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Kids in Jazz was initiated as a cooperation project, involving Improbasen, Sapporo Junior Jazz School, Nasjonal Jazzscene, Oslo Jazzfestival, and Barnas Jazzhus.Once established, the festival demonstrated an international need for a meeting place for the youngest jazztalents and their tutors.
Booker Little Jr. (April 2, 1938 – October 5, 1961) [1] was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. He appeared on many recordings in his short career, both as a sideman and as a leader. Little performed with Max Roach, John Coltrane, and Eric Dolphy and was strongly influenced by Sonny Rollins and Clifford Brown. He died aged 23.
The Accents was used as a band name by several different groups from 1956 through 1969. The most successful was a doo-wop band during the late 1950s. Its only popular song came out during the "sack" dress fad, and was entitled "Wiggle, Wiggle".
Jack Draper battles back from 4-2 down in a deciding set tie-break to beat Jaume Munar 7-5 3-6 7-6 (7-5) in the first round of the Cincinnati Open.
Composer of jazz/classical crossover music [7] Bill Belichick: 1952 Former head coach of six-time Super Bowl champion New England Patriots [8] Madison Smartt Bell: 1957 Novelist [9] Julian Bond: 1940 Civil rights activist [10] Robert Earl Bonney: 1882 U.S. Navy Medal of Honor recipient, 1910 [11] Linn Boyd: 1800
The acclaimed New York venue Blue Note Jazz Club is going to sweep through L.A.'s music scene in 2025. The Greenwich Village club — long regarded as one of New York's elite spaces for jazz ...
James Albert Cullum Jr., better known as Jim Cullum Jr. (September 20, 1941 – August 11, 2019), was an American jazz cornetist known for his contributions to Dixieland jazz. His father was Jim Cullum Sr., a clarinetist who led the Happy Jazz Band from 1962 to 1973.
By 1951, Pitman had grown confident that he could play as well as many of the guitarists in the jazz clubs of Los Angeles. While visiting a nightclub where Peggy Lee was performing, Pitman struck up a conversation with guitar virtuoso Laurindo Almeida, who was playing in her band. Their talk led to an audition, landing Pitman a job with Lee ...