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Shirley Horn
Shirley Horn 1934– Jazz singer, pianist Played Piano in Grandma |
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Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk Along with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk (1917-1982) was a vital member of the jazz revolution which took place in the early 1940s. Monk's unique piano style and his talent as a composer made him a leader in the development of modern jazz. When... Read more |
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Fats Waller
Fats Waller 1904-43, American jazz musician, singer, and composer, whose original name was Thomas Wright Waller, b. New York City. Waller began playing the piano as a child, and later studied with Carl Bohm and Leopold Godowsky. He became a protégé of James P. Johnson, who gave him... Read more |
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Roosevelt Sykes
Roosevelt Sykes Blues pianist The St. Louis Scene The Post War Years Sykes Gets Around Selected discography Sources Considered by musicians and music historians the father of the modern blues piano style, Roosevelt Sykes possessed a much-copied keyboard style and a fine voice that, for... Read more |
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George Gershwin
George Gershwin , 1898-1937, American composer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., as Jacob Gershwin. Gershwin wrote some of the most original and popular musical works produced in the United States. Although he studied harmony with Rubin Goldmark (see under Goldmark, Karl ), he received most of his musical... Read more |
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Art Tatum
Art Tatum , 1910-56, American jazz pianist, b. Toledo, Ohio. Born with cataracts in both eyes, Tatum remained virtually blind for life. He read music in Braille, but his sensitive ear for music made reading almost unnecessary. Tatum, an unmatched piano virtuoso and brilliant improviser, developed a... Read more |
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George Winston
George Winston Composer, pianist, guitarist Career Suffered Ups and Downs Meeting Brought Unexpected Success Founded Dancing Cat Selected discography Sources George Winston is known as one of the great popu-larizers of minimalist, acoustic solo piano music. His best-selling albums Autumn, December,... Read more |
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Joe Zawinul
Joe Zawinul Austrian-born jazz keyboardist Joe Zawinul (1932-2007) helped create the rock-influenced modern jazz style known as fusion, and he is generally credited with introducing the electric piano and the synthesizer to the jazz genre. The Daily Telegraph of London called Zawinul “the... Read more |
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Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson (James Fletcher "Smack" Henderson), 1898-1952, American jazz composer, arranger, and pianist, b. Cuthbert, Ga. Henderson played piano from childhood. Short of funds after coming to New York City in 1920 to study graduate chemistry, he took a job with W. C. Handy's music... Read more |
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Erroll Garner
Erroll Garner Piano, composer For the Record… Selected discography Sources Jazz innovator, pianist, and composer Erroll Garner was a notably distinctive pianist who recorded with Charlie Parker and was one of the most frequently seen jazz musicians on television in the 1950s and... Read more |
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Tatum, Art
Tatum, Art (Arthur) (1910–56) US jazz pianist. Almost blind since birth, Tatum established a standard for solo jazz piano technique. He made his first recording in 1932. His reputation for technical virtuosity endures. |
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Jazz
...segregation continued to hinder jazz.During World War II, the...drums), and Thelonious Monk (piano), pioneered a fleet, technically...orchestras to disband, and jazz became the province of smaller...conservatory‐style training in jazz. The composers John ... |
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band
...jazz band varies according to the style of jazz: a traditional jazz band usually has a clarinet, trumpet, trombone and a rhythm section; a modern jazz quartet may feature saxophone, piano, drums and bass. A military (marching... |
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Gershwin, George
...composer, writing many popular jazz songs, and from the age of...works illustrating his belief in jazz “as an American folk‐music...The Rhapsody in Blue for piano and orchestra was composed for Paul Whiteman's Concert of Jazz Music (1924), and the ... |
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Copland, Aaron
...Music for the Theatre (1925), Piano Concerto (1926), and Piano Variations (1930) perplexed...write challenging pieces like the Piano Sonata (1941), some more accessible...music, though indebted as well to jazz and the folk musics of the Americas... |
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Basie, William (“Count”)
...Count”) (1904–1984), jazz pianist, arranger, band...Basie developed a distinctive piano style that pared down the cascading...came to epitomize Kansas City jazz.Basie performed in vaudeville...audiences and featured such jazz greats as Lester Young... |
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Ragtime
...the end of World War I, when jazz replaced it.The earliest appearance...itinerant African‐American piano players in such cities as...available through sheet music, piano rolls, and—eventually...the emergence and diffusion of jazz. The mid‐1940s witnessed... |
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Blues
...companies to seek out other southern guitar or piano players such as the Mississippi Delta's...World War II blues drew on big‐band jazz, gospel, boogie‐woogie, and regional...influence on American music, including jazz, country, and rock, as well as its larger... |
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boogie-woogie
boogie-woogie Type of jazz popular in the 1930s. It has a rapid, driving beat, uses blues themes and is generally played on the piano. The melody is played over a consistently repeated bass motif played by the left hand. |
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de Sylva, Brown, and Henderson
...he studied at the Chicago Conservatory of Music, then played piano in local dance bands before moving to New York, where he served as song‐plugger...trio of De Sylva, Brown, and Henderson were characterized by jazz‐inspired rhythms and simple, upbeat lyrics. The shows... |
