1946 In Jazz
This is a timeline documenting events in Jazz in the year 1946. Events * The Jazz Journal is established in London by Sinclair Traill, originally under the title Pick Up. * Armstrong wins the Esquire Gold award for Vocalist. Album releases *''Artistry in Rhythm'' – Stan Kenton Standards Births ; January * 4 — Susannah McCorkle, American singer (died 2001). * 4 — André Ceccarelli, French drummer and composer. * 12 – George Duke, American keyboard pioneer, composer, singer and producer (died 2013). * 16 – Spike Wells, English drummer and priest. * 20 – John Sheridan, American pianist. * 24 – Marion Cowings, American singer and university teacher. * 30 – Michael S. Smith, American drummer and percussionist (died 2006). * 31 – Terry Kath, American guitarist and vocalist, Chicago (died 1978). ; February * 20 – J. Geils, American jazz and blues guitarist in The J. Geils Band (died 2017). * 21 – Terry Bradds, American guitarist. * 22 – Tom Grant, A ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eddie South
Edward Otha South (November 27, 1904 – April 25, 1962) was an American jazz violinist. Biography South studied classical music in Budapest, Paris, and Chicago. He turned to jazz because, as a Black musician, there was no room for him in classical music. In the 1920s he was a member of jazz orchestras led by Charlie Elgar, Erskine Tate, and Jimmy Wade. From 1928 to 1930, he was touring in Europe with his band, Eddie South's Alabamians, with whom he had already made several records. He recorded during this tour as well. During this tour, the Alabamians had an extended stay in Venice, in 1928, at the Luna Hotel. He led a band in the early 1930s that included Milt Hinton and Everett Barksdale. In 1937 he recorded in Paris with Stephane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt, and Michel Warlop. In 1945 he worked for the studio band at WMGM in New York City. During the 1950s, he was a guest on television with Fran Allison and Dave Garroway and on WGN in Chicago. On September 2, 2020, ''The N ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Michael S
Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions * Michael (bishop elect), English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect * Michael (Khoroshy) (1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada * Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael" * Michael (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born February 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born March 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer Rulers =Byzantine emperors= *Michael I Rangabe (d. 844), married the daughter of Emperor Nikephoros I * Mi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pierre Dørge
Pierre Dørge (born 28 February 1946) is a Danish avant-garde jazz guitarist. As leader of the New Jungle Orchestra, he combined traditional and modern jazz with West African Highlife guitar music. Among his collaborators have been his wife, pianist Irene Becker, saxophonist John Tchicai, bassist Johnny Dyani, and percussionist Marilyn Mazur. Career A native of Copenhagen, Dorge belonged to a free-jazz big band from 1969 to 1971 that was led by John Tchicai. As leader of Thermaenius in 1978, he borrowed from Balkan folk music. Two years later, he led the New Jungle Orchestra, borrowing from African styles. He has worked with Johnny Dyani, Khan Jamal, David Murray, and Don Cherry. Discography * '' Landscape with Open Door'' with Walt Dickerson (SteepleChase, 1979) * ''Ballad Round the Left Corner'' (SteepleChase, 1980) * ''Copenhagen Boogie'' (CBS, 1982) * ''Ball at Louisiana Museum of Modern Art'' with John Tchicai (SteepleChase, 1983) * ''Brikama'' (SteepleChase, 1984) * ''Even ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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All About Jazz
''All About Jazz'' is a website established by Michael Ricci in 1995. A volunteer staff publishes news, album reviews, articles, videos, and listings of concerts and other events having to do with jazz. Ricci maintains a related site, ''Jazz Near You'', about local concerts and events. The Jazz Journalists Association voted ''All About Jazz'' Best Website Covering Jazz for thirteen consecutive years between 2003 and 2015, when the category was retired. In 2015, Ricci said the site received a peak of 1.3 million readers per month in 2007. Another source said that the site has over 500,000 readers around the world. Ricci was born in Philadelphia. He heard classical and jazz from his father's music collection. He played trumpet and went to his first jazz concert when he was eight. With a background in computer programming, he combined his interest in jazz and the internet by creating the ''All About Jazz'' website in 1995. The website publishes reviews, interviews, and articles pe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mike Renzi
Michael Ernest Renzi (April 28, 1941 – September 29, 2021) was an American composer, music director, pianist, and jazz musician. Renzi graduated from the Boston Conservatory in 1973 and from Berklee College of Music in 1974. He was a musical director for Peggy Lee and Mel Tormé for over 25 years. He worked on ''Sesame Street'' as the music director for seasons 31 through 40 and led the Mike Renzi Trio. He died in Newport, Rhode Island, on September 28, 2021, at the age of 80. Discography With Lena Horne * ''Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music'' (Qwest, 1981) * ''The Men in My Life'' (Three Cherries, 1988) * ''We'll Be Together Again'' (Blue Note, 1994) * ''An Evening with Lena Horne'' (Blue Note, 1995) * ''Being Myself'' (Blue Note, 1998) With Maureen McGovern * ''Another Woman in Love'' (CBS, 1987) * ''Christmas with Maureen McGovern'' (CBS, 1990) * ''Baby I'm Yours'' (BMG, 1992) * ''The Pleasure of His Company'' (Sterling, 1998) With Mel Torme * ''Mel Torme and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tullio De Piscopo
Tullio De Piscopo (born 24 February 1946 in Naples, Italy) is an Italian drummer, percussionist and singer- songwriter. De Piscopo was born in Naples. His father was an orchestra percussionist. In 1969 he moved to Turin and two years later he moved to Milan, where he joined the Franco Cerri quintet. He later began a successful career as session drummer, playing with many international artists, including Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, Stéphane Grappelli, Massimo Urbani, Gil Evans, Slide Hampton, Don Costa, Tony Scott, Ástor Piazzolla, Aldemaro Romero, Gato Barbieri, Eumir Deodato, Mina, Lucio Dalla, Franco Battiato, Fabrizio De André, Pino Daniele, Manu Chao and others. Between the 1970s and 1980s, De Piscopo played on several occasions with bassist-arranger Pino Presti, with whom he established one of the top rhythm sessions in the Italian music scene. In 1974 and 1975, he was a member of New Trolls Atomic System. In 1979 De Piscopo played the drums in the album ''L'era del cinghia ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tom Grant (jazz Musician)
