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'@@ -1,0 +1,1 @@ +Early life and career Gumbs was developed in Harlem, New York, to parents who immigrated on the United States on the Caribbean. Gambs'mother was from Montserrat and his awesome father, a NYPD officer, was from Anguilla.) Since a child, Gumbs was attracted to Henry Mancini's music from films and television. Gumbs graduated through the State University of New York at Fredonia and during his studies was part of a jazz ensemble organized from the students. In 1971, Leroy Kirkland introduced Gumbs to Detroit guitarist Kenny Burrell, to whom Onage gave a demo tape. In the morning, Gumbs received a try to try out with Burrell in the Baker's Keyboard Lounge in Detroit. The work led to help performances with major jazz musicians like bassist Larry Ridley as well as the Tad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra. Noisy . 1970s, Gumbs replaced Nat Adderley Jr. nowadays in this jazz ensemble Natural Essence, which included Buddy Williams and T.S. Monk (drums and percussion), bassist Alex Blake and trombonist Earl McIntyre. Gumbs adopted the name Onaje in the early 1970s; it implies sensitive. He met his future wife, Sandra Wright, https://www.onajeallangumbs.com/ - [https://www.onajeallangumbs.com/ www.onajeallangumbs.com] - in 1971 in a short teaching job in Buffalo, New York. They married later that decade and remained married until Gumbs'death in 2020. While in the late 1970s, Gumbs signed with Woody Shaw and served as music director for R&B singer Phyllis Hyman. Later as part of his career, he worked extensively with Ronald Shannon Jackson, plus 2013, after Jackson's death, Gumbs recorded a solo piano album composing of improvisations on Jackson's compositions. He later taught for the New School of Jazz and Contemporary Music in Manhattan and within the Litchfield Jazz Camp in Connecticut. "His collaboration while using New School of Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York with his fantastic work with the Litchfield Jazz Camp in New Milford, Connecticut have allowed him to broaden his vision and shape young minds."<br><br>Later life On January 24, 2010, Gumbs a break down stroke and was hospitalized for two days. In December of that year, he released an album in Japan titled Just Like Yesterday. He was accompanied around the album by Omar Hakim, Victor Bailey, Marcus McLaurin, William S. Patterson and Chuggy Carter. Since then, all visible signs of a stroke have disappeared. In February 2015, he was hospitalized for 14 days, but might recover and resume composing and performing. Onaje Allan Gumbs passed away on April 6, 2020 at age of 70. '