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James Hubert "Eubie" Blake (February 7, 1887 – February 12, 1983) was an American pianist and composer of ragtime, jazz, and popular music. In 1921, he and his long-time collaborator Noble Sissle wrote Shuffle Along , one of the first Broadway musicals written and directed by African Americans. [ 1 ]
This is an alphabetized list of musicians notable for playing or having played jazz piano. The piano has been an integral part of the jazz idiom since its inception, in both solo and ensemble settings. Its role is multifaceted due largely to the instrument's combined melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic capabilities. [1
King of Jazz: Paul Whiteman; King of the Jazz Guitar: Django Reinhardt; King of the Jukebox: Louis Jordan; King of Swing: Benny Goodman a.k.a. "the Patriarch of the Clarinet", "the Professor", "Swing's Senior Statesman" Klook-Mop or Klook: Kenny Clarke; Knife (The): Pepper Adams
Ran Blake (born April 20, 1935) is an American pianist, composer, and educator. He is known for his unique style that combines blues, gospel , classical, and film noir influences into an innovative and dark jazz sound.
James Blake (1922 – February 20, 1979) was a jazz musician and petty thief who became a literary sensation in the 1950s when he published his letters in the Paris Review. Early life [ edit ]
Michael Blake (born May 19, 1964) is a Canadian-American saxophonist, composer and arranger. [1] Blake is based in New York City where he has led a robust career leading his own bands. [2] As a sideman Michael has performed with Charlie Hunter, The Lounge Lizards, Steven Bernstein, Ben Allison and Ray LaMontagne.
British composer and pianist [48] Helena Dunicz-Niwińska: 1915–2018: 102: Polish violinist, translator and author. [49] Jan Ekier: 1913–2014: 100: Polish pianist and composer [50] Hellmut Federhofer: 1911–2014: 102: Austrian musicologist [51] Lionel Ferbos: 1911–2014: 103: American jazz trumpeter [52] Irving Fields: 1915–2016: 101 ...
It includes American jazz pianists that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Pages in category "African-American jazz pianists" The following 95 pages are in this category, out of 95 total.