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Rodney Whitaker

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Biography

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Rodney Whitaker (born February 22, 1968) is an American jazz double bass player and educator.
Born in Detroit, Whitaker attended Wayne State University, and studied with Robert Gladstone, principal bass with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and trumpeter Marcus Belgrave.
He achieved recognition performing with Terence Blanchard's Quintet and then with Roy Hargrove. His own first album Children of the Light was released in 1996.
His score for the film China, directed by Jeff Wray, was released on PBS in... more

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