Newton, James, 1953-

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)

Other forms of name

Newton, James W., Jr., 1953-

Date of birth

1953-05-01

Associated country

United States

Field of activity

Composition (Music)

Flute

Jazz

Occupation

Composers

Flute players

Jazz musicians

Gender

male

Biographical or Historical Data

b. May 1, 1953, Los Angeles

flutist

MARC

VIAF: 35809558

Wikidata: Q611264

Library of congress: n 82155200

TAU10: 000545788

Sources of Information

Grove music online, January 12, 2018(Newton, James (Weldon); born May 1, 1953, Los Angeles, California; American flutist and composer, best known for his work as a jazz flutist)
His Axum [SR] c1982:labels (James Newton, flute)
His Gethsemane, c2009:title page (James W. Newton Jr.)
New Grove dict. of jazz(Newton, James; b. May 1, 1953, Los Angeles; flutist)
James Newton; flutist, composer; taught at U.C. Irvine, California Institute of the Arts and Cal State Los Angeles; holds distinguished professorship at the UCLA in the Department of Ethnomusicology and is director of the Charles Mingus Ensemble ( (UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music website, viewed April 21, 2020) )

James W. Newton (born May 1, 1953) is an American flautist who performs in jazz and classical styles.