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jazz
jazz / jaz/ • n. a type of music of black...Brass and woodwind instruments and piano are particularly associated with jazz, although guitar and occasionally...Dixieland, swing, bebop, and free jazz. ∎ inf. enthusiastic or lively talk... |
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stride
...ineffective campaigning, he seems to have hit his stride. 3. [as adj.] denoting or relating to a rhythmic style of jazz piano playing in which the left hand alternately plays single bass notes on the downbeat and chords an octave higher on the... |
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boogie-woogie
boogie-woogie a style of jazz played on the piano with a strong, fast beat; the term is recorded from the early 20th century (in the US, where boogie meant ‘party’); the ultimate origin is unknown. |
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jazzy
jazz·y / ˈjazē/ • adj. (jazz·i·er , jazz·i·est ) of, resembling, or in the style of jazz: a jazzy piano solo. ∎ bright, colorful, and showy: jazzy ties. DERIVATIVES: jazz·i·ly / ˈjazəlē/ adv.jazz·i·ness n. |
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the
...indicate that someone or something is the best known or most important of that name or type: he was the hot young piano prospect in jazz. 6. used adverbially with comparatives to indicate how one amount or degree of something varies in relation to... |
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Jarrett, Keith
...Allentown, Pa., 1945). Amer. jazz pianist and composer of Scottish...to NY where he formed his own jazz group and occasionally played with a Miles Davis band. His solo piano improvisations embrace classical and jazz history, rarely with direct... |
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Nurock, Kirk
...Audience Oratorio (1975); Mowgli, mus. th. (1978–84); Bronx Zoo Events (1980); Sonata for Piano and Dog (1982); Expedition, jazz trio, Siberian husky (1984); Haunted Messages, pf., barking audience (1984); The Incurable Dorothy... |
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ragtime
ragtime music characterized by a syncopated melodic line and regularly accented accompaniment, evolved by black American musicians in the 1890s and played especially on the piano; it is now seen as the immediate precursor of jazz. |
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Bennett, (Sir) Richard Rodney
...Victory (1968–9).BALLET: Jazz Calendar, for chamber ens...ten., chamber orch. (1962); Jazz Pastoral, v., jazz orch. (1969); Sonnet Sequence...unison high vv.), pf. (1986).PIANO: sonata (1954); Fantasy (1962... |
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Schuman, William (Howard)
...administrator. As youth composed jazz arrs. In 1933 enrolled for teacher...rhythms, some derived from jazz. He comp. in most forms...quintet, perc. (1984).PIANO: Voyage (1953, orch. 1972); 3 Piano Moods (1958). |
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...heavy metal hip hop industrial jazz jungle klezmer Latin mariachi...forte/f (loudly) forte piano (loudly then immediately softly...mf (fairly loudly) mezzo piano/mp (fairly softly) moderato...pianissimo/pp (very softly) piano/p (softly) più (more... |
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Ann Collins and Friends Jazz Concert Oct. 19; To Benefit Jazz Piano Scholarship
...the Ann Collins Jazz Piano Scholarship at Western...which includes a jazz piano specialist...jazz, writing jazz piano texts and helping...teachers learn to teach jazz. She maintains a...to ... |
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`Piano Jazz' is key source for local fans: Stars, players coming out for...
...76, the long-reigning queen of jazz piano has made her mark as a composer...part of a benefit to help keep the "Piano Jazz" show on the air. Mr. Brubeck...selling their latest recordings. "Piano Jazz" helps keep this ... |
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A COMPENDIUM OF JAZZ PIANO STYLES
...year-old grande dame of piano jazz. McPartland not only plays...Windows 95. For any lover of jazz piano, 1996 is a banner...extended harmonies, a stride piano section and a classical...McPartland Grande dame of piano ... |
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I Learned to Play JAZZ PIANO and You Can Too
...a masters degree in piano performance. What was...board: "Will trade jazz piano lessons for classical...many years of teaching piano, I firmly believe that...not born with innate jazz-playing abilities. Many famous jazz ... |
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I learned to play jazz piano and you can too.
...master's degree in piano performance. What was...board: "Will trade jazz piano lessons for classical...many years of teaching piano, I firmly believe that...not born with innate jazz-playing abilities. Many famous jazz ... |
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Jazz piano legend Oscar Peterson dies at 82
...redefined swing for modern jazz pianists for the latter...that formed my roots in jazz piano playing. He mastered the...with one hand that most piano players couldn't do with...notable figures outside the jazz world. In a statement... |
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Bebop Jazz Piano: The Complete Guide with CD
Bebop Jazz Piano: The Complete Guide with...Keyboard Style Series, Bebop Jazz Piano helps experienced pianists...and scales; and the common jazz keyboard practice of comping...on this recording includes piano, bass, drums, and ... |
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Jazz Piano: A Primer for Classical Pianists.(Book review)
* Jazz Piano: A Primer for Classical Pianists, by Janeen J. Larsen. Xlibris...Larsen takes much of the guesswork and insecurity out of early jazz piano exploration. Jazz Piano: A Primer for Classical Pianists will be an ... |
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Jazz Piano: A Primer for Classical Pianists
Jazz Piano: A Primer for Classical Pianists, by Janeen J. Larsen. Xlibris...Larsen takes much of the guesswork and insecurity out of early jazz piano exploration. Jazz Piano: A Primer for Classical Pianists will be an ... |
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Jazz Piano Virtuoso Graduates From High School
...released his second jazz album. He's the...Peter Delano playing piano] PETER DELANO, Pianist...STAMBERG: There was a piano at home always, and...ad executive, is a jazz lover, and kept the...Delano playing the piano] STAMBERG: Now...years of ... |
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