Guido Sinclair

Sinclair Greenwell 'Jr. was an American jazz alto saxophonist. He was also known as Guido Sinclair', Sonny Harrison, and Junnie. He performed in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Champaign–Urbana [metropolitan area|Champaign-Urbana, Illinois].

Biography

Sinclair Greenwell was born in December 1935 in Fort [Worth, Texas|Fort Worth], Texas. He moved to Los Angeles, California in 1944. At Lafayette Junior High School he practiced Charlie Parker solos and met pianist Horace Tapscott. Greenwell and Tapscott formed a band with trumpeter Roy Brewster and drummer Charles Pendergraff while they attended Jefferson [High School (Los Angeles, California)|Jefferson High School]. Greenwell was a founding member of Tapscott's Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra in 1961 and played in the group until the mid-1980s. He moved to Chicago to be with his father. Later, he moved to Champaign-Urbana, Illinois and married harpist Shirley Blankenship. When he lived in Champaign-Urbana, Greenwell wrote many musical papers and performed. These papers include his compositions and records of advertisements from his performances. He performed frequently at Nature's Table.