Search - Artist/Band: John Jenkins

• Name: John Jenkins
• Birthday: 01/03/1931
• Birth Place: Chicago, IL
• Decades Active: 1950,1960
• Genre: Jazz
• Styles: Hard Bop, Bop, Jazz Instrument, Vibraphone/Marimba Jazz

Title	Release
Jazz Eyes	09/10/1957
John Jenkins with Kenny Burrell WA	08/11/1957
Jenkins, Jordan and Timmons	07/26/1957

John Jenkins, who had a similar sound to Jackie McLean, was most active in 1957, but dropped out of music by the mid-'60s. In 1955, he worked with Art Farmer, led his own group, and freelanced around Chicago. Jenkins moved to New York in 1957; played with Charles Mingus; led two albums of his own (on New Jazz and Blue Note); and recorded as a sideman with Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Paul Quinichette, Clifford Jordan, Sahib Shihab, and Wilbur Ware. Not much has been heard from him since. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide