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Louis Cole was born in Los Angeles to a family with musical roots. [2] [3] His father plays jazz piano, while his mother played bass. Cole started drumming when he was 8. [3] [4] He graduated in jazz studies at the USC Thornton School of Music in 2009. [2] [5]
Education and career. Born in Los Angeles on May 9, 1968, Wilson received his degree in music composition from Bennington College. He counts Duke Ellington, Gil Evans, Wes Montgomery, Ry Cooder, and T-Bone Walker among his influences. [1] His first album Anthony Wilson was nominated for a Grammy Award and his second album, Goat Hill Junket ...
The Wrecking Crew, also known as the Clique and the First Call Gang, was a loose collective of American session musicians based in Los Angeles who played on many studio recordings in the 1960s and 1970s, including hundreds of top 40 hits. The musicians were not publicly recognized at the time, but were viewed with reverence by industry insiders ...
Born in Miami Beach, Florida, Sylvia Brooks was born Sylvia Victoria Ippolito. [8]Her father, Don Ippolito, was a jazz pianist who has played with various other icons such as Ira Sullivan, Buddy Rich, Peggy Lee, and Dizzie Gillespie, [9] [10] and her mother, Johanna Dordick, was an opera singer who founded the Los Angeles Opera Theatre. [11]
Han was born in Los Angeles, California, to Chinese parents, both of whom were professional musicians. [1] She was taught piano from the age of five, initially by her mother. [ 1 ] She became interested in jazz in high school, where she was taught by drummer Bill Wysaske. [ 1 ]
They released their debut album Young Jazz Giants in 2004 on Birdman Records. [4] [5] Washington joined the Gerald Wilson Orchestra for its 2005 album In My Time. [6] In 2008 and 2009 "The Kamasi Washington Band" played the outdoor Labor Day Jazz Concert on the Main Green at Village Green, Los Angeles.
Pages in category "Jazz musicians from Los Angeles" The following 59 pages are in this category, out of 59 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Paul Milton Jackson Jr. (born December 30, 1959) [1] is an American fusion /urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist. In addition to being a recording artist in his own right, Jackson is also a session player, with a career spanning multiple decades. He has supported artists ranging from Michael Jackson (no relation) [2] (on the ...