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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."
Julie London (née Peck; September 26, 1926 – October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 40 years.A torch singer noted for her contralto voice, London recorded over thirty albums of pop and jazz standards between 1955 and 1969.
Occupation (s) Session musician, educator. Instrument. Guitar. Years active. 1950s–1992. Howard Mancel Roberts (October 2, 1929 – June 28, 1992) was an American jazz guitarist, educator, and session musician. [ 1]
Billie Holiday. Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed " Lady Day " by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made a significant contribution to jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly influenced by jazz instrumentalists, inspired a ...
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 ...
Charnett Moffett. Charnett Moffett (June 10, 1967 – April 11, 2022) was an American jazz bassist. [ 1] A consummate and versatile bassist, and composer, he was an apparent child prodigy. Moffett began playing bass in the family band, touring the Far East in 1975 at the age of eight. In the mid-1980s, he played with Wynton Marsalis and ...
11 – Slim Richey, American jazz guitarist (died 2015). 17 – John Coates Jr., American pianist (died 2017). 23 – Wilson Simonal, Brazilian singer (died 2000). 24 – Louie Ramirez, American percussionist and vibraphonist (died 1993). 28 – Mike Wofford, American pianist. March. 7 – Petr Skoumal, Czech pianist and composer (died 2014). 9
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 .