| LC control no. | n 81095915 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Jenkins, Leroy |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 19320311 |
| Death date | 20070224 |
| Place of birth | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Place of death | New York (N.Y.) |
| Affiliation | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians Creative Construction Company (Musical group) Revolutionary Ensemble Carnegie-Mellon Institute of Research Antioch College |
| Profession or occupation | Violinists Composers Arrangers (Musicians) College teachers |
| Found in | His Muhal. [Phonodisc] p1975. Horne, A. String music of Black composers, c1991: p. 104 (Jenkins, Leroy; b. 3-11-32, Chicago, Ill.) Baugher, C.E. Turning corners, c2000: t.p. (Leroy Jenkins) p. 2 (Leroy Laverne Jenkins) New York times, Feb. 26, 2007 (Leroy Jenkins, 74, violinist and composer; d. Feb. 23, 2007, Manhattan) African American National Biography, accessed April 22, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Jenkins, Leroy; violinist, composer, arranger, bandleader; born 11 March 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, United States; graduated from Florida A&M University (1961); joined the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (1965); formed Creative Construction Company (1967) and Revolutionary Ensemble (1971-1977); was an artist-in-residence at Carnegie Mellon Institute (1987-1988); taught at Antioch College; died 24 February 2007 in New York, New York, United States) |
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