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Jazz. blues. Occupation (s) Musician. Instrument. Cornet. Years active. 1890s–1907. Charles Joseph " Buddy " Bolden (September 6, 1877 – November 4, 1931) was an American cornetist who was regarded by contemporaries as a key figure in the development of a New Orleans style of ragtime music, or "jass", which later came to be known as jazz .
Jazz improvisation is the spontaneous invention of melodic solo lines or accompaniment parts in a performance of jazz music. It is one of the defining elements of jazz. Improvisation is composing on the spot, when a singer or instrumentalist invents melodies and lines over a chord progression played by rhythm section instruments (piano, guitar ...
Accessed November 25, 2017. "Emily Remler, a jazz guitarist in the be-bop tradition, died of a heart attack on Friday while on tour in Sydney, Australia, the Associated Press reported yesterday. She was 32 years old. Ms. Remler was born in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., and started playing folk and then rock guitar."
Charlie Banacos (August 11, 1946 – December 8, 2009 [1]) was an American pianist, composer, author and educator, concentrating on jazz . Banacos created over 100 courses of study for improvisation and composition. His concepts of teaching and his courses influenced educators since the late 1950s. He was the original author of courses named ...
The following is a list of notable jazz guitar players, including guitarists from related jazz genres such as Western swing, Latin jazz, and jazz fusion. For an article giving a short history, see jazz guitarists .
Robert Broom Jr. (born January 18, 1961) is an American jazz guitarist, composer, and educator. He was born and raised in New York City, then moved to Chicago, which has been his home town since 1984. [1] He performs and records with The Bobby Broom Trio and his organ group, The Bobby Broom Organi-Sation. While versed in the traditional jazz ...
Gary Smith is an avant-garde guitarist, improviser and composer from the United Kingdom.He is known for developing dense extended techniques on electric guitar. Gary Smith has released close to twenty albums in solo, [1] group and live settings with Shoji Hano, Rhys Chatham, John Stevens, Hugh Hopper, Masayoshi Urabe, Chie Mukai, Aufgehoben No Process, and Bill Fay.
Richard Duckett, Worcester Telegram & Gazette. August 9, 2024 at 5:03 AM. Organ Fairchild will be the featured act for the 7th annual Jazz+ Live (formerly Jazz at Sunset) concert at 6 p.m. Aug. 23 ...