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Double bass. alto saxophone. Mraz (center) performing with Emil Viklický (piano) and Billy Hart (drums). George Mraz (born Jiří Mráz; 9 September 1944 – 16 September 2021) [1] was a Czech-born American jazz bassist and alto saxophonist. [2] He was a member of Oscar Peterson 's group, and worked with Pepper Adams, Stan Getz, Michel ...
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.
Festival producer, concert promoter, musician. Instrument (s) Piano, vocals. Labels. Arbors. George Wein (October 3, 1925 – September 13, 2021) was an American jazz promoter, pianist, and producer. [1] He was the founder of the Newport Jazz Festival, which is held every summer in Newport, Rhode Island. He also co-founded the Newport Folk ...
This is a list of jazz musicians by instrument based on existing articles on Wikipedia. Do not enter names that lack articles. ... (1941–2021) Richard Davis (born ...
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 ...
Young. XL. Brainfeeder. Member of. West Coast Get Down. Website. kamasiwashington.com. Kamasi Washington (born February 18, 1981) is an American jazz saxophonist. [1] He is a founding member of the jazz collective West Coast Get Down.
The album was listed on several end of 2020 top album lists. In July 2021, Garcia's album Source was shortlisted for the 2021 Hyundai Mercury Prize. [28] Nubya Garcia debuted her band on 18 August at the 2021 BBC Proms held in London's Royal Albert Hall. The Daily Telegraph gave the performance a five-star review. [29] [30]
Kat Edmonson. (Aarhus Jazz Festival, Denmark, 2013) Born and raised in Houston, Edmonson is the only child of a single mother who enjoyed songs from the Great American Songbook and traditional pop from the 1940s and '50s. She wrote her first song at age nine while riding the school bus. [2]