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July 4 – Rick Laird, 80, Irish jazz bassist (Mahavishnu Orchestra) [41] July 31 – Jerzy Matuszkiewicz, 93, Polish jazz musician and composer [42] August 28 – Francesc Burrull, 86, Spanish musician and composer [43] September 16 –George Mraz, 77, Czech-American jazz bassist [44] September 28 - Dr. Lonnie Smith, 79, American jazz Hammond ...
The son of a postal worker, Anthony was born and raised in Pittsburgh. He got his first guitar when he was sixteen, taking lessons from a teacher in Pittsburgh who admired Andres Segovia, Oscar Moore, and Django Reinhardt. Through his teacher, Anthony met Joe Negri, who became an influence. He joined a quartet and performed at clubs in Pittsburgh.
Samara Joy McLendon[1] (born November 11, 1999) is an American jazz singer. She released her self-titled debut album in 2021 and was subsequently named Best New Artist by JazzTimes. Her second album, Linger Awhile (2022), reached number one on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. [2] At the 2023 Grammy Awards, she won the awards for Best Jazz Vocal ...
In 2021, Adjuah formed a new group, Chief Adjuah & the Sound Carved from Legend, [43] which played the closing night of New Orleans's Prospect.5 triennial in January 2022. [44] In 2022 Adjuah was the face of the BMW XM advertising campaign. [45] In 2023, Adjuah won the Doris Duke Foundation's Doris Duke Artist Award. [46]
Prestige, Warner Bros, Muse, Blue Note, HighNote, Spouse. Ayako Asahi Martino (1997-2021) Website. patmartino.com. Pat Martino (born Patrick Carmen Azzara; [2] August 25, 1944 – November 1, 2021) was an American jazz guitarist and composer. He has been cited as one of the greatest guitarists in jazz. [3]
Emmet Cohen was born in Miami, Florida. [1] He began studying piano at the age of three using the Suzuki method. [2] Cohen was raised in Montclair, New Jersey, and attended Montclair High School. [3] While in high school, he was a part of The Gibson/Baldwin Grammy Jazz Ensemble where he met future collaborators Bryan Carter, Benny Benack III ...
Adam Michael Neely (born 1988 [4]) is an American bassist, YouTuber, and composer. His YouTube channel is described as containing " music theory, music cognition, jazz improvisation, musical performance technique, musicology and memes". [5][6][7] He also creates "Gig Vlogs ", which give insight into his life as a professional musician in New ...
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.