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Don Sickler (January 6, 1944) is an American jazz trumpeter, arranger and producer. In the 1980s, he set up a tribute band called Dameronia with Philly Joe Jones, to play the music of Tadd Dameron. He also worked extensively with Joe Henderson, a collaboration leading to four Grammy awards.
Dameronia was the name of a bebop jazz ensemble founded by Don Sickler and Philly Joe Jones in the 1980s that featured the original compositions and arrangements of Tadd Dameron. They recorded three albums, two for Uptown Records and the other for Soul Note Records, and continued to perform even after Jones' death in 1985.
Superblue was an American jazz ensemble that released two albums for Blue Note Records in 1988 and 1989. [1] [2] It was led by Don Sickler. [3] The ensemble played in the hard bop style of Blue Note acts of the 1950s and 1960s. [4]
Origin Artist. Don Sickler. Knowing Don Sickler's pedigree, skilled arranger for various and sundry tasty delights from the Tadd Dameron rep unit Dameronia to T.S. Monk. Willard Jenkins, Jazz Times. As a very small child, Sickler studied piano with his mother who was a music teacher.
Don Sickler. Spokane (Washington), USA, 6 January 1944. Sickler began playing piano at the age of three with his mother, a music teacher. He began playing the trumpet at the age of 10 and formed a jazz band two years later.
Don is the musical director of the yearly Thelonious Monk International Jazz Instrumental Competition for the Thelonious Monk Institute. He is also the Associate Producer for the acclaimed Jazz Icons DVD series.
American jazz trumpeter, arranger and producer, born January 6, 1944. Sites: donsickler.com, Wikipedia. In Groups: Ben Riley's Monk Legacy Septet, Dameronia, Don Sickler Quintet, Pratt Brothers Big Band, Superblue (2), The Clifford Jordan Big Band. Variations: Viewing All | Don Sickler. D. Sickler, Don Slicker, Donald Sickler. Artist. [a315595]
