Tag Archives: Jazz

Not to end up being confused using the past due R&B singer from the same name, Bobby Ruler is a superb, though underexposed, jazz reedman/pianist that has played a number of instruments and may handle outside and inside playing similarly well. The L.A. indigenous moved around a whole lot over …

A fine golf swing tenor participant influenced by Coleman Hawkins, Bumps Myers, who sometimes played alto and baritone, had many interesting music encounters during his profession although he hardly ever gained much popularity beyond the LA area. Myers became a specialist musician in 1929 when he was 17 and freelanced …

Frank Guarente might have been the initial musician born beyond your USA to have influence being a jazz musician and innovator in the us. Guarente is specially exclusive through his excellent skills like a trumpeter, composer, and innovator, furthermore to his see of, and involvement in, the introduction of New …

You can find legions of musicians whose small size earned them the common-day nicknames of “Shorty” or “Pee Wee,” but trumpeter Clarence Brereton was therefore tiny his associates described him mainly because “Minnow.” From the recordings of jazz huge Sidney Bechet and early edges by outstanding vocalist Lena Horne, the …

A fine golf swing stylist, Harold “Geezil” Minerve’s main state to popularity is that he was Johnny Hodges’ substitute in Duke Ellington’s Orchestra after Hodges’ unexpected death. Minerve was raised in Florida and started playing music when he was 12. In early stages he used Ida Cox, freelanced in New …

Roykey Wydh, raised for the Caribbean isle of Aruba, initial made a name for himself along with his amazing electric guitar session function. He shifted to Europe in the very beginning of the ’80s, getting support gigs with performers like Lionel Ritchie, Patrick Gammon, yet others. In 1984, Wydh, who …

A rare jazz France horn participant and soloist, Robert North aka Sibling Ah was among the busiest program musicians from the ’50s and ’60s. He proved helpful and documented with many jazz stars, included in this Donald Byrd, John Coltrane, Gil Evans, Sunlight Ra, Gil Evans, McCoy Tyner, Rahsaan Roland …

Lovers from the enchanting jazz songstress Billie Vacation owe a debts of gratitude to the NY saxophonist who all provided a few of her initial on-stage encounters in the first ’30s, when Female Time was just barely that, aged a scant 21 years of age at that time. Kenneth Hollon …

An excellent Dixieland trombonist (although hardly ever a major participant), Big Key Russell Moore had an extended and busy profession. A member from the American Indian Pima tribe, Moore transferred to Blue Isle, IL in 1924 and examined music along with his uncle, playing trumpet, piano, drums and french horn …

Having a surname sounding just like a greeting among hipsters, Joe Hayman will need to have discovered the trick to living an extended and healthy life. He celebrated his 100th birthday in the entire year 2003, however the anti-musician way of life crowd might claim that the trick was quitting …