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Rob Dixon (NLV SWAT)
Rob Dixon is an American jazz saxophonist. A native of Atlanta, Dixon went to Indiana University where he came under the influence of the renowned jazz educator David Baker (composer), David Baker. After moving to New York in 1996, he began gigging around town with other up-and-coming musicians like drummer Ari Hoenig, organist Greg Lewis and pianist Rick Germanson, and vocalist Cynthia Layne. He subsequently worked in Illinois Jacquet's big band for four years before following tenor saxophonist Mark Turner (musician), Mark Turner in Tana Reid, a straight-ahead quartet co-led by drummer Akira Tana and bassist Rufus Reid. After several years away, Dixon returned to Indianapolis in 2003, where he worked with a number of organizations, such as the Cleveland Heritage Jazz Orchestra and the Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra. In addition to working with these bands, he leads a jazz-funk group called and an organ quartet with veteran organ player Melvin Rhyne. Dixon is signed with Owl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 living within the city limits, it is the eighth most populous city in the Southeast and 38th most populous city in the United States according to the 2020 U.S. census. It is the core of the much larger Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to more than 6.1 million people, making it the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Situated among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains at an elevation of just over above sea level, it features unique topography that includes rolling hills, lush greenery, and the most dense urban tree coverage of any major city in the United States. Atlanta was originally founded as the terminus of a major state-sponsored railroad, but it soon became the convergence point among several rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Jazz Composers
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American Jazz Bandleaders
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African-American Saxophonists
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Platinum (The Headhunters Album)
''Platinum'' is an album by the jazz fusion band The Headhunters that was released in 2011. The album combines jazz and hip hop. Track listing #"Platinum Intro" (:50) #"Mission Statement" (4:01) #"Reality of It" (:17) #"Salamander" (7:09) #"I Predict a Good year" (:11) #"D-Funk (Funk With Us)" (4:48) #"I Feel Really Good About" (:10) #"Tracie" (6:01) #"Rehearse Everybody" (:13) #"Paging Mr. Wesley" (5:31) #"M Trane" (8:48) #"Apple Tree" (5:18) #"Palm Nut" (6:53) #"Years of Touring" (:10) #"Congo Place" (4:55) #"On the Road" (:16) #"Head Hunting" (4:48) #"Skizness" (3:50) #"Soul Glow" (5:29) #"Platinum Outro" (:42) Personnel * Rob Dixon – soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones, keyboards * Azar Lawrence – soprano saxophone * Bennie Maupin – soprano and tenor saxophones * Donald Harrison – alto saxophone, Moog bass, keyboards * Derrick Gardner – trumpet * PJ Yinger – trumpet * Kyle Roussel – keyboards * Patrice Rushen – keyboards * Gary Mielke – keyboard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buselli–Wallarab Jazz Orchestra
Buselli–Wallarab Jazz Orchestra is a jazz orchestra consisting of seventeen pieces. BWJO co-founders Mark Buselli and Brent Wallarab are music educators, as well as musicians and composers. Their common commitment to America's jazz heritage brought the BWJO to life and helped define the mission of the organization. They regularly hold concerts and clinics at public schools in Indianapolis.They were inducted into the Indianapolis Jazz Hall of Fame in 2017. Brent Wallarab Wallarab is a 1987 graduate of Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Music and 1989 graduate of Indiana University Bloomington. Since 1991, Brent Wallarab has served as Specialist in Jazz for the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. During this time he has transcribed, edited, and restored nearly 300 works for big band deemed by the Smithsonian as national treasures. Wallarab also performs as lead and solo trombonist for the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, the ensemble-in-residence o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dixon-Rhyne Project
The Dixon-Rhyne Project is an American jazz group from Indianapolis, Indiana. The Dixon-Rhyne Project was formed in 2007 when tenor saxophonist Rob Dixon approached organist Melvin Rhyne, of Wes Montgomery Trio fame, about forming a boundary-pushing jazz jam band. Dixon and Rhyne then hired drummer Kenny Phelps and Chicago guitarist Fareed Haque. In 2008 Owl Studios Owl Studios is a jazz record label founded in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 2005. In 2013 the label was sold and renamed Owl Music Group. History Founding Owl Studios was started in 2005 by Al Hall, an Indianapolis businessman, to promote local jazz ... released the debut album ''Reinvention: The Dixon-Rhyne Project''. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Dixon-Rhyne Project, The Jazz ensembles from Indiana Owl Studios artists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beautiful Soul (Cynthia Layne Album)
''Beautiful Soul'' is the third and final studio album by Cynthia Layne. The album was recorded and released in 2007, after Layne had taken a three-year hiatus from her career as a solo artist. ''Beautiful Soul'' was the last studio solo album released during Layne's lifetime. Track listing #"Be You" - 3:43 #"Kings & Queens" - 4:47 #"Letting You Go" - 3:42 #"Pimp Talk" - 4:41 #"I Can't Change You" - 4:05 #"Will U Be There" - 7:05 #"All I Need" - 3:39 #"Beautiful Soul" - 4:54 #"Free Yourself" - 5:13 #"Funny" - 6:01 #"Mystery" - 5:42 #"We" - 5:01 #"Two and One" - 4:52 #"Letting You Go (Extended Play)" - 5:27 #"Nina Shouts" - 0:47 Personnel Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. * Cynthia Layne - lead vocals, backing vocals * Gary Mielke - bass guitar, keyboards, drum programming * Kenny Phelps - drums, percussion * Joe "Coo Coo Bird" Kelsey - acoustic and electric bass guitars * Rob Dixon Rob Dixon is an American jazz saxophonist. A native of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
The Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra (ICO) is a nonprofit chamber orchestra headquartered at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. In 2019-2020 it will celebrate its 35th season. History The orchestra was founded by musicologist David Urness and originally named "Musicians of the Cloister" after the cloister garden at Trinity Episcopal Church in Indianapolis. Urness modeled ICO after the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. The orchestra was incorporated in 1985 and adopted its current name in 1987. In 2004 the orchestra merged with Indianapolis Youth Wind Ensemble as part of an ongoing outreach program. The 1985 concert season featured performances at Indiana Repertory Theatre. During the 1986-87 season, the orchestra performed at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Then in 1988, the orchestra moved to Clowes Memorial Hall at Butler University. Currently the orchestra performs aHoward L. Schrott Center for the Arts Music director Kirk Trevor joined the ICO in 1988 and retired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discogs
Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the largest online database of electronic music, the site now includes releases in all genres on all formats. After the database was opened to contributions from the public, rock music began to become the most prevalent genre listed. , Discogs contains over 15.7 million releases, by over 8.3 million artists, across over 1.9 million labels, contributed from over 644,000 contributor user accounts – with these figures constantly growing as users continually add previously unlisted releases to the site over time. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc. and located in Portland, Oregon, United States. History The discogs.com domain name was registered in August 2000, and Discogs itself ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ace Records (UK)
Ace Records Ltd. is a British record label founded in 1978. Initially the company only gained permission from the similarly named label based in Mississippi to use the name in the UK, but eventually also acquired the rights to publish their recordings. When ' pop side was licensed to EMI in , Ace switched to more licensing and reissuing work. In the 1980s it also gained the licensing for Modern Records, and its follow-up company |
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