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Stanley Clarke (born 1951) Bob Cranshaw (1932–2016) Mark Egan (born 1951) 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) Gerald Veasley (born 1955) Eberhard Weber (born ...
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 ...
Helio Alves (born 1966) Jimmy Amadie (1937–2013) Albert Ammons (1907–1949) Franck Amsallem (born 1961) Chris Anderson (1926–2008) Bill Anschell; Jim Aton (1925–2008) Ivar Antonsen (born 1946) Lil Hardin Armstrong (1898–1971) Dag Arnesen (born 1950) Lynne Arriale (born 1957) Roy Assaf (born 1982) Ehud Asherie (born 1979) Fahir ...
The following is a list of living centenarians (living people who have attained the age of at least 100 years) known for reasons other than just their longevity.For more specific lists of people (living or deceased) who are known for these reasons, see lists of centenarians.
Argo. Bernard " Buddy " Rich (September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987) [ 1] was an American jazz drummer, songwriter, conductor, and bandleader. He is considered one of the most influential drummers of all time. [ 2] Rich was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, United States. [ 1] He discovered his affinity for jazz music at a young age and ...
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 ]
George Gershwin. George Gershwin ( / ˈɡɜːrʃ.wɪn /; born Jacob Gershwine; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned popular, jazz and classical genres. Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in Paris (1928), the songs ...
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.