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Barbara Gracey Thompson MBE (27 July 1944 – 9 July 2022) was an English jazz saxophonist, flautist and composer. She studied clarinet, flute, piano and classical composition at the Royal College of Music, but the music of Duke Ellington and John Coltrane made her shift her interests to jazz and saxophone.
Over recent years The Firebirds toured Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark and Spain, as well as a successful tour in the United States. They were the only British band to play the 2002 Rockabilly Festival, which marked the 50th anniversary of Sun Records and 25th anniversary of Elvis Presley 's death.
Saxophone Musical artist Meredith Irwin Flory , known professionally as Med Flory (August 27, 1926 – March 12, 2014), [ 1 ] was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and actor.
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...
Peggy Gilbert (January 17, 1905 – February 12, 2007), born Margaret Fern Knechtges, [1] was an American jazz saxophonist and bandleader.. She was born in Sioux City, Iowa.. When she was seven years old, she played piano and violin with her father's band; she later discovered jazz and started to play the saxop
(Illustration: Yahoo News; Photos: YouTube) The man’s name is Tim, or Timmy, Cappello, and at age 68 he’s still baring his biceps, blowing that sax, and rocking the heavy-metal neck-chains.
Later, due to the increasing responsibilities being placed on the trumpet players, the baritone sax position was replaced by a third trumpet player. The band's repertoire included original jazz compositions and modern arrangements of jazz standards, with occasional pieces from his 1970s book and even modified charts from the Birdland Dream Band ...
Grammy-winning saxophonist David Sanborn, who collaborated with stars including David Bowie, has died after an “extended battle” with prostate cancer at the age of 78.