Category: Jazz

About Hubert Laws is an American flutist and saxophonist with a career spanning over 50 years in jazz, classical, and other music genres. Laws is one of the few classical artists who has also mastered jazz, pop, and rhythm-and-blues genres, moving effortlessly from one repertory to another. He has three Grammy nominations. Albums/Songs: The Chicago…

About Leandro “Gato” Barbieri was an Argentine jazz tenor saxophonist who rose to fame during the free jazz movement in the 1960s and is known for his Latin jazz recordings of the 1970s. His nickname, Gato, is Spanish for “cat”. Albums/Songs: Chapter Two: Hasta Siempre Chapter Three: Viva Emiliano Zapata The Third World Chapter One:…

About Grover Washington Jr. was an American jazz-funk and soul-jazz saxophonist and Grammy Award winner. Along with Wes Montgomery and George Benson, he is considered by many to be one of the founders and legends of the smooth jazz genre. He wrote some of his material and later became an arranger and producer. Albums/Songs: Come…

About Stanley William Turrentine was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and record producer. He began his career playing R&B for Earl Bostic and later soul jazz recording for the Blue Note label from 1960, touching on jazz fusion during a stint on CTI in the 1970s. He was described by critic Steve Huey as “renowned…

About Black Focus is the only studio album by English duo Yussef Kamaal, composed of drummer Yussef Dayes and keyboardist Kamaal Williams. It was released on 4 November 2016 under Brownswood Recordings. Characterised by its “spontaneity and flow”, the album draws influence from electronic music of British origin. It received universal acclaim from music critics,…

About Ramsey Emmanuel Lewis Jr. was an American jazz pianist, composer, and radio personality. Lewis recorded over 80 albums and received five gold records and three Grammy Awards in his career. His album The In Crowd earned Lewis critical praise and the 1965 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance. His best known singles include “The…

About Eliane Elias is a Brazilian jazz pianist, singer, composer and arranger. Albums/Songs: Kissed by Nature Light My Fire Impulsive ! Eliane Elias Plays Live Amanda Dreamer Fantasia Paulistana Cross Currents So Far So Close Eliane Elias Sings Jobim Eliane Elias Plays Jobim Made in Brazil I Thought About You (A Tribute to Chet Baker)…

About Marc Moulin was a Belgian musician and journalist. In the early-mid seventies, he was the leader of the jazz-rock group Placebo. He went on to become a member of the avant-rock band Aksak Maboul in 1977 and also formed the pop group Telex in 1978. Moulin was one of Belgium’s jazz legends, making jazz-influenced…

About Alwin Lopez Jarreau was an American singer and songwriter. His 1981 album Breakin’ Away spent two years on the Billboard 200 and is considered one of the finest examples of the Los Angeles pop and R&B sound. The album won Jarreau the 1982 Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. In all, he won…

About Charles Earland was an American jazz organist. Albums/Songs: Soul Crib Mama Roots Kharma Leaving This Planet Third Degree Burn Intensity Street Themes Front Burner Coming to You Live The Dynamite Brothers Blowing the Blues Away Smokin’ Whip Appeal Charles III In the Pocket Black Drops The Great Pyramid Pleasant Afternoon Odyssey Perceptions Soul Story…