Tom Grant (born February 22, 1946) is an American smooth jazz/jazz fusion pianist and vocalist. Biography Tom Grant was born in Portland, Oregon, to a musical family. His father was a tap dancer who owned a record store in Portland, and his brother, Mukunda Goswami, was an avant-garde jazz pianist (as Michael Grant) until becoming a pioneer from the beginning of the Hare Krishna movement. Grant learned to play piano and drums when he was young. After graduating from the University of Oregon, he traveled to New York City in 1970 with Native American saxophonist Jim Pepper. This led to Grant touring and recording with jazz greats Woody Shaw, Charles Lloyd, and Tony Williams. Grant cut his first solo record for Timeless in 1976, and in 1979 he formed his own band. Beginning in 1983, Grant started recording a series of jazz-influenced pop albums that have variously been called "New Adult Contemporary", "Quiet Storm", "Contemporary Jazz" and "Smooth Jazz"; each have been best-se ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Terry Bradds
Terry Lee Bradds (born February 21, 1946) is an American guitarist who was born in Jamestown, Ohio and attended Greeneview High School. Career Bradds has been playing guitar since the age of five. He has performed with a wide variety of musicians and entertainers worldwide, including Martha Raye, John Davidson, Peter Allen. He was a member of the Hi-Landers and The ThreeO, the latter of which was originally signed to Sun Records. He has played at clubs and venues such as the Copacabana, The Martinique, Playboy Club, and as well as many churches and colleges across the country. While with the Hi-Landers, the group was scheduled to be on ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson''. Bradds has been on staff of several T.V. shows, written several commercials, and written original music. His song "Jesus is the Rock" was the theme for the Ohio Teens for Christ. Bradds now resides in Florida, where he teaches advanced guitar studies at Florida Christian College and is a Minister ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rolling Stone
''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first known for its coverage of rock music and political reporting by Hunter S. Thompson. In the 1990s, the magazine broadened and shifted its focus to a younger readership interested in youth-oriented television shows, film actors, and popular music. It has since returned to its traditional mix of content, including music, entertainment, and politics. The first magazine was released in 1967 and featured John Lennon on the cover and was published every two weeks. It is known for provocative photography and its cover photos, featuring musicians, politicians, athletes, and actors. In addition to its print version in the United States, it publishes content through Rollingstone.com and numerous international editions. Penske Media Corporation is the c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2017 In Jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2017. Events January * 12 ** The 16th All Ears festival started in Oslo (January 12–15). ** The 3rd annual Tucson Jazz Festival started in Tucson, Arizona (January 12 – 22). * 20 – The 36th annual Djangofestival started on Cosmopolite in Oslo, Norway (January 20 – 21). * 21 – Hot Club de Norvège headline at the annual Djangofestival at Cosmopolite in Oslo, Norway. * 28 – Nils Petter Molvær is presented as winner of the 2016 Spellemannprisen Jazz award. February * 1 – The 6th Bodø Jazz Open started in Bodø, Norway (February 1 – 4). * 2 – The 19th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (February 2–5). * 9 – The 12th Ice Music Festival started in Geilo, Norway (February 9 – 11). March * 3 – The 13th Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival started in Jakarta, Indonesia (March 3 – 5). * 31 – The 18th Cape Town International Jazz Festival started in C ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The J
J is the tenth letter of the Latin alphabet. J may also refer to: * Palatal approximant in the International Phonetic Alphabet * J, Cyrillic letter Je Astronomy * J, a provisional designation prefix for some objects discovered between May 1 and 15 of a year Computing * J (programming language), successor to APL * J# programming language for the Microsoft .NET Framework * J operator, a programming construct * J (operating system), an operating system for ICL's System 4 series of computers Genetics and medicine * Haplogroup J (mtDNA) * Haplogroup J (Y-DNA) * ATC code J ''Antiinfectives for systemic use'', a section of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System Mathematics * J, symbol used to denote the Bessel function * ''j'', used as the symbol for the imaginary unit (\sqrt) in fields where ''i'' is used for a different purpose (such as electrical current) * ''j'' and ''j2'' (or \bar) are also used for the complex cube roots of unity * ''j'', a numb ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1978 In Jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1978. Events March * 17 – The 5th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 17–19). May * 12 – The 7th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 12–15). * 24 – The 6th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 24 – June 7). July * 1 – The 25th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 1–3). * 7 – The 12th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 7–23). * 14 – The 3rd North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 14–16). * 28 – The very first Jazz in Marciac started in Marciac, France (July 28 – August 17). September * 15 – The 21st Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 15 – 17). Album releases *Chick Corea: ''The Mad Hatter'' *Chick Corea: ''Secret Agent'' *Chick Corea: ''Friends'' *Air: ''Open Air Suit'' *Herb Alpert and Hugh Masekela: ''Herb Alpert / Hugh Masekela'' *Herb Alpert and Hugh Masekel ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |