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Anna Lyman
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Billed as "The most exciting new voice in years", Anna Lyman's skill has been highly praised by JUNO award winning Producer, Rick Kilburn as "Just like the old masters..." and by renowned drummer Keith Copeland (www.keithcopeland.com) as "A TREMENDOUS TALENT". Copeland also said "...there are many singers out there, Shirley Horn, Blossom Dearie...some of them have great... |
| Artist Biography by Anna Lyman |
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Frank Macchia
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Born and raised in San Francisco, California, Frank Macchia started on the clarinet at the age of 10 years old. Soon afterwards he began taking lessons to play the bassoon, saxophone, and flute. By the age of 14, he took his playing a step further by studying composition, thereby enabling him to write jazz and classic pieces for his... |
| Artist Biography by Susan Frances |
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Janiva Magness
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When something works well the first time, there’s no reason it shouldn’t work equally well next time. That’s the case with Janiva Magness on her latest release Do I Move You?--a reunion with producer Colin Linden who performed similar duties on last year’s Bury Him At The Crossroads. Magness always delivers the goods with her passionate, high class delivery,... |
| Artist Biography by Gary Tate |
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Jeff Magnus
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As a new emerging, independent and unsigned modern jazz
saxophonist, JEFF MAGNUS proudly
presents to you a collection of original music. The release of his 1st debut
E.P. entitled 'Magnufication'.
JEFF MAGNUS started
playing the saxophone when he was 12 years old. He leans towards the influences
of Dexter Gordon, Cannonball, Coltrane, Grover Washington & David Sanborn.
He grew up in... |
| Artist Biography by Eu Jin |
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Barry Manilow
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Born on June 17, 1946, Barry Manilow achieved international fame as a pop singer and composer during the 1970s. At the base of his musical roots was always his love for jazz. Manilow is a prolific composer, and he has written for movies. During 2001 he signed with Concord Records and issued his first major jazz... |
| Artist Biography by Lee Prosser |
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Tony Marino
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Tony Marino (composer, pianist, leader) has created a loyal following and not all of his listeners are jazz enthusiast. His style seems to capture listeners from other genres continuously.
His first CD "Tony Marino & Havana Heat: The Latin Jazz Project" was released January 1997. The CD debuted original jazz compositions using a variety of latin styles.... |
| Artist Biography by Tony Marino |
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Claire Martin
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Born in Wimbledon in 1967 Claire Martin attended The Doris Holford Stage School until she was fifteen. Singing was her strongest passion with dance coming a close second. Claire studied singing with Verona Chard in London and Marilyn Johnson in New York before embarking on the QE2 and Cunard Princess to cut her teeth at sea singing in the... |
| Artist Biography by Jennie Gardner |
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Zeke Martin
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Born in Brussels, Belgium on July 2 1973, Zeke Martin entered the world with a pair of drumsticks in his hands. He grew up listening to various styles of music which began when his father Stu Martin, who played with some of the Jazz greats such as: Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin, Charles Mingus, Dave Holland and Quincy Jones,... |
| Artist Biography by Zeke Martin |
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Carolanne Matteson Jazz Groups
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Like vocalist Rene Marie, this composer-vocalist-arranger and band manager, Carolanne Matteson gave up singing rock and swing; then, took a 17-year timeout to raise four children. During this time, she also obtained a BA in philosophy and an MA in the history of art and architecture, after which she published several articles in journals. But recently, she and her... |
| Artist Biography by Carolanne Matteson |
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Voconi Mauro
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English transcription:
This gentleman plays the bass 4/5 fretted, fretless, contrabass, guitar.
Born in Teramo, Italy in 1959, he begun his musical career (self-taught)
as guitarist at 14 years.
From 18 years, he studied the bass with its inseparable Jazz Bass Vintage CAR' attending training courses, courses, seminaries, jam sessions and musical ensembles with famous international bassists as M. Miller, To.... |
| Artist Biography by Bassplayer |
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Clara Gibson Maxwell
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CLARA GIBSON MAXWELL
27, rue Froidevaux 75014 Paris FRANCE TEL/FAX: 33-1-45-38-53-97
355 Buckhannon Ave. Clarksburg, WV 26301 USA TEL: 1 (304) 623-0920
MODAFRANCE@COMPUSERVE.COM
BIOGRAPHY: CLARA GIBSON MAXWELL
Clara Gibson Maxwell is one of the most audacious and autonomous choreographers of her generation. Her choreography draws its inspiration from the deep roots of the American modern dance tradition and from the lively and stimulating... |
| Artist Biography by Clara Gibson Maxwell |
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Bill McBirnie
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Fluid and melodic--yet a hard swinger. This is but a partial description of the
accomplished musicianship of Bill McBirnie, one of Canada’s finest flutists.
At an early stage in his studies, Bill became restless with the piano and announced to his
parents that he wanted to play the flute--without knowing precisely what a flute was.
