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Fiery-haired vocalist and previous American Idol contestant John Stevens was created in 1987 and elevated in East Amherst, NY. His like for jazz, big music group, and swing started with the breakthrough of his grandparents’ record collection. Stevens discovered kindred spirits in the functions of Dean Martin, Duke Ellington, & …

Among the founding fathers of free of charge improvisation in Britain. Within the middle-’60s, Stevens helped discovered Spontaneous Music Outfit (SME), an important group that included the majority of England’s best experimental jazz music artists. The band’s lineup progressed and fluctuated, but at once or another Paul Rutherford, Trevor W, …

Spontaneous Music Ensemble (SME) was the brainchild of drummer John Stevens and during the period of its almost 30 year history he was its 1 continuous. Founded in 1965 with saxophonist Trevor W, it was among the very first free of charge jazz improvisatory organizations to surface in England. Furthermore …