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Keshavan Maslak. Bennie Maupin. Howard McGhee. Carlos McKinney. Billy Mitchell (saxophonist) Sandy Mosse.
Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of musical directions in a roughly five-decade career that kept him at the forefront of many major ...
Karriem Riggins is an American jazz drummer, record producer, DJ and songwriter from Detroit, Michigan. He met Chicago rapper Common and fellow Detroit musician J Dilla both in 1996, and served as an extensive contributor for releases by both artists. He produced for Common's 1997 album One Day It'll All Make Sense, did so on much of his ...
Occupation (s) Musician. Instrument. Violin. Years active. 1967–1994. Labels. United Artists, Liberty. Noel Pointer (December 26, 1954 – December 19, 1994) was an American jazz violinist and record producer, whose life inspired a music foundation.
Charlie Allen (trumpeter) Hayes Alvis. Albert Ammons. Chris Anderson (pianist) Chuck Anderson (jazz guitarist) Fred Anderson (musician) Ray Anderson (musician) Lil Hardin Armstrong. Austin High School Gang.
Barry Harris was an influential performer and teacher who trained a number of jazz greats in music theory and improvisation from his home in the 1950s. Detroit-born pianist Barry Harris who taught ...
Joe Daley (musician) Joe Daley (July 30, 1918 – March 5, 1994) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and music teacher. Daley was part of the Chicago jazz scene for 40 years. Musicians who studied with Daley include Grammy winners David Sanborn and Paul Winter, Emmy winner James DiPasquale, Richard Corpolongo, Chuck Domanico, and ...
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 ...