Don Ellis

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As per our current Database, Don Ellis is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).

🎂 Don Ellis - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday

Currently, Don Ellis is 90 years, 3 months and 8 days old. Don Ellis will celebrate 91rd birthday on a Friday 25th of July 2025. Below we countdown to Don Ellis upcoming birthday.

🌙 Zodiac

Don Ellis’s zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Don Ellis was born in the Year of the Dog. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dog are loyal, faithful, honest, distrustful, often guilty of telling white lies, temperamental, prone to mood swings, dogmatic, and sensitive. Dogs excel in business but have trouble finding mates. Compatible with Tiger or Horse.

About

Trumpeter wgo was well-known experimental musician, remembered for his use of unusual time signatures.

Before Fame

He watched a Tommy Dorsey Big Band performance and immediately became interested in jazz; in 1956, he received his composition degree from Boston University.

Trivia

The first musical performance job he had was with the Glenn Miller Band.

Family Life

His father was a minister and his mother played organ in churches.

Associated With

His orchestra's 1969 album, The Don Ellis Band Goes Underground, featured work by many different popular musicians, including Sly Stone.

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