Search results for "Maxine Sullivan"

Maxine Sullivan: Massachusetts (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music June 04, 08

In contrast to Anita O'Day's 1942 Paul Revere-style charge through "Massachusetts" rousing Gene Krupa's Swing Era min...

Sullivan, Maxine (Marietta Williams) posted in Encyclopedia July 18, 08

Known for her swing versions of Scottish folk tunes, singer Maxine Sullivan's hits did not always do justice to her i...

Jazz's Most Iconic Photo Is Half a Century Old posted in Features and Interviews August 11, 08

by Alan Kurtz "When I found out there was going to be this big meeting for a picture in Esquire," Dizzy Gilles...

Persson, Bent posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Persson, Bent, trumpeter and cornetist; b. Karlskrona, Sweden, 6 September 1947. He grew up in Stockholm. His mother ...

Seaton, Lynn (Earl) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Seaton, Lynn (Earl), bass, educator; b. Tulsa, OK, 18 July 1957. His father was Earl Alva Seaton (Born 1919 Died 1992...

Watch Out Wikipedia . . . Here We Come! posted in The Jazz.com Blog August 28, 08

The jazz.com team continues to work behind-the-scenes on our on-line Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians. Under the lead...

Scascitelli, Patrizia posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Scascitelli, Patrizia, pianist, composer, arranger, educator,  b.Rome, Italy, October 15, 1956. She moved to U.S...

Quinn, Matthew (John) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Quinn, Matthew (John), piano; b. Newport, RI, 28 June 1958. He was born into a family of musicians residing in Newpor...

Scott, Little Jimmy (James Victor) posted in Encyclopedia April 20, 08

Little Jimmy Scott's unique vocal qualities made him the preferred singer of Charlie Parker, Lionel Hampton and Ray C...

Carlisle, Una Mae posted in Encyclopedia December 17, 08

Una Mae Carlisle was a talented singer and pianist whose career was defined largely by her associations to Fats Walle...

Brooks, Hadda (Hapgood) posted in Encyclopedia January 19, 09

Pianist and singer Hadda Brooks was an approximate contemporary of Julia Lee and Nellie Lutcher, yet, unlike them, he...

Newton, Frankie posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 09

Newton, Frankie, trumpet (b. Emory, Virginia, January 4, 1906, d. March 11, 1954, New York). A fine, soulful trumpet ...

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