full name Milton Jackson
b. January 1, 1923, Detroit, Michigan
d. October 9, 1999, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan
had perfect pitch
began teaching himself guitar at the age of 7, started piano lessons at 11 and in high school played five instruments: drums, tympani, violin, guitar and xylophone
sang in the choir
by age 16, he had picked up the vibraphone, encouraged by a music teacher, and sang tenor in a popular gospel quartet called the Evangelist Singers
also by age 16 had begun his jazz career, playing vibraphone with Clarence Ringo and the George E. Lee band
father
attended
vibraphonist
also pianist, guitarist, violinist percussionist and singer
colleague of Ray Brown, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Percy Heath, Earl Hines, Connie Kay, John Lewis, Thelonius Sphere Monk, Charlie Parker, Oscar Peterson
MJQ - Modern Jazz Quartet 1951-1999
Milt Jackson in Fuller Up, The Dead Musicians Directory
Milt Jackson obit at World Socialist
