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A longtime giant from the Euro jazz landscaping, pianist Georges Arvanitas’ graceful technique and effortless versatility produced him a sought-after accompanist among American music artists touring France. Created June 13, 1931 in Marseilles, Arvanitas was the boy of Greek immigrants hailing from Istanbul. He started classical piano research at age …

Probably one of the most popular saxophonists ever, Grover Washington, Jr. was very long the pacesetter in his field. His origins had been in R&B and soul-jazz body organ combos, but he also fared perfectly within the infrequent events when he performed straight-ahead jazz. An extremely influential participant, Washington forced …

Among the first Jazz Crusaders, Stix Hooper remains to be a well-respected drummer although his own single career offers mostly present him in fairly anonymous configurations. He began playing drums in early stages in his indigenous Houston. When he was 16 he come up with his very own group, originally …

A stomping Tx tenor participant in the custom of Illinois Jacquet, Arnett Cobb’s accessible taking part in was between golf swing and early tempo & blues. After playing in Tx with Chester Boone (1934-1936) and Milt Larkin (1936-1942), Cobb surfaced in the best leagues by being successful Illinois Jacquet with …

Best known seeing that an associate of Portishead, guitarist and maker Adrian Utley in addition has recorded under various titles and participated in a number of recorded and live collectives, like the occasional This We Drill down, Stonephace, Adrian Utley & Support Vernon Arts Laboratory, and Adrian Utley’s Acoustic guitar …

Money Tag may be the alias of Tag Ramos-Nishita, a keyboardist whose funky, retro-flavored riffs earned him the unofficial name from the fourth Beastie Youngster. Delivered in Detroit to a Japanese-Hawaiian dad and a Chicano mom, Nishita shifted to the Western world Coastline when he was six; some years afterwards, …

NEW YORK retro-funk combo the Sugarman 3 were formed by saxophonist Neal Sugarman in the planting season of 1996 pursuing his come back from New Orleans, where he backed performers including Eddie Henderson and Mike Longo. Teaming with organist Adam Scone (a one-time protégé of Ben Dixon) and longtime Sibling …

Born Might 16, 1932, jazz drummer Redd Holt initial found prominence in 1956 within the Ramsey Lewis Trio, with whom he recorded well-known instrumentals for another nine years, like the 1965 pop-jazz strikes “Hold on Sloopy” and “The In Crowd.” Soon after this industrial achievement, Holt and bassist Eldee Youthful …

Organist Melvin Rhyne’s best popularity was his involvement on 4 Wes Montgomery Riverside classes (including Montgomery’s initial and last record for the label). Thankfully, Rhyne survived lengthy more than enough, after some low fat years, to come back towards the major-league jazz picture and record some CDs of his personal. …

Although he could generally play bop, Ray Bryant’s using combined jointly older elements (including blues, boogie-woogie, gospel, as well as stride) right into a distinctive, soulful, and swinging style; no-one performed “After Hours” that can compare with him. Younger sibling of bassist Tommy Bryant as well as the uncle of …