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A fantastic, if now relatively forgotten, stride pianist, Dill Jones was created in Wales, studied piano in London, and used Humphrey Lyttelton (1947-1948). He led his personal trio, worked well in studios, and on radio in London through the 1950s. In 1961, Jones relocated to NY where he performed frequently …

An excellent warm jazz trumpeter, Jon-Erik Kellso’s taking part in on many Arbors recordings within the middle-’90s put him close to the best of his field. After going to Wayne State University or college, he used the brand new McKinney’s Natural cotton Pickers and J.C. Heard’s Orchestra. Kellso relocated to …

With regards to the very best drummers, the tale of Denzil Best arrives much better than that of Pete Best, also called “I coulda been a Beatle.” Definately not languishing in obscurity, Denzil Best’s restrained but swinging playing design is constantly on the influence contemporary players such as for example …

b. 20 March 1943, Oslo, Norway. Christensen earned the Norwegian Jazz Beginner Competition at age 17 and shortly became the standard drummer behind going to American musicians. Going back 2 decades he provides pursued two concurrent musical professions. On the worldwide jazz celebration circuit he provides played with performers as …

b. c.1938, NEW YORK, NY, USA. Meyer’s professional profession caught fireplace in the past due 50s when he performed piano with Jackie McLean and John Coltrane. Through the pursuing decade he transferred into free of charge jazz but was unpleasant with the proper execution. In this same period he previously …

A co-founder from the Asian Improv Information label, jazz pianist, composer and bandleader Jon Jang has helped revitalize the jazz music picture in San Francisco’s Bay Region since the later ’80s. The L.A.-blessed musician was raised in Palo Alto, CA and didn’t begin learning the piano until he was 19, …

Among bop’s innovative and influential bassists, Wilbur Ware was an excellent rhythmic anchor with an unerring feeling of golf swing. Where many post-Jimmy Blanton bassists focused on legato melodic phrasing, Ware wasn’t scared to change the rhythmic emphasis by differing his note measures and leaving vacant space between his phrases; …

The Collins category of Seattle, WA, apparently contains generation upon generation of — without exception — talented music artists. Trumpeter Dick Collins, acknowledged every once in awhile because the less-casual Richard Collins, finished up playing on an array of jazz and pop documenting sessions, but started his professional profession like …

This exceptional reed artist performs and records modern jazz deeply steeped in tradition inside a discography of projects as both a sideman and leader dating back again to the first ’90s. Actually the titles of labels he information for give a sign of what things to anticipate, The Jon Gordon …

Because the ’70s, Emil Viklicky continues to be among the very best acoustic jazz pianists within the Czech Republic. Viklicky isn’t extremely well-known in america, but in Western european jazz circles, he provides commanded significant amounts of respect and admiration. Among the explanations why Viklicky isn’t better known within the …