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Steve Khan (born Steven Harris Cahn; April 28, 1947) is an American jazz guitarist. Steven Harris Cahn was born in Los AngelesHis father, lyricist Sammy Cahn, “loved to hear any and all versions of his songs”. He took piano lessons as a child and played drums for the surf rock band the Chantays. The band’s guitarist exposed…

John Martin Tchicai (/tʃɪˈkaɪ/ chih-KYE; 28 April 1936 – 8 October 2012)  was a Danish free jazzsaxophonist and composer. Tchicai was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, to a Danish mother and a Congolese father. The family moved to Aarhus, where he studied violin when young, and in his mid-teens began playing clarinet and alto saxophone, focusing on…

Oliver Jackson (April 28, 1933 – May 29, 1994), also known as Bops Junior, was an American jazz drummer. Jackson was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States, where he played in the 1940s with Thad Jones, Tommy Flanagan, and Wardell Gray, and had a variety show with Eddie Locke called Bop & Locke. After working with…

Prudencio Mario Bauzá Cárdenas (April 28, 1911 – July 11, 1993) was an Afro-Cuban jazz, Latin, and jazzmusician. He was among the first to introduce Cuban music to the United States by bringing Cuban musical styles to the New York City jazz scene. While Cuban bands had had popular jazz tunes in their repertoire for…

It’s a 12 count, but unlike the other 12 count palos, this one tends to start on 1 rather than the 12 for the letra. Also, the end of the compás is emphasized. 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 9 – 10 – 11 –12…