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Coordinates: 40°48′25″N 73°56′27″W. A Great Day in Harlem. A Great Day in Harlem or Harlem 1958 is a black-and-white photograph of 57 jazz musicians in Harlem, New York, taken by freelance photographer Art Kane for Esquire magazine on August 12, 1958. [ 1] The idea for the photo came from Esquire ' s art director, Robert Benton ...
Stanley Clarke (born 1951) Bob Cranshaw (1932–2016) Mark Egan (born 1951) 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) Gerald Veasley (born 1955) Eberhard Weber (born ...
Art Tatum. Arthur Tatum Jr. ( / ˈteɪtəm /, October 13, 1909 – November 5, 1956) was an American jazz pianist who is widely regarded as one of the greatest ever. [ 1][ 2] From early in his career, fellow musicians acclaimed Tatum's technical ability as extraordinary. Tatum also extended jazz piano's vocabulary and boundaries far beyond his ...
Benny Golson (born January 25, 1929) [ 1] is an American bebop / hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. [ 2] He came to prominence with the big bands of Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie, more as a writer than a performer, before launching his solo career. Golson is known for co-founding and co-leading The Jazztet with ...
Helio Alves (born 1966) Jimmy Amadie (1937–2013) Albert Ammons (1907–1949) 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) Ehud Asherie (born 1979) Fahir ...
Palm Springs, California, U.S. Occupation (s) Disc jockey, songwriter, record producer, and radio station owner. Years active. 1943–2022. Art Laboe (born Arthur Egnoian; August 7, 1925 – October 7, 2022) was an American radio host, songwriter, record producer, and radio station owner. He was generally credited with coining the term "Oldies ...
While at Oberlin, he had jazz lessons with pianist Neal Creque. [1] He has been part of the jazz scene in New York since 2003, [3] after moving there from the San Francisco Bay Area. [2] Hirahara's debut album, Edge of This Earth, was released in 2000. [4]
Accordion. Art Van Damme (April 9, 1920 [ 1] – February 15, 2010) was an American jazz accordionist. [ 2] Van Damme toured Europe and was popular with jazz enthusiasts in Japan. [ 3] Van Damme was married, and had three children. After he retired to Roseville, California, he continued to perform almost to the end of his life.