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Marcus Belgrave
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Trumpeter Marcus Belgrave, saxophonist Wendell Harrison, trombonist Phil Ranelin
Background information
Birth name Marcus Batista Belgrave
Born (1936-06-12)June 12, 1936
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Origin Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died May 23, 2015(2015-05-23) (aged 78)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Trumpet
Labels Detroit jazz musicians co-op
Associated acts Motown, Ray Charles, Charles Mingus, Max Roach, Joan Belgrave

Marcus Belgrave (June 12, 1936 – May 24, 2015) was an American jazz trumpet player. He was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, but raised in Detroit, Michigan. He recorded with a variety of famous musicians, bandleaders, and record labels since the 1950s.

Belgrave died on May 24, 2015, in Ann Arbor, Michigan of heart failure, aged 78.

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