Kenny Baker
Kenny Baker (1921-1999) was a technically gifted trumpeter, often cited as perhaps post-War Britain's best mainstream player. He was born...
Month: July 2020
Miroslav Vitouš
Miroslav Vitouš (born 1947) was born in Prague, in what was then Czechoslovakia. His father was a saxophonist, and he...
Paquito D’Rivera
Saxophonist and clarinettist Paquito D'Rivera (born 1948) has worked in classical, jazz and latin settings with equal facility. He has...
Rita Reys
Rita Reys (1924-2013) was considered one of Europe's pre-eminent jazz singers. In presenting her with a lifetime achievement award in...
Badal Roy
Bangladeshi percussionist Badal Roy (born 1945) has worked with many of the leading names in modern jazz since arriving in...
Al Bowlly
Singer-guitarist Al Bowlly (1899-1941) was one of the most popular singers in 1930s Britain, with a distinctive and instantly recognisable...
Ken ‘Snakehips’ Johnson
Ken 'Snakehips' Johnson (1914-1941) was born in Georgetown, in what was then British Guiana. He attended Queen's College in Georgetown...
George Shearing
George Shearing (1919-2011) was one of the most famous and commercially successful musicians in the history of jazz. Born blind...
Attila Zoller
Attila Zoller (1927-1998) was born in Visegrád in the North of Hungary. His father was a violinist and music teacher...
Jutta Hipp
Pianist Jutta Hipp (1925-2003) had a sadly truncated career - her first recordings were in 1952, her last in 1956...
