Louis Tebugo Moholo, a South African jazz drummer, was born 10 March 1940 in Cape Town. He founded The Blue Notes along with Johnny Dyani and Chris McGregor. They emigrated to Europe in 1964 with them. He eventually settled in London where he was part of an exile South African community that contributed significantly to … Read more
The seductive musical textures and dynamics of these three jazz and world music masters have earned them worldwide acclaim. Glen Moore is the bassist of the well-known group Oregon. Glen Velez, a master frame drummer with several albums on the CMP label, and Larry Karush, pianist for ECM has made his name with a fine … Read more
Bundance Mutori was only 14 years old when he started playing with other Mokoomba members. It was 2002 when they were both at Mosi Oa-Tunya High, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. He recalls that their greatest problem was getting instruments. He says that they didn’t own any instruments, and that even though there was a music class … Read more
Jacky Molard is one artist who has made a significant contribution to the history of Breton music in the last 30 years. He was a violinist, arranger and producer. He also participated in many musical adventures (Gwerz. Archetype. Pennou Skoulm. Jacques Pellen Celtic Procession. Tryptique. Bal Tribal. Erik Marchand. The Balkaniks.) and toured the world … Read more
Jessica Molaskey, born January 9, 1962 in Wolcott (Connecticut), is an American professional actor. She is also a singer of show tunes and torch songs. A dozen Broadway shows have featured her, including Sunday in the Park, Tommy (as Mrs. Walker), Crazy For You and Chess, Oklahoma! She has appeared in Cats, City of Angels, … Read more
Perkins, a Chicago native, was one of Captain Walter Dyett’s beloved music students at DuSable High School during the late 1940s. Perkins was a gigging musician with Ahmal Jamal in the mid-50s. In 1957, Perkins founded his MJT 3 (“Modern Jazz Two Plus 3”), which featured Willie Thomas as trumpeter, Frank Strozier as altoist, Bob … Read more
M-Law & the Prophets of Jazz play a variety of Jazz-influenced music, including funk, neo-soul and R&B. M-Law & the Prophets of Jazz are a quartet that includes a trumpet, keys and electric bass as well as drums. M-Law & the Prophets of Jazz were formed in 2011 by Mary Lawrence, a trumpet player and … Read more
MND FLO was born as a trio consisting of Pianist Sharik Hazan, Bassist Alexander L. J. Toth and Drummer Anthony A. Toth. It was one of those stories that they found and everything clicked right away. The three of them first met in Boston while they were studying at Berklee College of Music. It was … Read more
Blues guitarist Keb’Mo’ (born Kevin Moore in 1994) has been one the most successful artists in blues music. Keb’ Mo, guitarist/vocalist, draws heavily from the classic country blues style Robert Johnson. However, he keeps his sound modern with touches of soulfulness and folksy storytelling. He is a skilled sideman and a talented frontman. He has … Read more
Mobius Strip is an Italian progressive jazz-rock band that was founded by Lorenzo Cellupica (keyboards) and Nico Fabrizi [saxophone].
