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Billy Bang (b. William Vincent Walker, Mobile, Alabama, September 20, 1947 & died on Apr 11th 2011) was an American free jazz violinist and composer.
Bang's family moved to New York City's Bronx neighborhood while he was still an infant, and as a child he attended a special school for musicians in nearby Harlem. At that school, students were assigned instruments based on their physical size. Bang was fairly small, so he received a violin instead of either of his first choices, the saxophone or the drums. It was around this time that he acquired the nickname of "Billy Bang", derived from a popular cartoon character.
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1990200020102020
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Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Triobell, violin
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Billy Bang’s Survival Ensembleeponymous, original, percussion, violin
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Billy Bang Sexteteponymous, original, violin
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Paul Brody’s DetoNation Orchestraadditional, violin
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Kahil El’Zabar’s Tri-Factororiginal, violin
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The Music Ensembleoriginal, percussion, violin
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The Grouporiginal, violin
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Sirone Bang Ensembleeponymous, original, violin
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The Jazz Doctorsoriginal, violin
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Billy Bang Quarteteponymous, original, violin
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Billy Bang Quinteteponymous, original, violin
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Billy Bang New York Quinteteponymous, original, violin
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FAB Triooriginal, violin
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Frank Lowe/Billy Bang Quarteteponymous, original, violin
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William Hooker/Billy Bang Duoeponymous, original, violin
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Rader Schwarz Groupviolin
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The Frank Lowe Orchestraviolin
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Billy Bang Trioeponymous, original, violin
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