, to parents who immigrated to the United States through the Caribbean. Gambs'mother was from Montserrat and his awesome father, a NYPD officer, was from Anguilla.) As a child, Gumbs was fond of Henry Mancini's music from films and television. Gumbs graduated with the State University of New York at Fredonia and throughout his studies was part of a jazz ensemble organized through the students. In 1971, Leroy Kirkland introduced Gumbs to Detroit guitarist Kenny Burrell, to whom Onage gave a demo tape. In the morning, Gumbs received a try to learn with Burrell on the Baker's Keyboard Lounge in Detroit. This work led to advance performances with major jazz musicians for example bassist Larry Ridley together with the Tad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra. In early 1970s, Gumbs replaced Nat Adderley Jr. in the modern jazz ensemble Natural Essence, which included Buddy Williams and T.S. Monk (drums and percussion), bassist Alex Blake and trombonist Earl McIntyre. Gumbs adopted the name Onaje was developed 1970s; this means sensitive. He met his future wife, Sandra Wright, in 1971 throughout a short teaching job in Buffalo, New York. They married later that decade and remained married until Gumbs'death in 2020. Inside the late 1970s, Gumbs signed with Woody Shaw and served as music director for R&B singer Phyllis Hyman. Later in his career, he worked extensively with Ronald Shannon Jackson, plus in 2013, after Jackson's death, Gumbs recorded a solo piano album composed of improvisations on Jackson's compositions. He later taught in the New School of Jazz and Contemporary Music in Manhattan and within the Litchfield Jazz Camp in Connecticut. "His collaboration using the New School of Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York with his fantastic work together with the Litchfield Jazz Camp in New Milford, Connecticut have allowed him to broaden his vision and shape young minds."

Later life On January 24, 2010, https://www.onajeallangumbs.com/ - click through the up coming post - Gumbs a break down stroke and was hospitalized for 2 days. In December of that year, he released an album in Japan titled Just Like Yesterday. He was accompanied to the album by Omar Hakim, Victor Bailey, Marcus McLaurin, William S. Patterson and Chuggy Carter. Ever since then, all visible indication of a stroke have disappeared. In February 2015, he was hospitalized for 2 weeks, but managed to recover and return to composing and performing. Onaje Allan Gumbs kicked the bucket on April 6, 2020 at age of 70.