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Spalding was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 15, 1888. His mother, Marie Boardman, was a contralto and pianist. [2] His father, James Walter Spalding, and uncle, Hall-of-Fame baseball pitcher Albert Goodwill "Al" Spalding, created the A.G. Spalding sporting goods company.
The origin of the violin family is unclear. [1] [2] Some say that the bow was introduced to Europe from the Byzantine Empire and the Islamic world, [3] [4] [5] while others say the bow was not introduced from the Middle East but the other way around, and that the bow may have originated from more frequent contact between Northern and Western Europe.
The earliest references to jazz performance using the violin as a solo instrument was during the first decades of the 20th century. Early jazz violinists included Eddie South , who played violin with Jimmy Wade 's Dixielanders in Chicago; Stuff Smith ; Claude "Fiddler" Williams , who played with Andy Kirk and his Twelve Clouds of Joy.
Jazz violin is the use of the violin or electric violin to improvise solo lines. Early jazz violinists included: Eddie South, who played violin with Jimmy Wade's Dixielanders in Chicago; Stuff Smith; and Claude "Fiddler" Williams. Joe Venuti was popular for his work with guitarist Eddie Lang during the 1920s.
A violin is a "little viola", a violone is a "big viola" or a bass violin, and a violoncello (often abbreviated cello) is a "small violone" (or literally, a "small big viola"). (The violone is not part of the modern violin family; its place is taken by the modern double bass, an instrument with a mix of violin and viol characteristics.)
Rachel Barton Pine (born Rachel Elizabeth Barton, October 11, 1974) is an American violinist.She debuted with the Chicago Symphony at age 10, and was the first American and youngest ever gold medal winner of the International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition. [2]
Jerry Goodman was born on March 16, 1949, in Chicago, Illinois.His parents were both members of the string section of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and his uncle was the noted composer and jazz pianist Marty Rubenstein.
Moses stayed in Chicago and formed a new version of The El Dorados with John Brunson plus members of another group, The Kool Gents. [1] Meanwhile, Bradley, Jones and Maddox moved to California, and renamed themselves The Tempos. The label dropped The El Dorados in 1958, and Moses Jr. subsequently toured with a succession of backing vocalists. [1]