Joe Wilder
Joe Wilder | |
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Left to right: John Webber, Joe Wilder and Lewis Nash | |
| Background information | |
| Born | February 22, 1922 Colwyn, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 9, 2014 (aged 92) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, Swing music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Trumpet, flugelhorn |
| Years active | 1940s – 2014 |
| Labels | Savoy, Columbia, Evening Star |
Joseph Benjamin Wilder (February 22, 1922 – May 9, 2014) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.
Wilder was awarded the Temple University Jazz Master's Hall of Fame Award in 2006. The National Endowment for the Arts honored him with its highest honor in jazz, the NEA Jazz Masters Award for 2008.