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Emmet Cohen was born in Miami, Florida. [1] He began studying piano at the age of three using the Suzuki method. [2] Cohen was raised in Montclair, New Jersey, and attended Montclair High School. [3] While in high school, he was a part of The Gibson/Baldwin Grammy Jazz Ensemble where he met future collaborators Bryan Carter, Benny Benack III ...
The U Street Corridor was the location of many jazz clubs and theatres during the early years of the jazz age.. Washington, D.C., has been home to many prominent musicians and is particularly known for the musical genres of Jazz, Rhythm & Blues, bluegrass, punk rock and its locally-developed descendants hardcore and emo, and a local funk genre called go-go.
Felix Grant (December 22, 1918 – October 12, 1993) was a radio presenter who specialized in playing jazz music during his long career in Washington, D.C. (1945 to 1993), primarily at radio station WMAL. Recognized for his distinctive voice, sophisticated style, and personal connection to many of the twentieth century's jazz greats, he was ...
Shirley Valerie Horn (May 1, 1934 – October 20, 2005) was an American jazz singer and pianist. [1] She collaborated with many jazz musicians including Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Toots Thielemans, Ron Carter, Carmen McRae, Wynton Marsalis and others. She was most noted for her ability to accompany herself with nearly incomparable ...
Mary Ann Redmond (born 3 November 1959 in Richmond, Virginia) is an American singer known for her soulful and wide-ranging vocal style in popular and jazz music. She is based in the greater metropolitan Washington, D.C., area, but has performed in several locations in the United States and in other countries. Both her live performances and her ...
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)
Marcus Johnson was born in Columbus, Ohio. When he was 10 years old, he established a neighborhood lawn care service. He and his family moved to Washington, D.C. when he was 12 years old. As a teenager, he started an auto-detailing company [2] and played in a jazz band at Montgomery Blair High School. [3] Subsequently, Johnson studied music ...
The DC Jazz Festival, originally the Duke Ellington Jazz Festival, is a jazz festival held in early to mid June for nearly two weeks in Washington, D.C., United States. [1] It was established in 2004 by jazz manager Charles Fishman [2] and changed to its current name in 2010. It is sponsored "with a grant from the National Endowment for the ...