Joe Wilder
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Joseph Benjamin Wilder (February 22, 1922 ā May 9, 2014) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.
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Born | (1922-02-22)February 22, 1922 Colwyn, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | May 9, 2014(2014-05-09) (aged 92) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Genres | Jazz, Swing music |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
Instrument(s) | Trumpet, flugelhorn |
Years active | 1940s ā 2014 |
Labels | Savoy, Columbia, Evening Star |
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Wilder was awarded the Temple University Jazz Master's Hall of Fame Award in 2006.[1] The National Endowment for the Arts honored him with its highest honor in jazz, the NEA Jazz Masters Award for 2008.[2]