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Bob (Robert) Baldwin (born December 9, 1960) is an American, New York–born contemporary jazz pianist, music composer, music producer, author, inventor, radio host, and creator of the NewUrbanJazz Lounge and City Sketches Inc. His views on owning his own recorded masters have been referred to as ‘the Ray Charles of contemporary jazz and soul ...
Howard died from colon cancer at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta on March 20, 1998, at the age of 41. [9] [6] His final album, There's a Riot Goin' On was released posthumously under the Blue Note Records label two months after his death. Howard was survived by his daughter, Jade Howard, and two sisters, Mary Howard and Doris Beverly. [9]
Jazz pianist, bandleader and composer Born in Chicago Eddie Harris: Oct 20, 1934: Nov 5, 1996: Jazz saxophonist Born in Chicago Elizabeth Eden Harris (a.k.a. CupcakKe) May 31, 1997: Rapper Born in Chicago Shawntae Harris (a.k.a. Da Brat) Apr 14, 1974: Rapper Born in Chicago Jarad Anthony Higgins (a.k.a. Juice Wrld) Dec 2, 1998: Dec 8, 2019 ...
Wright was born in the small town of Hahira, which is northwest of Valdosta, Georgia, one of three children and the daughter of a minister and the musical director [2] of their church. She started singing gospel music and playing piano in church as a child, and became interested in jazz and blues. She attended Houston County High School in ...
Brick was formed in Atlanta in 1972 by Regi Hargis from members of two bands - one disco and the other jazz. They coined their own term for disco-jazz, "dazz". [2] They released their first single "Music Matic" on Main Street Records in 1976, before signing to the independently distributed Bang Records.
August 1, 2024 at 4:24 PM. ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter will be honored next month, ahead of his 100th birthday, with a musical gala at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, The Carter ...
Bruce Hampton (born Gustav Valentine Berglund III; April 30, 1947 – May 1, 2017) [1] was an American musician. He was a key figure in the Atlanta, Georgia music scene, mentoring numerous other musicians who became national stars. His own musical style was avant-garde, combining elements of jazz, fusion, southern rock and jam band styles.
Wynton Learson Marsalis (born October 18, 1961) is an American trumpeter, composer, and music instructor, who is currently the artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has been active in promoting classical and jazz music, often to young audiences. Marsalis has won nine Grammy Awards, and his oratorio Blood on the Fields was the first ...