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This is a list of jazz musicians by instrument based on existing articles on Wikipedia. Do not enter names that lack articles. Do not enter names that lack sources.
Najee began his career as a teenager performing in local bands in the New York City area. After high school, Najee's first world tour was with a band from New York City called "Area Code". The band spent two years performing on military bases in Europe, Iceland, Greenland, Central America, Caribbean, and the United States on behalf of the USO.
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 ...
She married Richard Collins in 1942 and remained married for 70 years. [7] Together they moved to Burnaby in 1948 with her four children, Rick, Judith, Barry and Tom. [5] [3] As the only black family in the neighbourhood, her neighbours started an unsuccessful petition to prevent them from moving in. [4] [5] [8] [6] Her children were bullied at school. [8]
Matthew Whitaker (born April 3, 2001) is an American jazz pianist. Blind since birth, he has performed at venues including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center and the Apollo Theater, where, at 10, he was the opening performer for Stevie Wonder's induction into the Apollo Theater's Hall of Fame.
Woodrow Wilson (born Staunton, Virginia ), 28th President of the United States, Governor of New Jersey, lived in Princeton. Dave Winfield (born Saint Paul, Minnesota ), lives in Teaneck. Stevie Wonder (born Saginaw, Michigan ), lives in Alpine. Feng Yun (born Liaoning, China), lives in New Jersey.
Nature Boy. " Nature Boy " is a song first recorded by American jazz singer Nat King Cole. It was released on March 29, 1948, as a single by Capitol Records, and later appeared on the album, The Nat King Cole Story. It was written by Eden Ahbez as a tribute to Bill Pester, who practiced the Naturmensch and Lebensreform philosophies adopted by ...
On 1 May 2011 Laurie and a jazz quintet closed the 2011 Cheltenham Jazz Festival to great acclaim. [53] He followed that up as the subject of the 15 May 2011 episode of ITV's series Perspectives , explaining his love for the music of New Orleans and playing music, from his album Let Them Talk , at studios and live venues in the city itself. [ 49 ]