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Tomiko Itooka (born 23 May 1908) of Japan is the world's oldest living person whose age has been validated. [ 2] John Tinniswood (born 26 August 1912) of the United Kingdom is the world's oldest living man whose age has been validated. [ 2]
The Jazz Age was a period in the 1920s and 30s in which jazz music and dance styles gained worldwide popularity. The Jazz Age's cultural repercussions were primarily felt in the United States, the birthplace of jazz. Originating in New Orleans as mainly sourced from the culture of African Americans, jazz played a significant part in wider ...
Earth, Wind & Fire are an American multi-genre band, founded by Maurice White (vocals, drums, percussion) in 1969, the bands original line-up included Maurice, alongside his brother Verdine White (bass), guitarist Michael Beal, pianists and vocalists Wade Flemons and Don Whitehead, percussionist Yackov Ben Israel, vocalist Sherry Scott, trumpeter Leslie Drayton, trombonist Alexander Thomas and ...
This is a list of jazz musicians by instrument based on existing articles on Wikipedia. Do not enter names that lack articles. Do not enter names that lack sources.
This is an alphabetized list of musicians notable for playing or having played jazz piano. The piano has been an integral part of the jazz idiom since its inception, in both solo and ensemble settings. Its role is multifaceted due largely to the instrument's combined melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic capabilities [1
539 Ma – present. The Phanerozoic Eon (Greek: period of well-displayed life) marks the appearance in the fossil record of abundant, shell-forming and/or trace-making organisms. It is subdivided into three eras, the Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic, with major mass extinctions at division points.
Jackie Cain (1928–2014), jazz singer known for her partnership with her husband in the duo Jackie and Roy [155] Ted Curson (1935–2012), jazz trumpeter [156] Robert DeLeo (born 1966), bass player, songwriter, and harmony vocalist for the Stone Temple Pilots [157] Tommy DeVito (1928–2020), guitarist and vocalist for The Four Seasons [158]
She also authored a piece for Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People List, writing the entry for Laverne Cox. [31] The day-to-day life of Jennings and her family is documented in the TLC reality series I Am Jazz, which debuted in July 2015. [30] [32] The seventh season premiered on November 30, 2021. [33]