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Born on March 13, 1962 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, Terence Blanchard is a composer, conductor and music arranger. That puts Terence Blanchard at 64 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes John F. Kennedy High School.
My Take
Terence Blanchard is the kind of artist I find endlessly compelling because he lives in two musical languages at once. Born in New Orleans, he is a serious jazz trumpeter, yet he has scored more than eighty films and even composed operas. His long partnership with Spike Lee, yielding Oscar-nominated scores for BlacKkKlansman and Da 5 Bloods, shows a composer who can serve a story without sacrificing his own voice. What I value most is the texture in his work, that humid, historically charged feeling of his home city. He moves between improvisation and architecture with a rare, disciplined ear.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Terence Blanchard
- Name (Japanese)
- テレンス・ブランチャード
- Reading
- てれんす・ぶらんちゃーど
- Born
- March 13, 1962 (age 64)
- Origin
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Occupation
- composer / conductor / music arranger / jazz musician / university teacher
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Tiger
2. Background
- High school
- John F. Kennedy High School
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.terenceblanchard.com
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/terence_blanchard/
- Xhttps://x.com/T_Blanchard
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence%20Blanchard
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%86%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q967230
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Terence Blanchard born?
Terence Blanchard was born on March 13, 1962 and is 64 years old.
Where is Terence Blanchard from?
Terence Blanchard is from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
What does Terence Blanchard do?
Terence Blanchard works as composer, conductor, music arranger, jazz musician, university teacher.
Which high school did Terence Blanchard attend?
Terence Blanchard attended John F. Kennedy High School.
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