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Charles Burrell (born October 4, 1920) is a classical and jazz bass player most prominently known for being the first African-American to be a member of a major American symphony (the Denver Symphony Orchestra, now known as the Colorado Symphony ). For this accomplishment he is often referred to as "the Jackie Robinson of Classical Music".
Cornet, trumpet. Years active. 1980–2022. Labels. Capri, Gramavision, Sterling Circle, Prolific. Ronald Glen Miles (May 9, 1963 – March 8, 2022) was an American jazz trumpeter, cornetist, and composer. He recorded for the labels Prolific (1986), Capri (1990), and Gramavision. [2] His final album, Rainbow Sign, was his first on the Blue Note ...
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, [1] Ewell played with Bill Reinhardt's Jazz, Ltd. band in Chicago in 1947, 1948, and 1949. [2] From 1956 to 1962, Ewell was a member of the Jack Teagarden band. [1] After Teagarden died, Ewell toured Europe, then returned to New Orleans and performed in clubs and hotels. From 1976 to 1978, he concertized and ...
History[edit] The term nocturne (from French nocturne "of the night") [1] was first applied to musical pieces in the 18th century, when it indicated an ensemble piece in several movements, normally played for an evening party and then laid aside. Sometimes it carried the Italian equivalent, notturno, such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 's Notturno ...
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), [3] known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer and songwriter. He was one of the most popular acoustic artists of the 1970s and one of the bestselling artists in that decade. [4] AllMusic has called Denver "among the most beloved entertainers of his era".
Denver. / 39.7392; -104.9849 ( City and County of Denver, Colorado) Denver ( / ˈdɛnvər / DEN-vər) is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. [1] Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, [23] a 19.22% increase since 2010. [11] It is the 19th-most populous city in the United ...
Paul Samuel Whiteman [1] (March 28, 1890 – December 29, 1967) [2] was an American bandleader, composer, orchestral director, and violinist. [3] As the leader of one of the most popular dance bands in the United States during the 1920s and early 1930s, Whiteman produced recordings that were immensely successful, and press notices often ...
Joe Bonner (April 20, 1948 – November 20, 2014) was a hard bop and modal jazz pianist, influenced by McCoy Tyner and Art Tatum. [1] [2] [3] He was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina and studied at Virginia State College, [4] but indicated that he learned more about music from musicians he worked with. In the seventies he played with Roy ...