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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]
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 ...
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)
Barry Doyle Harris (December 15, 1929 – December 8, 2021) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, composer, arranger, and educator. He was an exponent of the bebop style. [1][2] Influenced by Thelonious Monk and Bud Powell, [3] Harris in turn influenced and mentored bebop musicians including Donald Byrd, Paul Chambers, Curtis Fuller, Joe ...
May 8 – Curtis Fuller, 88, American jazz trombonist [38] May 15 – Mario Pavone, 80, American jazz bassist, composer and bandleader [39] June 21 – Nobuo Hara, 94, Japanese saxophonist [40] July 4 – Rick Laird, 80, Irish jazz bassist (Mahavishnu Orchestra) [41] July 31 – Jerzy Matuszkiewicz, 93, Polish jazz musician and composer [42]
Bobbe Gorin Long was born in Cave City, Kentucky, on December 11, 1937. [1][2] Her parents, Bobbe (Martin) Long and Arthur Long, owned a gas station. [3] Adair began playing the piano at the age of five. [4][5] She graduated from Caverna High School in 1954. [6] Adair earned a Bachelor of Science degree in music education at Western Kentucky ...
UNESCO's official description of International Jazz Day places the annual celebration in the context of the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, [9] maintaining that Jazz Day "integrates culture in sustainable development frameworks", "promotes human rights and fundamental freedoms", and "protects and promote the diversity of cultural ...
Years active. 1990–present. Website. briannewman.com. Brian Newman (born June 10, 1981) is an American jazz musician, singer, and trumpet player. He is most known for his numerous performances with Lady Gaga and her surprise appearances at his performances in New York City. Newman currently holds a residency at the Rose Bar at the Gramercy ...