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Jonathan Gee　

Sidsel Storm　

J.R.Monterose　

J.R. Monterose (not to be confused with fellow tenor Jack Montrose) is most famous for a gig that he personally did not enjoy, playing with Charles Mingus in 1956 and recording on Mingus’ ..more

Joey Calderazzo　

A potentially significant pianist playing in the modern mainstream, Joey Calderazzo’s career got off to a strong start with a series of fine Blue Note albums. He studied classical piano from ..more

Ralph Sharon　

Ralph Sharon made his professional debut with Ted Heath in 1946, then moved on to Frank Weir’s orchestra before leading his own sextet. He moved to the U.S. in 1953, where he initially worked ..more

Giovanni Guidi　

Sinne Eeg　

George Wallington　

George Wallington was one of the first and best bop pianists, ranking up there with Al Haig, just below Bud Powell. He was also the composer of two bop standards that caught on for a ..more

Joshua Redman　

Every few years it seems as if the jazz media go out of their way to hype one young artist, overpraising him to such an extent that it is easy to tear him down when the next season arrives. In the ..more

Joanie Sommers　

Joanie Sommers scored her biggest chart success with Johnny Get Angry in 1962. The single, her second solo release, peaked at the number seven spot and charted for more than two months. Her fi ..more

Jane Monheit　

At the tender age of 20, New York vocalist Jane Monheit was the first runner-up in the 1998 Thelonious Monk Institute vocal competition, winning a $10,000 scholarship to further her musical educati ..more

Jim Rotondi　

Trumpeter Jim Rotondi is a solid post-bop musician with a warm tone and an improvisational approach deeply steeped in the tradition of great jazz trumpeters. While the Butte, Montana native began p ..more

Satoru Shionoya　

Janet Seidel　

Born in Australia’s bush country, Janet Seidel has emerged as one of that country’s leading cabaret and jazz vocalists. She has been appearing frequently at Australia’s top jazz and hotel venues si ..more

June Christy　

Though she was the epitome of the vocal cool movement of the 1950s, June Christy was a warm, chipper vocalist able to stretch out her impressive voice on bouncy swing tunes and set herself apart fr ..more

Joe Sample　

One of the many jazzmen who started out playing hard bop but went electric during the fusion era, Joe Sample was, in the late ’50s, a founding member of the Jazz Crusaders along with tromb ..more

John Lewis　

The musical director of the Modern Jazz Quartet for its entire history, John Lewis found the perfect outlet for his interest in bop, blues, and Bach. Possessor of a cool piano style that (l ..more

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Shakatak　

British jazz-funk combo Shakatak formed in London in 1980. Originally comprising keyboardists Bill Sharpe and Nigel Wright, guitarist Keith Winter, bassist Steve Underwood, and drummer ..more

Joe Lovano　

Active during a period of jazz history when it seemed radical innovation was a thing of the past, Joe Lovano nevertheless coalesced various stylistic elements from disparate eras into a personal an ..more