We all know the multi-GRAMMY-winning bassist, composer and bandleader Christian McBride as the matrix of modern music, through his own thrilling works as a jazz artist, and by his famous pop, hip-hop, soul and classical collaborations with Sting, Questlove, James Brown and fellow bassist Edga...
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“I’m no fool, there are a lot of metrics on how well known you are and how popular you are. There are people much more famous and popular than I,” Odom said. But he is gratified that he has made an impact from his roles, including moments from “Hamilton” and ‘Purlie Victorio...
1941, when the band was at the height of its popularity, and for over two years she toured the United States with the most famous swing outfit of the day, playing hotel engagements, college proms
Originally home to Jack’s, a blues organ bar that was one of the last holdouts of the famous jazz/nightlife strip on Fillmore Street after World War II, this venue was renovated and renamed by John Lee Hooker in 1997. It isstruggling financially from the pandemic, and aGoFun...
10. My all time favorite DJ is Kid Capri, who’s yours?DJ Jazzy Jeff out of all the famous DJ’s from the 80’s and 90’s. None of them could mix and scratch like Jeff. That man has real turntable skills. 11. Favorite city to step in and DJ in?Chicago in my opinion is the...
While generally labeled as a jazz fusion group, they went beyond it sometimes. For this tour, the musicians were Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul, Jaco Pastorius, Alphonso Johnson, Chester Thompson, Alex Acuna, Don Alias, and Narada Michael Walden. A Wikipedia article says that Joe Zawinul, ...
Frank Costigan, who later became famous as a Royal Commissioner into the Painters and Dockers Union, died with a track record of many achievements to his credit, but this unacknowledged one was one of his most influential, and a key element in restoring the ALP to government in 1972. — ...
For many, rehearsals were a major headache. According to Huang Liaoyuan, a well-known rock music event planner, the famous 1989 Band used to practice in a sealed room to avoid disturbing neighbors. But, Beijing's fierce summer heat made that hazardous, so the budding musicians came up with...
Lin presented the premiere of world-famous operas such as Turandot, Così fan tutte and La belle Hélène in China. He directed the Chinese opera The Savage Land in Germany and Switzerland. In addition, he has conducted operas: La Boheme, Eugene Onegin, Die Fledermaus, Tosca, Carmen, ...