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Jazz saxophonists are musicians who play various types of saxophones (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone etc.) in jazz and its associated subgenres. The techniques and instrumentation of this type of performance have evolved over the 20th century, influenced by both movements of musicians that became the subgenres and by particularly influential sax players who helped reshape ...
List of cool jazz and West Coast jazz musicians and vocalists. A. Curtis Amy [1]: 97, 105 ...
His interest in jazz became apparent when he began playing piano at the age of 13. Johnson's step-father purchased his first keyboard after winning Maryland's Pick 3 Lottery. Johnson was inspired to learn traditional and contemporary jazz music by observing other musicians, including musicians Joe Sample and Thelonious Monk. [4]
This is a list of jazz musicians by instrument based on existing articles on Wikipedia. Do not enter names that lack articles. Do not enter names that lack sources.
Vaughn Wiester (born July 11, 1945) is an American jazz musician and educator. He leads his own big band, the 22-piece Famous Jazz Orchestra. The FJO plays every Monday night at the Woman's Club near the Park of Roses in the Clintonville neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio.
WCKX was originally assigned the WJZA call sign on November 23, 1993. On December 29, 1997, the WCKX call sign assigned to 106.3 MHz ("Power 106") in London, Ohio (now WJYD) was reassigned to 107.5 FM, while the WJZA call sign was dropped and later picked up by 103.5 FM in Pickerington ("Smooth Jazz 103.5 FM").
Lossing has been part of the New York jazz scene since 1986. [2] In 1988 he earned a Master of Music from the Manhattan School of Music. [1] He has led or co-led numerous bands, including: his own trio with Masa Kamaguchi and Billy Mintz; Three-Part Invention with bassist Mark Helias and trumpeter Ralph Alessi; and duos with saxophonist Tim Berne, drummer Gerry Hemingway, and guitarist Ben ...
Aaron Diehl (/ d iː l /; [1] born September 22, 1985) is an American jazz pianist and composer.. He was the 2014 Monterey Jazz Festival Commission Artist and composed Three Streams of Expression, dedicated to pianist and composer John Lewis.