Joe McPhee
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Joe McPhee (born November 3, 1939 Miami, Florida) is an American jazz musician. He performs on trumpet, valve trombone, flugelhorn and various saxophones.
McPhee began on trumpet at age eight before learning other instruments. He played in various high school and then military bands before starting his recording career. His first recording came in 1967 and from then to the late 70s he had several albums. Then in the 1980s he met Pauline Oliveros and became influenced by her musical theories. He also worked with her Deep Listening Band. Despite that he had not yet signed with any major label in his native United States so was possibly better known in Europe than his native country until the 1990s.
McPhee style is close to free jazz and so he has recorded or performed with Ken Vandermark, Peter Brötzmann, Evan Parker, Andre Jaume, Clifford Thornton, Mats Gustafsson,and many others.
