Don Ellis

Born July 25, 1934· Los Angeles, California, U.S

† Died December 17, 1978

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Emerging from a musical family in Los Angeles, Ellis pursued formal training with a composition degree from Boston University and later graduate studies in ethnomusicology at UCLA, where he worked alongside Indian musician Harihar Rao. His early professional experience included a stint with the post-Glenn Miller band under Ray McKinley, service in the U.S. Army’s Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra, a… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources