Edmund Leonard Thigpen (December 28, 1930 – January 13, 2010) was an American jazz drummer, best known for his work with the Oscar Peterson trio from 1959 to 1965. Thigpen also performed with the Billy Taylor trio from 1956 to 1959. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Thigpen was raised in Los Angeles and attended Thomas Jefferson…
Earl Kenneth Hines, universally known as Earl “Fatha“ Hines (December 28, 1903 – April 22, 1983), was an American jazz pianist and bandleader. He was one of the most influential figures in the development of jazz piano and, according to one major source, is “one of a small number of pianists whose playing shaped the…
World Music on Flamenco Fridays with Tanguillo The tanguillo is a form, a palo , of flamenco. He developed from the mid-19th century in Cádiz as a variant of Tango flamenco . In 1846, the authorities of the city of Cádiz issued rules to distinguish the local tango gaditano from the tango americano . However,…
A jewel of the southern sky, the Great Carina Nebula, also known as NGC 3372, spans over 300 light-years, one of our galaxy’s largest star forming regions. Like the smaller, more northerly Great Orion Nebula, the Carina Nebula is easily visible to the unaided eye, though at a distance of 7,500 light-years it is some…
Terry John Bozzio (born December 27, 1950) is an American drummer best known for his work with Missing Persons and Frank Zappa. He has been featured on nine solo or collaborative albums, 26 albums with Zappa, and seven albums with Missing Persons. He has been a prolific sideman, playing on numerous releases by other artists…
Dardanelle or Marcia Marie Hadley (27 December 1917 in Avalon, Mississippi, U.S. – 8 August 1997 in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.), was an American jazz artist known for performing with Lionel Hampton and early performer using a single name Dardanelle. Dardanelle was a talented pianist, vibraphonist, and singer who was raised in a musical family. She…
Johnny Frigo (December 27, 1916 – July 4, 2007) was an American jazz violinist and bassist. He first appeared in the 1940s as a violinist before working as a bassist. He returned to the violin in the 1980s and enjoyed a comeback, recording several albums as a leader. Frigo died at age 90 of complications…
The group is from Moldavia (north-eastern region of Romania, not from the former Soviet state called Moldova). It consists in 10 to 15 Gypsy musicians playing brass instruments. The band leader and his brothers (playing the bass and drum) played with Bregovich in Italy and the whole band played with Emir Kusturica on stage at…
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