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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 ...
Big Jay McNeely in 3-D (1956, Federal), (1959, King) Live at Cisco's, (1963, Warner Bros.) – recorded live at a jazz club in Manhattan Beach, California, in 1962. Swingin' , (1984, Collectables) – 1957–1961 recordings, including unreleased sides. Live at Birdland, 1957, (1992, Collectables – live performances recorded in stereo at the ...
John Proulx is a jazz pianist, vocalist, educator, and composer based in Los Angeles, California. His singing style has elicited comparisons with a young Chet Baker. [1] He is a recording artist with four albums to his credit. [2] His most recent album, “Say It” came out in 2018 on the ArtistShare label, and features Chuck Berghofer on bass ...
Los Angeles City College. Eric Allan Dolphy Jr. (June 20, 1928 – June 29, 1964) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and bandleader. Primarily an alto saxophonist, bass clarinetist, and flautist, [1] Dolphy was one of several multi-instrumentalists to gain prominence during the same era. His use of the bass clarinet helped to ...
1939–1984. Sheldon " Shelly " Manne (June 11, 1920 – September 26, 1984) was an American jazz drummer. Most frequently associated with West Coast jazz, he was known for his versatility and also played in a number of other styles, including Dixieland, swing, bebop, avant-garde jazz, and later fusion. He also contributed to the musical ...
Cool jazz. West Coast jazz refers to styles of jazz that developed in Los Angeles and San Francisco during the 1950s. West Coast jazz is often seen as a subgenre of cool jazz, which consisted of a calmer style than bebop or hard bop. The music relied relatively more on composition and arrangement than on the individually improvised playing of ...
He and his All-Stars were featured at the ninth Cavalcade of Jazz concert also at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles produced by Leon Hefflin Sr. held on June 7, 1953, along with Shorty Rogers, Roy Brown, Don Tosti and His Mexican Jazzmen, Earl Bostic, and Nat "King" Cole.
The Baked Potato is a prominent jazz club on Cahuenga Boulevard in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, opened by Don Randi (father of bassist Leah Randi) in 1970. Randi formed his own group, Don Randi and Quest, as the house band. Over the years it has hosted many live recordings from jazz fusion artists. Larry Carlton recorded Last Nite ...