Jackiem Joyner, a jazz saxophonist from contemporary jazz, has been ranked number one on Billboard’s Smooth Jazz Singles chart and was awarded the Debut Artist Of The Year award by Smooth Jazz News. Joyner’s “Lil’ Man Soul” produced two number-one singles. “I’m waiting for you” was the #1 smooth jazz single for 12 weeks. It … Read more
BERT JORIS trumpet composition Bert Joris was born in Antwerp (Belgium), in 1957. He receives classical lessons on piano, violin and acoustic basses. At the age of 14, he began playing the trumpet. He becomes interested in Jazz at the age of 14. His talents as a soloist are what get him hired by the … Read more
Anders Jormin was a Swedish citizen, born in Jonkoping, Sweden in 1957. After intense study, he graduated from Musikhogskolan in Goteborg in 1979 with diplomas for double-bass and improvisation/pedagogy. AJ is a highly-respected performer today as a doublebass-player, composer, and on the international concert stage. AJ is a highly sought-after musician who has recorded and … Read more
Trinidad-born and London-based novelist, poet, and urban griot, Anthony Joseph explores spoken words through Caribbean, African and jazz, funk and blues musics. Anthony Joseph is a poet and novelist, singer, guitarist, and frontman of the Spasm Band. His music blends African and Caribbean rhythms with jazz, soul, and spoken words. Joseph was raised in Trinidad … Read more
Marva Josie…Marva Josie is referred to by music critics and her fans around the world as “The Singer”, with the unique ability to use her voice as a truce or an instrument…an “Interpreter of Songs.” Marva Josie…has a unique style that will take you to all heights with her believable songs of songs. Marva Josie…has … Read more
Born July 8, 1908 in Brinkley (Arkansas); died February 4, 1975 in Los Angeles, California. The Father of the Rhythm
Marlon Jordan, a New Orleans-born Trumpeter, was one of the “Young Jazz Lions”, who were signed, recorded, and promoted on major labels in the 1980s. From 1998 to 1992, he recorded three magnificent LPs for Columbia. For You Only was named by the Washington Post as “one of the greatest debut albums of the year”. … Read more
Taft Jordan, a fine trumpeter, was well-known early in his career (when Chick Webb joined him) as a Louis Armstrong soundalike on both trumpet and vocals. His recording of “On the Sunny Side of the Street”, was so similar to Armstrong’s live show, that some listeners believed he was replicating Jordan. Before joining Webb (1933-1942), … Read more
Clifford Laconia Jordan, September 2, 1931, Chicago, – March 27, 1993 in Manhattan, was a jazz saxophone musician. Jordan was a tenor saxophone player with his own style almost from the beginning. He performed in Chicago with Max Roach and Sonny Stitt as well as some R.
Irving Sidney Jordan, born April 1, 1922 in New York City, and died August 8, 2006, was an American jazz pianist. He was a gifted and imaginative pianist. He was also a regular member Charlie Parker’s “classic quintet”, which included Miles Davis (1947-1948). He was a member of the Parker dial Session, which produced “Dewey … Read more
