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Michelle Lordi

vocalist

Larry Natwick

piano

Bob Wagner

trumpet

Mauricio de Souza

drums

Myriam Phiro

vocalist

David Helbock

piano

Debora Galán

vocalist

Kenney Polson

saxophone

Darrell Looney

violin

Claudia Vorbach

vocalist

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Luiza Zan

vocalist

Vincent Houdijk

vibraphone

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Frank Macchia

composer/conductor

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Vel Lewis

organ, Hammond B3

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Phil Allen

trombone

Meg Okura

violin

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StarkLinnemann Quartet

band/orchestra

Synia Carroll

vocalist

LeeMann Bassey

vocalist

Tito Cruz

drums

Kris Russell

vocalist

Chris Greco

woodwind

Joe Mazzaferro

trumpet

Andrew Butt

saxophone

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Yuri Volodarsky

piano

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Sara LaCombe

vocalist

Billy Pod

drums

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Dan McCain

bass, acoustic

Shekhinah B.

vocalist

Gina Leishman

multi-instrumentalist

Ivan Mazuze

saxophone

Oliver Mtukudzi

guitar

Joe Lovano

saxophone

Nymphya

vocalist

Glenn Crytzer

guitar

Ken Aihara

keyboard

Nigel Portass

keyboard

George Evans

vocalist

Emma-Jean Thackray

multi-instrumentalist

Hubert Fol

saxophone

Dan Papirany

piano

Greg Ward

saxophone

Bob Niederriter

guitar, electric

Josh Rosen

piano

John Voigt

bass, acoustic

Nubya Garcia

saxophone

Rebecca Cline

piano

Miles Davis

trumpet

Charlie Harrington

drums

Pat Metheny

guitar

John Coltrane

saxophone

Keith Jarrett

piano

Brad Mehldau

piano

Dexter Gordon

saxophone, tenor

Bill Evans

piano

Wayne Shorter

saxophone

Preservation Hall Jazz Band

band/orchestra

John Scofield

guitar

Wynton Marsalis

trumpet

Dave Holland

bass

The Beatles

band/orchestra

Gregory Porter

vocalist

Mort Weiss

clarinet

Kurt Rosenwinkel

guitar

Chris Potter

woodwind

Lester Young

saxophone

Joshua Redman

saxophone

John McLaughlin

guitar

Branford Marsalis

saxophone

Samo Salamon

guitar

Lee Ritenour

guitar

Christian McBride

Christian McBride

bass

Sam Rivers

saxophone, tenor

Louis Armstrong

trumpet

Bobo Stenson

piano

Bill Frisell

guitar

Lionel Loueke

guitar

Mark Egan

bass

Jeb Patton

piano

Miles Davis

trumpet

Duke Ellington

piano

The Beatles

band/orchestra

Mark Isaac Haskins

guitar

Keith Jarrett

piano

Louis Armstrong

trumpet

John Coltrane

saxophone

Pat Metheny

guitar

Ella Fitzgerald

vocalist

Thelonious Monk

Thelonious Monk

piano

Charlie Harrington

drums

Charlie Parker

saxophone, alto

Bill Evans

piano

Dizzy Gillespie

trumpet

Hank Jones

piano

Bucky Pizzarelli

guitar

Russell Malone

guitar, electric

Billie Holiday

vocalist

Ahmad Jamal

piano

Jaco Pastorius

bass, electric

Herbie Hancock

piano

Jimi Hendrix

guitar, electric

Lester Young

saxophone

John McLaughlin

guitar

Kenny Burrell

guitar

Chet Baker

trumpet

Stan Getz

saxophone, tenor

Julian "Cannonball" Adderley

saxophone

Chick Corea

piano

Max Roach

drums

Frank Sinatra

vocalist

David Longoria

trumpet

Dan McCain

bass, acoustic

Ivan Mazuze

saxophone

Ken Aihara

keyboard

David Crosby

guitar

Anthony Jefferson

vocalist

Matthew Ottignon

saxophone, tenor

Noah Rott

piano

Mark DeJong

saxophone

Keith O'Rouke

saxophone

William Scavotto

saxophone

Ramiro Marziani

guitar

King Street Big Band

band/orchestra

Richard Cook

trombone

Bob Kruse

drums

John Propkop

tuba

Nicoló Ricci

saxophone, tenor

Denny Schreffler

cornet

Zach Brennan

clarinet

Daniel & Mikael Tjernberg

piano

Florian Pellissier

piano

Mateus Xavier

vocalist

Rebeca Vieira

vocalist

Matias Correa

vocalist

Fabiano Salek

vocalist

Beatriz Coimbra

vocalist

Maíra Martins

vocalist

Peter Drew

composer/conductor

Christina Courtin

vocalist

Erik Borelius

guitar

Corin Duey

guitar

Mervin Toussaint

saxophone

cress

drums

Oliver Mtukudzi

1952–2019
guitar

Joseph Jarman

1937–2019
saxophone

Urbie Green

1926–2018
trombone

Nancy Wilson

1937–2018
vocalist

Perry Robinson

1938–2018
clarinet

Wolfgang Schlüter

1933–2018
vibraphone

Roy Hargrove

1969–2018
trumpet

Sonny Fortune

1939–2018
saxophone, alto

Hamiet Bluiett

1940–2018
saxophone, baritone

Jerry Gonzalez

1949–2018
trumpet

Big Jay McNeely

1927–2018
saxophone, tenor

Randy Weston

1926–2018
piano

Jimmy Wilkins

1921–2018
trombone

Jack Costanzo

1922–2018
bongos

Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin

1942–2018
vocalist

Tomasz Stanko

1942–2018
trumpet

Henry Butler

1949–2018
piano

Bill Watrous

1939–2018
trombone

Rebecca Parris

1951–2018
vocalist

Jack Reilly

1932–2018
piano

Bob Dorough

1923–2018
piano

Cecil Taylor

1929–2018
piano

Morgana King

1930–2018
vocalist

Vic Damone

1928–2018
vocalist

Wesla Whitfield

1947–2018
vocalist

Leon "Ndugu" Chancler

1952–2018
drums

Hugh Masekela

1939–2018
flugelhorn

Marlene VerPlanck

1933–2018
vocalist

Maurice Peress

1930–2017
composer/conductor

Roswell Rudd

1935–2017
trombone

Kevin Mahogany

1958–2017
vocalist

Keely Smith

1932–2017
vocalist

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Django Reinhardt
1910 - 1953
guitar
Gary Burton
b.1943
vibraphone
George Evans
b.1963
vocalist
Rocco Ventrella
b.1961
saxophone
Andre Hayward
b.1973
trombone
Curtis Counce
1926 - 1963
bass, acoustic
Nigel Portass
b.1943
keyboard

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Jazz Story

I love jazz because it is the most diverse music genre. I was first exposed to jazz a long time ago. The best show I ever attended was Henry Threadgill's very very Circus at SJU jazzpodium in Utrecht. The first jazz record I bought was Coleman Hawkins Big Band live at The Savoy Ballroom 1940. My advice to new listeners is to attend as many concerts you can even though you may not know the musicians who are playing.

By Maarten Kerkhof
Member since: 2019