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Patrice Louise Rushen (born September 30, 1954) is an American jazz pianist, R&B singer, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and music director. [2]At the 25th Annual Grammy Awards, her 1982 single, "Forget Me Nots", received a nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, while her instrumental song, "Number One" was nominated Best R&B Instrumental; both songs were from ...
Young. XL. Brainfeeder. Member of. West Coast Get Down. Website. kamasiwashington.com. Kamasi Tii Washington (born February 18, 1981) is an American jazz saxophonist. [ 1 ] He is a founding member of the jazz collective West Coast Get Down.
Saxophone, bass guitar, flute. Years active. 1987–present. Labels. Atlantic/WEA, GRP, Peak, Heads Up, Concord, Bright Music. Website. geraldalbright.com. Gerald Albright is an American jazz saxophonist. He earned Grammys for the albums 24/7 in 2012 and Slam Dunk in 2014 and was nominated for New Beginnings in 2008 and for Sax for Stax in 2009.
Biography. Franklin was born in Berkeley, California in September, 1958. [1] In 1964, aged six, he took jazz piano lessons at the Washington Elementary School and was taught by Dr Herb Wong who was a jazz journalist, disc jockey and music teacher. In 1972 at the young age of 14 he led the funk-jazz band In One Piece (alt.
In 2017, Garcia released her debut EP Nubya's 5ive via the label Jazz re:freshed. [11] That year, her band was an opening act at Gilles Peterson's Worldwide Festival in Sète; [12] the following year she played at the NYC Winter Jazz Festival [13] and the JazzFest Berlin.
Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah (born March 31, 1983, [5] formerly Christian Scott) [6] is an American jazz trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer. He has been nominated for six Grammy Awards [7] and is a two-time Edison Award [8] winner. He has been named the Jazz FM Innovator of the Year [9] and the Jazz Journalists Association ...
Norah Jones (/ ˈnɔːrə / NOR-ə; born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar; March 30, 1979) [ 2 ] is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. She has won several awards for her music and, as of 2023, had sold more than 50 million records worldwide. [ 3 ] Billboard named her the top jazz artist of the 2000s decade.
Frank Kimbrough. Frank Kimbrough (November 2, 1956 – December 30, 2020) was an American post-bop jazz pianist. He was born and raised in Roxboro, North Carolina. He did some work at Chapel Hill before moving to Washington, D. C. in 1980 and then New York City in 1981. [1]