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A loosely formed aggregation of downtown NEW YORK players built across the openly bisexual husband-and-wife duo of vocalist Sharon Topper and guitarist Craig Flanagin, God Is My Co-Pilot emerged among the most important voices in the underground music community from the 1990s. Discovering themes which range from sexuality to radical …

In the ’60s, when John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman were defining the idea of a jazz avant-garde, few knowledgeable observers could have guessed that in another 30 years the music’s mainstream would virtually bypass their innovations, and only the hard bop style that free jazz had apparently supplanted. Since it …

The band, After One, features Patty Rose on vocals and bass, Capri Djatiasmoro on drums, and Paul Maniace on guitar. Founded in 1990 by guitarist Paul Maniace, After One takes on hard blues and cool, raunchy rock using the sly cleverness and humor from the Moving Rocks. Paul Maniace is …

Perhaps one of the most well known rings to emerge from the NEW YORK ska revival picture from the 1990s, the Slackers is made up of vocalist Marq Lyn, vocalist/keyboardist Vic Ruggerio, guitarist T.J. Scanlon, bassist Marcus Geard, saxophonist David Hillyard, trumpeter Jeremy Mushlin, trombonist Glen Pine, and drummer Luis …

Although he was generally hesitant to solo, Mel Lewis was considered among the definitive big band drummers, a musician who was simply best at driving an orchestra, but may possibly also play quite nicely with smaller sized units. He began playing appropriately when he was 15 and caused the big …

Harmonica participant and keyboardist Mike Markowitz, given birth to in Queens, NY, and raised in NY City’s burgeoning 1980s blues golf club scene, offers made his tag in the blues globe through a whole lot of hard touring and a little bit of great, old-fashioned NY salesmanship, or “chutzpah.” Created …

b. Abraham Jacob Gornetzsky, 12 Dec 1894, Bialystok, Russia, d. 14 June 1990, NEW YORK, NY, USA. Along with his family members, Gorney relocated to the united states at age 10, settling in Detroit, Michigan. There he researched piano, and performed in a college orchestra, in pubs as well as …

b. Jacob Gellman, 25 July 1907, NEW YORK, NY, USA, d. 2 June 1990, NEW YORK, NY, USA. Blessed and elevated in a hardcore section of the town, Gilford’s Romanian-born mom reputedly backed her family like a bootlegger. In the 30s he worked well like a comedian at vaudeville theatres …

Though he still left performing for composing by the end from the ’50s and stayed apart a long time before returning, Bobby Scott made some entertaining, delightful music. He was an excellent pianist, effective vocalist, and above typical vibist. Scott also performed accordion, bass, cello, and clarinet. He examined on …

b. Albert Omega Sears, 21 Feb 1910, Macomb, Illinois, USA, d. 23 March 1990, NEW YORK, NY, USA. After playing alto and baritone saxophones in a variety of rings in the north-eastern expresses, Sears turned to tenor saxophone and transferred to NY, where he was shortly popular. In the past …