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Earland was born in Philadelphia and learned to play the saxophone in high school. [1] He played tenor with Jimmy McGriff at the age of 17 and in 1960 formed his first group. He started playing the organ after playing with Pat Martino, and joined Lou Donaldson 's band from 1968 to 1969. [1]
In the early 1980s, Howard started his solo career, and released his first and second studio albums, Asphalt Gardens in 1982, and Steppin' Out in 1984. Both albums were well received and ranked high on the Billboard magazine jazz album charts at No. 25 and 9, respectively. The last track on Steppin' Out is called "Dream Ride", and features ...
Nicole Henry is an American jazz singer. Her debut CD, The Nearness of You received critical acclaim and earned Henry the "Best New Jazz Artist" award by HMV Japan. [ 1 ] Henry's Teach Me Tonight reached #1 in Japan and was named HMV Japan's Best Vocal Jazz Album of 2005. [ 2 ] She won the 2013 Soul Train Music Award for "Best Traditional Jazz ...
Wilson's second and third album with MCG Jazz, R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal) (2005), and Turned to Blue (2007), both won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album. On September 10, 2011, she performed on a public stage for the last time at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio .
Patterson's troubles with drug addiction hobbled his career in the 1970s, during which he occasionally recorded for Muse Records and lived in Gary, Indiana. [2] In the 1980s, he moved to Philadelphia and made a small comeback, but his health deteriorated over the course of the decade, and he died there in 1988.
D. Dave Davis (musician) Spanky DeBrest. Buddy DeFranco. Kenny Dennis. Willie Dennis. Buddy Deppenschmidt. Walt Dickerson. Bobby Durham (jazz musician)
Columbus Jazz Orchestra. Formerly of. Count Basie Orchestra. Bobby Floyd (born December 24, 1954) is an American pianist, organist, keyboardist, bandleader, and composer. Starting in the 1980s, he began a decades-long association with the Columbus Jazz Orchestra. His playing style has been influenced by his church upbringing, and by pianist ...
Barber's father Floyd was a jazz saxophonist who played with Bud Freeman and Glenn Miller. [1] She played saxophone and piano from a young age, sang in musicals in high school, and studied piano at the University of Iowa in the early 1970s. [1] From there Barber went to Chicago and began performing regularly in bars and clubs. [1]