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b. 9 Dec 1919, Woodville, Mississippi, USA, d. Apr 1982, Oakland, California, USA. Also known throughout his profession as Vince Monroe, Polka Dot Slender and Mr. Calhoun, Vincent was 40 years previous and surviving in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, before he produced his first information, although he previously been playing harmonica …

Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire is a forward-thinking musician having a bent toward atmospheric post-bop. Created in Oakland, California, Akinmusire demonstrated early guarantee by his teenagers, and gigged skillfully while also playing in the Berkeley SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Jazz Outfit. Early encounters with such luminaries as saxophonists Joe Henderson and Steve Coleman …

Perhaps one of the most prominent and colorful statistics from the SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA Bay Region hyphy motion (sometimes hailed seeing that the scene’s “crown prince”), North Oakland-based rapper Mistah F.A.B. presents a relatively exceptional mix of road credibility, social awareness, astute introspection, and irrepressible goofiness. Delivered Stanley P. …