Terence Blanchard

Biography

Born 03/13/1962

Acclaimed as one of the foremost contemporary jazz trumpeters, Terence Blanchard has developed a secondary career scoring features, many of them directed by Spike Lee.

The New Orleans-born Blanchard developed a love for music early and began studying piano at the age of five. He later switched...
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Highlights

  • In 2002, Scored "25th Hour". directed by Spike Lee; received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Score.
  • In 2001, Wrote the superb musical underscore for "The Caveman's Valentine"
  • In 2000, Scored Lee's controversial "Bamboozled"

Family & Companions

  • divorced in 1995
  • Olivia Ray Blanchard: daughter (born c. 1991)

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