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Musical artist. Signature. Kenneth Bruce Gorelick (born June 5, 1956), known professionally as Kenny G, is an American smooth jazz saxophonist, composer, and producer. [ 1] His 1986 album Duotones brought him commercial success. [ 1] Kenny G is one of the best-selling artists of all time, with global sales totaling more than 75 million records.
Ron Carter. Ronald Levin Carter (born May 4, 1937) [ 1] is an American jazz double bassist. His appearances on 2,221 recording sessions make him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history. [ 2] He has won three Grammy Awards, [ 3] and is also a cellist who has recorded numerous times on that instrument. [ 4]
Loeb began a solo career in 1988 with his debut album My Shining Hour on the Japanese record label Pony Canyon. He released subsequent albums on DMP Digital Music Products among them Life Colors (1990). Loeb ultimately achieved commercial success with Shanachie Records on The Music Inside (1996). The title song from the album held the number ...
Occupation (s) Musician. Instrument (s) Tenor saxophone, clarinet, C melody saxophone. Years active. 1920s – 1980s. Lawrence " Bud " Freeman (April 13, 1906 – March 15, 1991) [1] was an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer, known mainly for playing tenor saxophone, but also the clarinet. [2]
Carla Patullo. Carla Patullo is an American composer, musician, singer, and songwriter. [1] She won a Grammy Award for her album So She Howls in 2024 and has composed music for film and TV shows such as Maxine, This is Jessica, and Lotte that Silhouette Girl. She has performed with Sandra Bernhard, Liza Minnelli, and Rufus Wainwright, among others.
The center runs a Middle School Jazz Academy, a High School Jazz Academy, and a Summer Academy, all in New York City, all of them with free tuition. Every year the orchestra tours and visits schools throughout the U.S. [3] The Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival takes place every year at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
A jazz band ( jazz ensemble or jazz combo) is a musical ensemble that plays jazz music. Jazz bands vary in the quantity of its members and the style of jazz that they play but it is common to find a jazz band made up of a rhythm section and a horn section . The size of a jazz band is closely related to the style of jazz they play as well as the ...
Christian McBride. Christian McBride (born May 31, 1972) is an American jazz bassist, composer and arranger. He has appeared on more than 300 recordings as a sideman, and is an eight-time Grammy Award winner. McBride has performed and recorded with a number of jazz musicians and ensembles, including Freddie Hubbard, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock ...