Birth Chart
Jimmy Knepper
James Edward Minter Knepper
Sun Scorpio
Moon Scorpio
Ascendant Leo
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Scorpio - 29°55' - in house 5
↣ Moon in Scorpio - 16°38' - in house 4/5
↣ Mercury in Scorpio - 10°44' - in house 4
↣ Venus in Libra - 13°14' - in house 4
↣ Mars in Scorpio - 19°19' - in house 4/5
↣ Jupiter in Pisces - 23°38' - in house 9
↣ Saturn in Sagittarius - 08°58' - in house 5
↣ Uranus in Pisces - 29°37' - in house 9 - retrograde
↣ Neptune in Leo - 29°10' - in house 2
↣ Pluto in Cancer - 16°55' - in house 12 - retrograde
↣ North Node in Gemini - 18°43' - in house 11 - retrograde
↣ Ascendant in Leo - 00°55' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Aries - 20°29' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Cancer - 17°28'
Influences in houses
↣ Sun in house 5
↣ Moon in house 4/5
↣ Mercury in house 4
↣ Venus in house 4
↣ Mars in house 4/5
↣ Jupiter in house 9
↣ Saturn in house 5
↣ Uranus in house 9
↣ Neptune in house 2
↣ Pluto in house 12
↣ North Node in house 11
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
Aspects
↣ Sun and Mars conjunction (10°35' separating)
↣ Sun and Jupiter trine (6°17' separating)
↣ Sun and Saturn conjunction (9°04' applying) parallel
↣ Sun and Uranus trine (0°18' separating)
↣ Sun and Neptune square (0°45' separating)
↣ Sun and Pluto antiparallel
↣ Sun and Ascendant trine (1°00' separating) antiparallel
↣ Moon and Mercury conjunction (5°54' separating) parallel
↣ Moon and Mars conjunction (2°41' applying)
↣ Moon and Pluto trine (0°17' applying)
↣ Moon and Equatorial Ascendant trine (0°50' separating)
↣ Mercury and Mars conjunction (8°35' separating)
↣ Mercury and Neptune antiparallel
↣ Venus and Jupiter parallel
↣ Venus and Saturn sextile (4°16' separating)
↣ Venus and Pluto square (3°41' applying)
↣ Venus and North Node trine (5°29' applying)
↣ Venus and Equatorial Ascendant square (4°14' separating)
↣ Venus and Midheaven opposition (7°16' separating)
↣ Mars and Jupiter trine (4°19' applying)
↣ Mars and Pluto trine (2°24' separating)
↣ Mars and Equatorial Ascendant trine (1°51' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Uranus conjunction (5°59' applying)
↣ Jupiter and North Node square (4°55' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Equatorial Ascendant trine (6°10' applying)
↣ Saturn and Ascendant antiparallel
↣ Uranus and Equatorial Ascendant parallel
↣ Uranus and Ascendant trine (1°18' separating)
↣ Pluto and Equatorial Ascendant conjunction (0°33' separating)
↣ Pluto and Midheaven square (3°35' separating)
↣ North Node and Midheaven sextile (1°47' separating)
Birth data
- Original name
- James Edward Minter Knepper
- Chart date
- 22/11/1927
- Chart time
- 21:04
- Date and time quality
- AA Birth record in hand what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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Los Angeles (CA), USA - Latitude and longitude
- 34°03' North · 118°15' West
- Time zone
- 08:00 West
The data used to calculate the charts comes from public sources, as do the descriptive texts. We use sources such as Wikipedia.
About
Jimmy Knepper was an American jazz trombonist whose work spanned big bands, studio sessions, and musical theatre. He led his own recordings and became known for collaborations with figures such as Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman, Gil Evans, Thad Jones & Mel Lewis and, most notably and contentiously, the composer and bassist Charles Mingus. His career included international tours — among them trips to Africa and the Soviet Union — and appearances at major festivals such as Montreux.
Beyond his work in big bands and small groups, Knepper worked extensively in musical theatre: he was part of the pit orchestra for Broadway productions, most notably Funny Girl, and performed in shows with Marlene Dietrich. In the late 1970s and through the 1980s he received critical and public recognition, earning Grammy nominations and repeated first-place votes in DownBeat magazine as best trombonist.
His legacy combines technical virtuosity and stylistic versatility, alongside a personal history marked by controversial episodes with Mingus that affected his performing career. Later he led the Mingus Dynasty, keeping the composer’s music alive and influencing generations of brass players.
