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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)
This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 1924. Musicians born that year included the drummer Max Roach and singers Sarah Vaughan and Dinah Washington.In 1924, Leopold Stokowski, the British orchestral conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra, observed that jazz had "come to stay."
Ruth Brown (1928–2006) Ane Brun (born 1976) Mari Kvien Brunvoll (born 1984) Joyce Bryant (1928–2022) Beryl Bryden (1920–1998) Michael Bublé (born 1975) Sarah Buechi (born 1981)
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)
In 2008, Kim Waters, Jeff Kashiwa, and Steve Cole formed The Sax Pack. Their debut album, The Sax Pack, was released in 2008 under Shanachie Records. The album peaked at number 13 on the Billboard charts. In 2009, the album, The Pack is Back, was released and peaked at number 16 on Billboard Charts. In 2012, Kim Waters was replaced by Marcus ...
Grover Washington Jr. (December 12, 1943 – December 17, 1999) [1][2] was an American jazz-funk and soul-jazz saxophonist and Grammy Award winner. Along with Wes Montgomery and George Benson, he is considered by many to be one of the founders and legends of the smooth jazz genre. [3] He wrote some of his material and later became an arranger ...
Chet Baker is portrayed by Ethan Hawke in the 2015 film Born to Be Blue. It is a reimagining of Baker's career in the late 1960s, when he is famous for both his music and his addiction, and he takes part in a movie about his life to boost his career. [50] Steve Wall plays Baker in the 2018 film My Foolish Heart.
Musical artist. Norma Deloris Egstrom[a] (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, and actress whose career spanned seven decades. From her beginning as a vocalist on local radio to singing with Benny Goodman 's big band, Lee created a sophisticated persona ...