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Given birth to November 19, 1951 in Brooklyn, NY, Kenny Werner got an early on start like a pianist. At age 11 he documented a single having a 15-piece orchestra and made an appearance on tv playing stride piano. He went to the Manhattan College of Music while still in …

The B.B. & Q. Music group (which means the Brooklyn, Bronx & Queens Music group) came collectively accidentally deliberately when guitarist Doc Powell switched bassist Paris “Pee Wee” Ford to maker Jacques Fred Petrus, who experienced already started Switch and High Style from session music artists and vocalists. Petrus asked …

Young saxophonist only arriving within the nationwide recording scene. Takes on solid contemporary, swinging jazz within the tradition.

Though it took him some time before he made a decision to dedicate himself to using jazz, T.S. Monk (Thelonious Monk, Jr.) has recently accomplished a whole lot. He began playing trumpet and piano before switching to drums when he was 13, acquiring some lessons from Potential Roach. His initial …

Throughout his career, Harvey Mason is a busy studio musician and an extremely versatile drummer in a position to excel in lots of different situations. Mason went to Berklee and graduated from the brand new Britain Conservatory. Early gigs included four weeks with Erroll Garner in 1970 along with a …

Tim Hagans, a fantastic post-bop-oriented trumpeter, was using the orchestras of Stan Kenton (1974-1977) and Woody Herman (1977), before moving to Sweden (1977-1981) where he used Sahib Shihab, Ernie Wilkins’ Almost Big Music group, the Danish Radio Orchestra (that was then directed by Thad Jones), and Dexter Gordon. After time …

Among the several titles under that your prolific LeRoy Burgess recorded, the short-lived Logg spawned a little couple of post-disco classics that given directly into home, supporting solidify Burgess’ part among the unintentional instigators of home music. The underground dance-music story already had several feathers in his cover — especially …

European-American collaborations weren’t uncommon through the disco and post-disco eras. Donna Summer’s use Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte was most prominent and groundbreaking, while Modification was being among the most noteworthy — however relatively overlooked — worldwide acts to sprout through the early ‘80s. Powered by Guadeloupian manufacturer Jacques Fred …