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Rufus Harley, Jr. (May 20, 1936 – August 1, 2006) was an American jazz musician of mixed Cherokee and African ancestry, known primarily as the first jazz musician to adopt the Scottish great Highland bagpipe as his primary instrument.

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  • Rufus Harley (* 20. Mai 1936 in Raleigh, North Carolina; † 1. August 2006 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) war ein US-amerikanischer Musiker des Modern Jazz (zunächst Tenor- und Sopransaxophon, Flöte), der den schottischen Dudelsack in den Jazz einführte und zeigte, dass man auch auf diesem Instrument „überzeugende Jazz-Soli improvisieren kann“ (Joachim Ernst Berendt). (de)
  • Rufus Harley, (né le 20 mai 1936 à Raleigh en Caroline du Nord, aux États-Unis et décédé le 31 juillet 2006 à Philadelphia's Albert Einstein Medical Center à Philadelphie d'un cancer de la prostate), était un sonneur de cornemuse, saxophoniste, flûtiste et hautboïste. Rufus Harley grandit à Philadelphie, Pennsylvanie, et débute au saxophone en ut dans l'orchestre de la Cain School. À seize ans, il commence à se produire en club, tout en gagnant sa vie comme éboueur. (fr)
  • Rufus Harley, Jr. (May 20, 1936 – August 1, 2006) was an American jazz musician of mixed Cherokee and African ancestry, known primarily as the first jazz musician to adopt the Scottish great Highland bagpipe as his primary instrument. (en)
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