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Photo courtesy of the Fraser MacPherson estate. Jeff Clayton (February 16, 1954 – December 16, 2020) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and flautist. Clayton studied oboe at California State University before dropping out to undertake a tour with Stevie Wonder. [1] Following this he recorded with Gladys Knight, Kenny Rogers, Michael ...
Alphonso Johnson (born 1951) Bill Laswell (born 1955) Marcus Miller (born 1959) Monk Montgomery (1921–1982) Jaco Pastorius (1951–1987) John Patitucci (born 1959) Steve Swallow (born 1940) Jamaaladeen Tacuma (born 1956)
Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah (born March 31, 1983, [5] formerly Christian Scott) [6] is an American jazz trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer.. He has been nominated for six Grammy Awards [7] and is a two-time Edison Award [8] winner.
In 2017, Garcia released her debut EP Nubya's 5ive via the label Jazz re:freshed. [11] That year, her band was an opening act at Gilles Peterson's Worldwide Festival in Sète; [12] the following year she played at the NYC Winter Jazz Festival [13] and the JazzFest Berlin.
Occupation (s) Musician, composer, bandleader. Instrument (s) Vocals, guitar. Labels. Brownswood, Blue Note, Rainbow Blonde. Website. josejamesmusic.com. José James (born 20 January 1978) is an American composer, baritone singer, guitar player and vocalist who combines contemporary jazz and hip hop.
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.
Thompson was born on April 29, 1997. He grew up in West Orange, New Jersey and attended Montclair Kimberley Academy. [2] At an early age, he began studying at the Calderone School of Music and later studied with Jazz House Kids, NJPAC Jazz for Teens and Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Dave Koz was born in Encino, California, to Jewish parents: Norman, a dermatologist and Audrey, a pharmacist. Dave has a brother, Jeff, who is also a musician, and a sister, Roberta. [3] Although he is Jewish, Koz plays both Christmas and occasional Hanukkah songs at his concerts. [4][5] He attended William Howard Taft High School in Woodland ...