Shake Keane
Born in St Vincent, Ellsworth Keane (1927-1997) was taught music from an early age by his father. He played trumpet...
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Mongezi Feza
Mongezi Feza (1945-1975) was only 30 years old when he died, but in his short life he had a big...
Coleridge Goode
Bassist Coleridge Goode (1914-2015) had a rich, varied and very long career after moving to the UK in 1934, where...
George Chisholm
George Chisholm (1915-1997) was one of the first UK jazz musicians to attain a level of musicianship and improvisational skills...
Harry Beckett
Harry Beckett (1923-2010) had one of the most distinctive trumpet sounds in British jazz. Born in Barbados, he took up...
Marian McPartland
NEA Jazz Master, Marian McPartland (1918-2013) was one of the most important broadcasters in the history of jazz. As a...
Chris Barber
Chris Barber is almost certainly the UK’s most famous trombonist. He has been a bandleader since 1953, scoring a million-seller...
Kathy Stobart
Born in South Shields, saxophonist Kathy Stobart (born 1925) became a professional musician at just 16 years old. In 1943...
Cleo Laine
Cleo Laine (born 1927) is an internationally celebrated singer, who has performed opera and starred in musicals and serious theatre,...
