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A longtime sideman, especially with Sonny Rollins, Tag Soskin has just had rare possibilities to business lead his own periods. He began acquiring piano lessons when he was seven. Although he afterwards regarded Cedar Walton to become his most significant influence, Soskin in fact spent his teenage years playing frequently …

Hélcio Milito, an extraordinary drummer along with his distinctive even brushwork, caused such brands as Sammy Davis Jr., João Gilberto, Stan Getz, Astrud Gilberto, the Mitchell-Ruff Duo, Luís Bonfá, Don Costa, Gil Evans, Tony Bennett, Wes Montgomery, among others, not forgetting Luís Eça, with whom he proved helpful over the …

For a particular concert on the Central Recreation area Zoo in 1993, vibraphonist Dave Samuels (who doubles on marimba) come up with the Caribbean Jazz Task for the very first time. Teaming Samuels using the outstanding (and pioneering) jazz metal drummer Andy Narell and saxophonist Paquito d’Rivera (who alternates between …

Since he started taking harmonica solos within the mid-’50s, Toots Thielemans continues to be without the close competition in his instrument, a minimum of until Hendrik Meurkens arrived. Blessed in Germany to Dutch parents, Meurkens started being a vibraphonist, not really playing harmonica until he noticed Thielemans when he was …

b. 1960, USA. Playing music from an extremely early age group, Levy analyzed piano and music theory in the Manhattan College of Music for four years, after that studied pipe body organ for an additional 2 yrs. While going to Northwestern University or college, Evanston, Illinois, he was an associate …

Drummer and percussionist Duduka Da Fonseca was created in Rio de Janeiro. He continues to be playing drums since he was 12 and by age 15 was carrying out with a few of the most experienced music artists in Brazil. In 1975, Da Fonseca relocated to NY where his profession …