Django Bates (born 2 October 1960) is a British composer, multi-instrumentalist, band leader and educator. He plays the piano, keyboards and the tenor horn and writes large-scale compositions on commission. He has been described as "One of the most talented musicians Britain has produced, and his work covers the entire spectrum of jazz, from early jazz through to bebop and free jazz to jazz-rock fusion."
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Iain Ballamy
British musician
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Julian Argüelles
British musician
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Chris Batchelor
British musician
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Steve Buckley
British jazz musician
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Nils Petter Molvær
Norwegian jazz trumpeter, composer and music producer
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Dudu Pukwana
South African musician
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Tim Berne
American jazz saxophonist
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Martin France
drummer
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Harry Beckett
Barbadian musician
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Bill Bruford
English drummer
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Audun Kleive
Norwegian jazz drummer, percussionist, music arranger, composer
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Geri Allen
American composer and jazz pianist
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Thomas Strønen
Jazz drummer
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Marilyn Mazur
Danish musician
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Mark Feldman
American violinist
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Laurence Cottle
British composer and musician
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Bugge Wesseltoft
Norwegian jazz musician, pianist, composer and producer
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Arve Henriksen
Norwegian musician
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Hank Roberts
American cellist
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Tim Garland
British musician
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Louis Moholo
South African jazz musician
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Christian Wallumrød
jazz musician
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Robin Eubanks
American musician
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Chris Potter
American musician
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Johnny Dyani
South African jazz double bassist
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Mongezi Feza
South African musician
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Mark Helias
American musician
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Morten Halle
musician
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Dave Holland
British musician
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Nick Evans
Welsh jazz and progressive rock trombonist
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Instant Composers Pool
Dutch jazz musicians project including music label and own ICP Orchestra
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Jon Christensen
Norwegian jazz musician
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Wolfgang Muthspiel
Austrian musician
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Keith Tippett
British pianist
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Mick Goodrick
American musician
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Coleridge Goode
British musician
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Herb Robertson
American musician
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Marvin Smith
American musician
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Petter Eldh
Swedish bassist
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Josefine Cronholm
Swedish singer
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Kenny Wheeler
Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player
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Brotherhood of Breath
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Gwilym Simcock
British musician
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David Torn
American guitarist
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Peter Erskine
American musician
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Dewey Redman
American saxophonist
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Graham Haynes
American musician
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Kevin Eubanks
musician, band leader
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Michael Formanek
American jazz bassist
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Steve Swallow
jazz bassist and composer
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Chris Cheek
American musician
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Louis Sclavis
French jazz musician
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Cassandra Wilson
American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi