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Larry Ridley was born on 3 September, 1937, is an American jazz bassist and music educator. Discover Larry Ridley's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 86 years old?

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1937

Larry Ridley (born September 3, 1937) is an American jazz bassist and music educator.

Ridley was born and reared in Indianapolis, Indiana.

1950

He began performing professionally while still in high school in the 1950s.

He studied at the Indiana University School of Music and later at the Lenox School of Jazz.

Ridley has been involved in jazz education, heading the jazz program at Rutgers University.

David Baker, another Indianapolis native and notable jazz musician, was one of his prime mentors.

Ridley was bassist for David Baker's Big band during his studies at Indiana University.

1978

Ridley served as chairman of the Jazz Panel of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and was the organization's National Coordinator of the "Jazz Artists in Schools" Program for five years (1978–1982).

1998

Ridley is a recipient of the MidAtlantic Arts Foundation's "Living Legacy Jazz Award", a 1998 inductee the International Association for Jazz Education Hall of Fame (IAJE), an inductee of the Downbeat Magazine Jazz Education Hall of Fame, a recipient of the Benny Golson Jazz Award from Howard University, and was honored by a Juneteenth 2006 Proclamation Award from the New York City Council.

Ridley is currently the executive director of the African American Jazz Caucus, Inc., an affiliate of IAJE.

He is also the IAJE Northeast Regional Coordinator.

He continues to actively teach as Professor of Jazz Bass at the Manhattan School of Music.

Ridley is currently serving as Jazz Artist in Residence at the Harlem based New York Public Library/Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

He established an annual series there dedicated to presenting the compositions of jazz masters that are performed by Ridley and his Jazz Legacy Ensemble.

With Chet Baker

With Kenny Burrell

With Al Cohn

With Dameronia

With Teddy Edwards

With Red Garland

With Dexter Gordon

With Stéphane Grappelli and Joe Venuti

'With Bunky Green

With Slide Hampton

With Roy Haynes

With Freddie Hubbard

With Jackie McLean

With Hank Mobley

With James Moody

With Wes Montgomery and Wynton Kelly

With Lee Morgan

With Horace Silver

With Lucky Thompson

With Gerald Wilson