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Biography. Born in Ypsilanti, Michigan, on September 10, 1949, [1] and raised in Romulus, Michigan, Barbara Morrison recorded her first appearance for radio in Detroit at the age of 10. In 1973 when she was 23, she moved to Los Angeles [2] and sang with Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson 's band. Between the mid-1970s and early 1990s, she recorded ...
The Erroll Garner Club was founded in 1982 in Aberlady, Scotland. On September 26, 1992, Garnerphiles from England, Scotland, Germany and the US met in London for a unique and historic get-together. The guests of honour were Eddie Calhoun (bassist) and Kelly Martin (drummer), Garner's rhythm section from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s.
Biography. John Pisano was born in Staten Island, New York, on February 6, 1931. Pisano worked with Herb Alpert, Billy Bean, Chico Hamilton, Peggy Lee, and Joe Pass. [1] He died in Los Angeles on May 2, 2024, at the age of 93. [2][3]
Cano was born in Los Angeles on June 6, 1927. [1] His mother was Mexican-American, [1] and his father, a bass guitarist, [2] was Mexican. [1] Cano's grandfather played with the Mexico City Symphony. [2] Cano had classical piano lessons from the age of five. [1] He also had training for the bass led by his grandfather and others, as well as ...
Chuck Niles was a DJ for KKJZ from 1990 until his death in Santa Monica in 2004. [ 2][ 3] Horace Silver ("The Hippest Cat in Hollywood'), Louie Bellson ("Niles Blues"), and Bob Florence ("Bebop Charlie", "Nilestones"), and others have written tunes for "Carlitos Niles". He also appeared in small parts in several films.
Norman Granz (August 6, 1918 – November 22, 2001) was an American jazz record producer and concert promoter. He founded the record labels Clef, Norgran, Down Home, Verve, and Pablo. Granz was acknowledged as "the most successful impresario in the history of jazz". [1] He was also a champion of racial equality, insisting, for example, on ...
Roy Ayers (born September 10, 1940) is an American vibraphonist, record producer and composer. [1] Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several albums with Atlantic Records, before his tenure at Polydor Records beginning in the 1970s, during which he helped pioneer jazz-funk. [2]
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