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Calca Larga

Calça Larga was a sambista of heroic occasions who fought for respect and conducted the Acadêmicos perform Salgueiro samba college with their first triumph using the historic samba-enredo “Chica da Silva.” Calça Larga (aka Joaquim Casemiro) found its way to the Morro perform Salgueiro (Salgueiro Hill, in the Tijuca borough …

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Fon-Fon

Director of the famous orchestra in the ’40s which had many years of international encounter, Fon-Fon was the initial in Brazil to truly have a group with saxophone, trumpet, and trombone areas. In his orchestra, he previously among the better music artists of Rio, at that time. At ten, he …

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Albert Socarras

The first jazz flute soloist ever sold (predating the better-known Wayman Carver by many years), Albert Socarras made records with Clarence Williams starting in 1927 and took occasional flute solos at least as soon as 1929. He started his profession playing in his indigenous Cuba, moving towards the U.S. in …

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Aaron Norris

Al Norris spent nearly his entire profession as a tempo guitarist with Jimmie Lunceford’s Orchestra. He began appropriately in 1927 being a banjoist in upstate NY. Five years afterwards he became a member of Lunceford, switching within a season from banjo to acoustic guitar (although he sometimes played violin). Apart …

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Howard E. Johnson

Not to end up being confused using the tuba participant from the same name, Howard Johnson was a high swing altoist who was simply flexible enough to try out in both bop and dixieland configurations. Johnson proved helpful in Boston early in his profession and, after shifting to NY, he …

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Bill Reinhardt

Traditional jazz clarinetist and owner from the famous Dixieland club Jazz Ltd. (in Chicago, IL), Expenses Reinhardt began the look phases of his golf club after completing a term using the Navy in 1945. He and his wife, previous Broadway chorus woman Ruth Sato (who got caused such big titles …

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Louis Varney

Affected by Offenbach this People from france composers light operas and operettas experienced an incredible air flow of happiness. He started his musical profession like a conductor from the Theater de l’Athenee in Paris and made up his 1st one-act operetta “Il signor Pulcinella.” After his father’s loss of life …

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Albert Dietrich

Conductor and composer who all studied with Otto, Moscheles, Rietz and Hauptmann. In Dusseldorf Dietrich became familiar with Schumann’s group and befriended Brahms. When he still left Dusseldorf he discovered poisitions in Leipzig, Bonn, Oldenburg and Berlin affording him the chance to provide and conduct a few of his very …

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François-Auguste Gevaert

Not only an organist, pianist and prize being successful composer, Gevaert was a well traveled musician and instructor. He received approval in Spain, Germany, Belgium, France and Italy specifically impressing the royal groups of Belgium and Spain. “Fantasia sobre motivos espanoles,” constructed for the orchestra, discovered favour with Queen Isabella …

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Harry Kiker

This young Georgia fellow had about zero desire for old-time country music until his sister, Opal, got associated with a tall fellow from the name of John Dilleshaw. Not merely do Dilleshaw (or Dilly) prefer to provide his acoustic guitar around for passionate serenades, he’d actually make his entire music …

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