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Ernestine Anderson (November 11, 1928 – March 10, 2016) was an American jazz and blues singer. [1] In a career spanning more than six decades, she recorded over 30 albums. She was nominated four times for a Grammy Awa
Two other students who went on to important pianistic careers were the American Abram Chasins, and the Australian Bruce Hungerford. He also taught Muriel Kerr, a winner of the Naumberg Competition who made her Carnegie Hall debut 5 December 1928 in Rachmaninoff's Concerto No. 2 with the Philharmonic SO of New York conducted by Willem Mengelberg.
On November 9, 1917, shortly after his Carnegie Hall debut, Heifetz made his first recordings for the Victor Talking Machine Company/RCA Victor where he remained for most of the rest of his career. On October 28, 1927, Heifetz was the starring act at the grand opening of Tucson, Arizona 's now-historic Temple of Music and Art. [ 26 ]
August 25 – Karl Korte, American composer (died 2022) August 28 – Vilayat Khan, sitar player (died 2004) September 1 – Ed Summerlin, composer, arranger, jazz saxophonist and music educator (died 2006) September 2 – Horace Silver, hard bop jazz pianist (died 2014) [49] September 5. Damayanti Joshi, Indian classical dancer of Kathak (died ...
29 – Freddie Redd, American pianist and composer (died 2021). 30 – Priscilla Bowman, American singer (died 1988). June. 1 – Frank Parr, English trombonist and cricketer (died 2012). 4 – Teddy Kotick, American bassist (died 1986). 11 – Bob Gordon, American saxophonist (died 1955). 12 – Vic Damone, American singer, songwriter, and ...
Carnegie Hall was desegregated from its opening, in contrast to other music venues like the National Theatre, which remained segregated well into the 20th century. [218] Sissieretta Jones became the first African-American to sing at Carnegie Hall on June 15, 1892, less than a year after the hall opened. [219] [220]
The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert by Benny Goodman, Columbia Records catalogue item SL-160, is a two-disc LP of swing and jazz music recorded at Carnegie Hall in New York City on January 16, 1938. First issued in 1950, the landmark recording captured the premiere performance given by a big band in the famed concert venue. The event has ...
Black, Brown and Beige is an extended jazz work written by Duke Ellington for his first concert at Carnegie Hall, on January 23, 1943.It tells the history of African Americans and was the composer's attempt to transform attitudes about race, elevate American music, specifically jazz, to be seen as on par with classical European music, and challenge America to live up to its founding principles ...