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September 03, 2009 · 0 comments
Twenty Jazz Lives
Unless you dig into the deep recesses of this web site, you might miss the Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians. This project, founded by Dr. Lewis Porter and continued under the leadership of Tim Wilkins, aims to provide a free, comprehensive guide to jazz biography. Entries on current-day and historical jazz artists are linked to jazz.com’s reviews, interviews and other content, so with a few clicks of the mouse, site visitors can get a proper overview of the significant contributors to the jazz idiom.
The Encyclopedia is a work-in-progress, with a number of gaps that Tim and his team of jazz experts aim to fill in the coming months. But this guide already offers more than 1,800 entries—including detailed articles on many artists not covered by Wikipedia or other reference works.
Below are twenty jazz biographical sketches added to the Encyclopedia in recent weeks. They span more than a century of jazz lives, from New Orleans pioneer Pops Foster to current day artists such as Greg Osby and David S. Ware. If you are looking for information on other artists, you can consult the index of musicians included in the Encyclopedia here. But even if the musician you are seeking is missing, check back from time time—since dozens of new entries are being added each month.
Feel free to send your comments or queries about this on-going project to Tim Wilkins at reference@jazz.com.
Muhal Richard Abrams
by Eric Wendell
Randy Brecker
by Eric Wendell
Gary Burton
by Jared Pauley
John Carter
by Sean Singer
Serge Chaloff
by Gene Seymour
Thomas Chapin
by Sean Singer
Tommy Flanagan
by Eric Wendell
Sonny Fortune
by Eric Wendell
Pops Foster
by Sean Lorre
Joe Gordon
by Matt Leskovic
Barry Harris
by Eric Wendell
Stefon Harris
by Jared Pauley
Jon Hendricks
by Gene Seymour
Milt Hinton
by Eric Wendell
llinois Jacquet
by Eric Wendell
Bennie Maupin
by Jared Pauley
Jimmy McGriff
by Bill Carbone
Greg Osby
by Jared Pauley
David S. Ware
by Sean Singer
Nancy Wilson
by Sue Russell
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