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The Coon-Sanders Nighthawks

Although today largely forgotten, the Coon-Sanders Night-Hawks were among the best big bands from the 1920s. Drummer Carleton Coon (created Feb 5, 1894, in Rochester, MN) and pianist/arranger Joe Sanders (created Oct 15, 1894, in Thayer, KS) fulfilled in Dec 1918 inside a Kansas Town music store. Both soon produced …

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Deborah Brown

Deborah Dark brown is among the many American jazz performers who found out her greatest popularity and acknowledgement overseas instead of within the U.S. She’s said that she actually is similarly influenced by Charlie Parker and Betty Carter. Her mom was a traditional pianist who trained accordion. Following a short …

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Joe Sanders

Joe Sanders — a triple threat while multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and bandleader — remained just about a Kansas Town jazz hero through his entire profession, managing to jot away tantalizing instrumental compositions like the incendiary “Blazin’,” the idea-packed “Brainstorm,” the visionary “Hallucinations,” as well as the self-explanatory “Louder and Funnier.” His …

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