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The all-star jazz group Raydience was assembled by guitarist/vocalist Ronnie Ray Padilla, pulling from current and former members of Tower of Power and Garaj Mahal, aswell as music artists who had toured and/or recorded with Carlos Santana, Steve Winwood, Weather Statement, Herbie Hancock, Sergio Mendes, Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, as …

In her final years, Ida Goodson performed organ at several churches in Pensacola — which could have produced her father happy, unless it had been a good example of inadequate too late. He previously been a deacon in the Mt. Olive Baptist Cathedral, by reputation a guy who took religious …

Hearing them on the air as a young child, Katherine Davis was enamored with the approach to life of the first great blues singers want Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey. She was motivated to make performing her career because the clothing, cars and various other accoutrements from the high lifestyle …

Norway’s Shining focus on a genre-hopping prog-jazz trend that is equivalent parts avant-garde jazz, experimental structure, power consumer electronics, progressive rock and roll, and extreme steel. Founded in Oslo by saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, in support of continuous member Jørgen Munkeby, the band’s music and outrageous theatrical live present advanced toward a …

b. 4 Sept 1949, Newark, NJ, USA. Colson performed piano from early child years and studied thoroughly, attaining a qualification at Northwestern University or college College of Music before settling in Chicago where he became a significant person in the Black Performers Group (Handbag). During this time period, he wedded …

Tenor saxophonist David Evans, also an excellent arranger, continues to be from the Portland, Oregon, music picture since 1994. Ahead of that he exercised of another city considered not as well shabby for jazz, New Orleans. Although some of his actions there involved the original jazz sets of leaders such …

b. Irene Armstrong, c.1908, Marietta, Ohio, USA, d. c.1975. After acquiring piano lessons from her piano-teacher mom, Kitchings shifted to Chicago and in her past due teens was operating like a single pianist in jazz night clubs and sitting-in at after-hours classes. She created her personal jazz groups, mainly with …

Héctor Giovanni is a salsa vocalist from Puerto Rico who’s associated with Gilberto Santa Rosa as well as the label Camínalo Discos. Created in Condado, Puerto Rico, Giovanni cites among his affects La Sonora Ponceña, Rubén Cutting blades, Oscar D’León, Ray Barretto, and Un Gran Combo. He produced his full-length …

The rollicking backbeat featured on many great Fats Waller sides, aswell as some early Big Joe Turner performances, comes thanks to Allen “Yank” Porter. As though his surname wasn’t suggestive plenty of, he was compensated for his attempts having a nickname that nearly perfectly explains what transporting drums will to …

Blessed in Finland in the first ’30s, this performer grew up by a mom who was simply a piano instructor. Gunnar Bjorksten, occasionally referred to as Hacke Bjorksten, began being a clarinet participant and then proved helpful his method down, adding a flute towards the objective as an afterthought. In …