However, this capricious request was soon... |
| Artist Biography by Bill McBirnie |
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John McLaughlin
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With his revolutionary Mahavishnu Orchestra, John McLaughlin became one of the most influential and individual fusion guitarists of the 1970s. His awesome, soaring, seemingly ever-ascending guitar lines- exploding in increasing mind-bending time signatures- tests the limits of human endurance for both player and listener.
Born in Yorkshire England, on January 4, 1942, McLaughlin was encouraged to learn piano... |
| Artist Biography by Yasir Agha |
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Terrence McManus
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Born in Brooklyn, New York, Terrence grew up in New Jersey and Connecticut. He has performed with guitarist Bill Frisell, bassist Kermit Driscoll's trio, is a member of bassist Anthony Cox’s groups Regional Jazz and the Happy Trio, and has performed at Carnegie Hall and Ellis Island.
Terrence began playing the guitar by chance when he was placed in... |
| Artist Biography by Terrence McManus |
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Mike Melvoin
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Over a period of 40 years, Mike Melvoin has firmly established himself as one of the most versatile and accomplished pianists and composers in Los Angeles. As a studio musician alone, he has been frequently heard on major recordings, and has composed and conducted many television and motion picture soundtracks. He has arranged for Lou Rawls, Bill Henderson, Peggy... |
| Artist Biography by Mike Melvoin |
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Daniel Messina
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Daniel Messina was born on April 9th, 1965 in José C. Paz, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
At the age of six, he began to play drums and guitar. He learned to play drums on his own for almost ten years by playing along different records and using a book by Gene Krupa. His first teacher for about three years was Omar... |
| Artist Biography by Daniel Messina |
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Marcus Miller
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Born in Brooklyn in 1959 and raised in Jamaica, New York, Marcus Miller came from a musical family. He was influenced early on by his father, a church organist and choir director, as well as his musical extended family (which included the extraordinary Wynton Kelly, jazz pianist for Miles Davis during the late fifties and early sixties!). He displayed... |
| Artist Biography by Bibi Green |
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G. F. Mlely
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Pianist-composer G. F. Mlely has been featured artist and composer in concert, festival, and club venues throughout Europe and the United States. In the article, “G. F. Mlely, A Trail Of Endurance” - http://www.allaboutjazz.com/artists/gfmlely.htm - I wrote how in 1983 the jazz pianist-composer was on a solo piano concert tour of Europe, when midway along he received information... |
| Artist Biography by Nathan Gold |
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Barbara Morrison
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Born in Ypsilanti, Michigan and raised in Romulus, Michigan, Barbara Morrison recorded her first appearance for radio in Detroit at the age of 10. Well known in the Los Angeles area for her duo and trio dates Ms. Morrison also tours extensively, blazing a trail as a Jazz and Blues legend in her own right across the Continental United... |
| Artist Biography by MarketPlan |
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Dick Morrissey
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For those of you who are lovers of Jazz Saxophone, the name of Dick Morrissey MUST be at the top of your list of all time great players.
Born just 60 years ago in Horley, Surrey, just down the road from the international Gatwick Airport England, Dick was a unique human being.......and that's not just my opinion, believe me!.... |
| Artist Biography by Barry Watson |
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Ronald Muldrow
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In his teens Ronald heard Wes Montgomery playing "Canadian Sunset" on the radio, He was determined to follow in the footsteps of his idol. Subsequent influences on the guitar include Kenny Burrell, Grant Green, George Benson, Phil Upchurch and Roland Faulkner. Ronald has toured with the Staple Singers. 'Along the way he has had the opportunity to associate with... |
| Artist Biography by Ronal Muldrow |
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Gerry Mulligan
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Gerry Mulligan was born on April 6, 1927 in
New York and was one of the most versatile of all jazz musicians. With ease, he
could play many instruments, compose, and arrange for other jazz figures as
well as do his own solo work! Although associated with the baritone saxophone
of which he was its master, he was also... |
| Artist Biography by Lee Prosser |
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Jay Myerson
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“Jay Myerson, Oceanside resident and guitarist of jazz band Hip Graffiti, is both an accomplished performer and gifted instructor. The release of their CD, This is Hip Graffiti, will show that jazz is a funky, hip and unconventional way to express all styles of music.” – North County Magazine “50 People to Watch in ‘05”
Jazz guitarist Jay... |
| Artist Biography by Meryl Klemow |
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Nanette Natal
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A delicious New York sound that is marinated in Jazz. A socially conscious singer, always with a message in her music, be it touring around college campuses in the 70s or talking about small personal and social revolutions of today's time, Nanette's music has always defied categories. In 1980 while singing Duke Ellington's "Sophisticated Lady" during a pop recording... |
| Artist Biography by Ameet Kamath |
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Emmett North Jr.
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I started writing songs when I was in the 5th grade. I wrote a song for my teacher Mrs. Lukens' and performed it the last day of school, this was before I could play guitar. I was first introduced to playing guitar at age 9 and was shown a few licks of a blues song called 'Honky Tonk'. I... |
| Artist Biography by Emmett North Jr. |
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