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1 day ago · 2024-05-27 - MATT SCHUDEL. David Sanborn, a musical chameleon whose wailing alto saxophone helped shape the sound of jazz fusion in the 1970s and ’80s, as he sold millions of albums while adding his touch to the performances of dozens of musical stars from Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins to the Rolling Stones, David Bowie and Linda Ronstadt ...
5 days ago · Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán [1] ( Spanish: [ˈkaɾlos umˈbeɾto sanˈtana βaraˈɣan] ⓘ; born July 20, 1947) is an American guitarist, best known as a founding member of the rock band Santana. Born and raised in Mexico where he developed his musical background, he rose to fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s in the United States with Santana, which pioneered a fusion of rock and ...
3 days ago · David Ritz. Earth, Wind & Fire, American pop, soul, and jazz-fusion band that became one of the best-selling and most influential groups of the 1970s, with a string of 11 consecutive gold albums, 8 of which also went platinum. Part of the band’s appeal was its remarkable versatility and its spectacular concerts.
5 days ago · In 1952, Newman formed his longest-lasting and most important musical association with Ray Charles, who had played piano in Fulson's group. Newman stayed with Charles' band from 1954-1964, while concurrently recording as a leader and a sideman with, among others, his hometown associate, tenor saxophonist James Clay.
4 days ago · Dave Brubeck (born December 6, 1920, Concord, California, U.S.—died December 5, 2012, Norwalk, Connecticut) was a popular American jazz pianist who brought elements of classical music into jazz and whose style epitomized that of the “ West Coast movement.”
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3 days ago · It continues to be regarded as one of the greatest jazz recordings of all time, showcasing Coltrane’s mastery of the saxophone and his visionary approach to music.
1 day ago · Around 1972, Rodgers and Edwards formed a jazz-rock fusion group called the Big Apple Band. This outfit moonlighted as a backup band, touring behind smooth soul vocal group New York City in the wake of their 1973 hit "I'm Doin' Fine Now."
