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    Equipped with originals‚ jazz standards‚ and a supportive combo of talents‚ pianist Leslie Pintchik commits to a smooth and groovy jazz on her latest album You Eat My Food‚ You Drink My Wine‚ You Steal My Girl!. Her band features Scott Hardy on acoustic bass and guitar‚ Michael Sarin on drums‚ and Satoshi Takeishi on percussion‚ plus some illustrious guests performing a couple of tunes each: Steve Wilson on alto saxophone‚ Ron Horton on trumpet and flugelhorn‚ and Shoko Nagai on accordion. The title

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    On April 25‚ 1917 in Newport News Virginia‚ proud mother‚ Temperance‚ gave birth to her first little girl‚ who was soon to become one of the most accomplished jazz singers of all time (Verve Music Group). Tempie and Ella’s father William‚ bound together by common-law marriage‚ separated soon after she was born. Her mother then moved the two of them to Yonkers‚ NY where eventually they started a family with Joseph Da Silva‚ Tempie’s long-term boyfriend. Ella soon became a big sister when Francis was

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    Langston Hughes: Life and Work Hughes‚ an African American‚ became a well known poet‚ novelist‚ journalist‚ and playwright. During the Harlem Renaissance‚ Langston Hughes gained fame and respect for his ability to express the Black American experiences in his works. Langston Hughes was one of the most original and versatile of the twentieth – century black writers. Influenced by Laurence Dunbar‚ Carl Dandburg‚ and his grandmother Carrie Mercer Langston Hughes‚ Langston Hughes began writing

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    I have selected Branford Marsalis‚ a saxophonist‚ as my modern contemporary jazz artist. Initially‚ I chose him because his name sounded familiar and I wanted to choose an artist from the list of saxophonists. Moreover‚ the content of his discography was fascinating by its inclusion of several jazz albums with the Branford Marsalis Quartet as well as other collaborative projects and a solo project. Among the list was the album‚ Music Redeems‚ with performances by The Marsalis Family‚ is a collaboration

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    "Is that Raiden from Mortal Kombat spinning records?" - Me I walked into the room and immediately felt like a dickhead. (Which honestly‚ is not that unusual). I was the only one not in Coachella garb or wearing Native America inspired face paint. There was a person (I assume) on the stage wearing something close to what I think a lightning god would wear if he was spinning records. The thing was halfway through his set I guess the electricity went out for a second and everything skipped. I guess

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    Louis Armstrong Well-known artist Josh Devine is a great drummer for the band of One Direction‚ with a love for music. Just like many other artists he is well known in his time just as Elvis Presley was in his time or Aerosmith in their time. Every era has a well known musician or band‚ back in the 1920’s it was Louis Armstrong. Louis Armstrong moved to Chicago in 1922 to play the second cornet in a Creole jazz band. Although two years later Armstrong moved to New York City and began playing

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    Tomasz Stanko Biography

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    Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko already gave us enough reasons to trust his idiosyncratic music. Deeply associated with the ECM Records‚ Stanko‚ whose sonorous creativity is almost tactful‚ has one foot on the adventurous modern creative jazz and the other on a relaxing‚ sometimes-cerebral post-bop. His Polish quartet‚ which included the pianist Marcin Wasliewski‚ was active from 2002 to 2006‚ being responsible for great albums such as The Soul of Things‚ Suspended Nights‚ and Lontana. In 2013‚ Stanko

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    Life of Celia Cruz

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    Celia Cruz was one of the most famous Cuban salsa singers. She was nicknamed the Queen of Salsa‚ with more than thirty-six albums‚ recorded with some other leading singers in Latin music. Celia worked as a singer for more than forty years‚ and during that time‚ she became well known for her vigorous work‚ great personality‚ and her emotional way of singing. During her performances‚ she was well known for being able to improvise lyrics. She was an artist with over six decades of success making her

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    Dorothy Dandridge was one of the most phenomenal performers I have ever seen! It is an honor to watch her put her talent to work. Her singing is angelic‚ her dancing is inspiring‚ and her acting is perfection in its raw form. Writing this report about her is not just a task‚ but an honor. Dorothy Jean Dandridge was born in Cleveland Ohio ’s City Hospital on November 9‚ 1922. Her mother was a hopeful actress named Ruby Dandridge. Ruby had walked out on Dorothy ’s father‚ Cyrus‚ five months previous

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