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Joey DeFrancesco. Joey DeFrancesco (April 10, 1971 – August 25, 2022) was an American jazz organist, trumpeter, saxophonist, and occasional singer. [3] He released more than 30 albums under his own name, and recorded extensively as a sideman with such leading jazz performers as trumpeter Miles Davis, saxophonist Houston Person, and guitarist ...
Samara Joy McLendon[1] (born November 11, 1999) is an American jazz singer. She released her self-titled debut album in 2021 and was subsequently named Best New Artist by JazzTimes. Her second album, Linger Awhile (2022), reached number one on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. [2] At the 2023 Grammy Awards, she won the awards for Best Jazz Vocal ...
Genres. Jazz. Years active. 2011–present. Website. www.pasqualegrasso.com. Pasquale Grasso is an Italian-born jazz guitarist based in New York City. He is known for a pianistic approach to jazz guitar influenced by Bud Powell 's style, and for using classical position and technique enabled by classical training.
Emmet Cohen was born in Miami, Florida. [1] He began studying piano at the age of three using the Suzuki method. [2] Cohen was raised in Montclair, New Jersey, and attended Montclair High School. [3] While in high school, he was a part of The Gibson/Baldwin Grammy Jazz Ensemble where he met future collaborators Bryan Carter, Benny Benack III ...
Years active. 1982–present. Labels. Keytone, GRP, JVC, Shanachie, Trippin N' Rhythm, ChieliMusic. Website. chielimusic.com. Chieli Minucci (born April 17, 1958) [1] is an American guitarist who co-founded the band Special EFX. [2]
Keyon Harrold was born and raised in Ferguson, Missouri, United States, one of 16 children in a family of musicians. [1] His grandfather was a former police officer who founded The Memorial Lancers Drum and Bugle Corps. [2] Harrold graduated from the School of Jazz at The New School.
Robert Glasper. Robert Andre Glasper (born April 6, 1978) is an American pianist, record producer, songwriter, and musical arranger. His music embodies numerous musical genres, primarily centered around jazz. Glasper has won five Grammy Awards from 11 nominations.
Taylor Eigsti. Taylor Eigsti (born September 24, 1984) is an American jazz pianist and composer. Eigsti's trio features bassist Harish Raghavan and drummer Eric Harland. He is also a member of Eric Harland Voyager, Kendrick Scott Oracle, and Gretchen Parlato 's group. A child prodigy, Eigsti has been a faculty member at the Stanford Jazz ...