Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans (29 April 1922 – 22 August 2016), known professionally as Toots Thielemans, was a Belgian jazz musician. He was known for his harmonica playing, as well as his guitar, whistling skills, and composing. According to jazz historian Ted Gioia, his...
His younger brother Steve Brown also became a prominent professional musician. He played trombone with the bands of Papa Jack Laine and Frank Christian; by 1910 usually worked leading bands under his own name. The band played in a style then locally known as "hot ragtime" or "ratty...
Musician ListThis index refers to the 236,879 individual jazz musicians (1,478,936 total entries) included in over 256,741 recording sessions detailed in The Jazz Discography Database as of December 2022. Important Notice for individuals searching for specific musicians: Due to time and other ...
This is a guy to watch." David Hooper "IndieMusician.com" (Nashville, TN) Bob has headlined command performances at Donald Trumps "Mar-A-Lago" and the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach. He has also been backed by the world renowned Woody Herman Orchestra, the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and more...
Musician ListThis index refers to the 236,879 individual jazz musicians (1,478,936 total entries) included in over 256,741 recording sessions detailed in The Jazz Discography Database as of December 2022. Important Notice for individuals searching for specific musicians: Due to time and other ...
Notes on Bob Hecht’s book,Stolen Moments: A Photographer’s Personal Journey Some thoughts on a new book of photography by frequentJerry Jazz Musiciancontributing writer Bob Hecht… Read More Feature Trading Fours, with Douglas Cole,No. 22: “Energy Man, or, God is in the House” ...
Like a boxer, Miles seems to stab and jab, bob and weave, he delivers upper cuts and body blows, then knocks you out with the roundhouse.Speaking of roundhouses: Miles’ solo on track 1 “Right Off” is a knock out of a solo, and one of the best in all the Davis discography, ...
Glenn Miller was an American big band leader, arranger, composer, and trombonist, considered the premier musical symbol of the World War II generation. Miller began studies at the University of Colorado in Boulder, but he left to work as a musician. He p
American musician Print Also known as: James Francis Dorsey Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via stud...
In jazz, a melody begins a song, on the other hand, each musician will act improvising, playing all types of crazy notes: high, low, long, short, gravelly, and clear. The performers who don’t seem to be soloing are playing quietly within the background or comping, short for ...