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Influenced by famous brands Tim Berne, Frank Zappa, and contemporary classical composer Charles Wuorinen, Brooklyn-based guitarist Rich Woodson exchanged his desire for hard rock and roll and speed steel for a mixture of creative jazz, avant steel, and contemporary chamber music textures in his Ellipsis quintet. Featuring Woodson along with …

Ritmo con Lenguaje (Tempo and Vocabulary) is a Canadian music group who plays a number of Latin music, including traditional Cuban, South American, and Haitian. Produced in the middle-’90s by School of Toronto learners Rob Fekete, Dave O’Neill, and Julio Enriquez (all from the town of Hamilton), Ritmo con Lenguaje …

Sometimes referred to as “the haggis of jazz fusion rings,” the tiny combo Mind were dynamic in Glasgow in the ’70s. The tempo portion of drummer Billy Kyle and bassist Graham Mince had been consistent elements in the three albums released with the group more than a five-year period, as …

Actually listeners who find everything regarding fusion stupid must admit this guitarist was wise dealing with a far-out nickname that effects in lots of of his credits reading Charles “Icarus” Johnson. So long as the “Icarus” component is within, it is possible to tell him aside from a great many …

The Orchestra was formed in the united kingdom during 1978 by pianist Keith Nichols and arranger Alan Cohen to focus on the repertoire from the 20s and 30s, also to play originals written in an identical style. After a unforgettable first night time at London’s 100 Golf club, the band …

The man who was simply reportedly the favourite pianist of president Franklin D. Roosevelt was created into a existence of music. Graham Jackson’s mom was a well-known vocalist, and he started showing melodic and rhythmic skills of his personal at an age group when most kids want to get better …

A fascinating and colorful painting by Howard Smith graced the cover of trumpeter Donald Byrd’s 1987 portion of Harlem Blues. The artist’s extremely unusual (not really!) surname was also symbolized by the current presence of drummer Marvin “Smitty” Smith.

Not really the famous blues and R&B pianist, but a journeyman tenor saxophonist whose minute of glory was included with a 1972 Traveling Dutchman album. He performed off his name for an record whose name was a takeoff from the outdated Coaster’s tune “Charlie Dark brown,” but also passed Charles …

Not to end up being confused using the famous Philadelphia-born celebrity who became Princess Elegance of Monaco and died in 1982, the Elegance Kelly profiled with this bio is a straight-ahead jazz saxophonist/vocalist who had many albums in her catalog before she was 17. The precocious New Britain native has …

United kingdom alto/soprano saxophonist Jon Lloyd increased to become notable free of charge improviser through the ’90s, in a position to balance high-energy blowing with an increase of subtly nuanced performing; he was also an able composer, mainly in the free-bop setting, able to provide his pieces an absolute structure …