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Django Bates
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Pianists · b. 1960

Django Bates

British musician

Born
2 October 1960
Beckenham
Country
United Kingdom
Active
1980–
Record labels
E.G. Records
Discography
13 albums

Biography

Django Bates is a jazz musician who plays piano and horn. Django Bates was born on 2 October 1960 in Beckenham. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: E.G. Records. The discography here lists 13 albums, from “Summer Fruits (And Unrest)” (1993) to “Tenacity” (2020).

Django Bates (born Leon Bates, 2 October 1960) is a British jazz musician, composer, multi-instrumentalist, band leader and educator. He plays the piano, keyboards and the tenor horn. Bates has been described as "one of the most talented musicians Britain has produced... his work covers the entire spectrum of jazz, from early jazz through to bebop and free jazz to jazz-rock fusion." In addition to his jazz work, he is also a classical composer (writing both large- and small-scale compositions on commission), theatre composer, and has taught as a professor at various European music schools. As a leader, his bands have included Human Chain, Delightful Precipice, Quiet Nights, Powder Room Collapse Orchestra and Belovèd, and he was also a leading figure in Loose Tubes and Bill Bruford's Earthworks.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Summer Fruits (And Unrest) 1993
Autumn Fires (And Green Shoots) 1994
Winter Truce (and Homes Blaze) 1995
Good Evening… Here Is the News 1996
Like Life 1998
Quiet Nights 1998
You Live and Learn... (Apparently) 2004
Spring Is Here (Shall We Dance?) 2008
Beloved Bird 2010
Confirmation 2012
Saluting Sgt. Pepper 2017
The Study of Touch 2017
Tenacity 2020

Also plays on

Albums where Django Bates is credited as a sideman

1990 So I Write — Sidsel Endresen piano

Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Django Bates play?

Django Bates is known for playing piano and horn.

When and where was Django Bates born?

Django Bates was born 2 October 1960 in Beckenham.

What are Django Bates's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Summer Fruits (And Unrest) (1993), Autumn Fires (And Green Shoots) (1994), Winter Truce (and Homes Blaze) (1995), Good Evening… Here Is the News (1996) and Like Life (1998).

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