Stanley Cowell (May 5, 1941 – December 17, 2020) was an American jazz pianist and co-founder of the Strata-East Records label. Cowell was born in Toledo, Ohio. He began playing the piano around the age of four, and became interested in jazz after seeing Art Tatum at the age of six. Tatum was a family…
Joyce Collins (born 5 May 1930, Battle Mountain, Nevada – died January 3, 2010) was a jazz pianist, singer and educator. Collins began playing piano professionally at the age of 15 while still attending Reno High School in Nevada. Later, while studying music and teaching at San Francisco State College, she played in groups and…
J. B. Lenoir (/ləˈnɔːr/ luh-NORR; March 5, 1929 – April 29, 1967) was an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter, active in the Chicago blues scene in the 1950s and 1960s. Lenoir was born in Monticello, Mississippi. His full given name was simply “J. B.”; the letters were not initials. Lenoir’s guitar-playing father introduced him to…
“Granaína” or “granadinas” is a flamenco style that derives from “fandangos”. It is usually included in “malagueños” styles. This style was originated is in “verdiales”. It had its development in “zambras” in Granada and was popularised in the late 19th century by Frasquito “Yerbagüena” and Paquillo “el Gas”. Later, it was spreaded by Antonio Chacón,…
Thursday May 4th 2023 with a 10am Matinee and 730pm evening show. In the second week of “The Defeat of Jesse James” at the History Theater in St Paul. Music with Raymond Berg, Kam Markworth, Christian Wheeler and mick laBriola.
This candidate planetary nebula was discovered by our team in August 2022. StDr 163 in the constellation Gemini is without doubt one of the most beautiful objects in the StDr catalogue. The remarkable aspect of this nebula is that we can literally watch the structure expand. The hot star in the centre is surrounded by…
Ronald Levin Carter (born May 4, 1937) is an American jazz double bassist. His appearances on 2,221 recording sessions make him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history. He has won three Grammy awards, and is also a cellist who has recorded numerous times on that instrument. Some of his studio albums as a leader include:…
Donald Ernest Friedman (May 4, 1935 – June 30, 2016) was an American jazz pianist. He began playing in Los Angeles and moved to New York in 1958. In the 1960s, he played with both modern stylists and more traditional musicians. Friedman was born on May 4, 1935, in San Francisco. Both of his parents…
Maurice “Moe” Purtill (May 4, 1916 – March 9, 1994), was an American swing jazz drummer, best known as the drummer for the Glenn Miller Orchestrafrom 1939 to 1942. Born in Huntington, New York, Purtill dropped out of high school and started his career as a freelance drummer in New York Studios. At the age…
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