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The Hot Sardines perform hot jazz in an irreverent yet soulful fashion as it was played "in the era when live music was king... with a little glamour, a little grit, and a lot of passion." [55] Critics have attributed the Sardines' particular strength as performers to their interpreting early jazz as "pop music that was written a century ago."
Dixieland jazz, also referred to as traditional jazz, hot jazz, or simply Dixieland, is a style of jazz based on the music that developed in New Orleans at the start of the 20th century. The 1917 recordings by the Original Dixieland Jass Band (which shortly thereafter changed the spelling of its name to "Original Dixieland Jazz Band") fostered ...
On December 11, 2009, Billboard magazine named her the second greatest jazz artist of the decade (2000–2009), establishing her as one of the best-selling artists of her time. Krall is the only jazz singer to have had eight albums debut at the top of the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. [2] To date, she has won two Grammy Awards [3] and eight Juno ...
Prix Decouverte from Hot Club de France — Sentimental Streak (2008) Grammy Award — Best Compilation Soundtrack — Visual Media, Boardwalk Empire Vol. 1 (2011) Prix du Vocal Jazz from L'Academie du Jazz — Strictly Romancin' (2012) Grand Prix from Hot Club de France — Strictly Romancin' (2012) NYC Nightlife Award — Outstanding Jazz ...
June Smith (jazz singer) (1930–2016) Kate Smith (1907–1986) Keely Smith ... Music portal; Lists of musicians; References External links. This page was last ...
In the 1920s, women singing jazz music were not many, but women playing instruments in jazz music were even less common. Mary Lou Williams, known for her talent as a piano player, is deemed as one of the "mothers of jazz" due to her singing while playing the piano at the same time. [4] Lovie Austin (1887–1972) was a piano player and bandleader.
In 1983, Cole travelled to Toronto to seek a musical career. In 1986, she founded a trio with bassist David Piltch and pianist Aaron Davis. [2] Offered a record deal in 1989, the Holly Cole Trio released an EP, Christmas Blues, that year, which featured a version of The Pretenders' "2,000 Miles," which has proven to be very popular.
Gypsy jazz: A style of jazz music often said to have been started by guitarist Jean "Django" Reinhardt in the 1930s. The style was originally called "hot club" or "hot jazz" and served an acoustic European interpretation of swing. The term "gypsy jazz" didn't appear until after the 1970s, when Sinti people adapted their folk music to emulate ...