Matt Jorgensen, who moved back to Seattle from New York in 2002, has been involved in all aspects the Seattle jazz scene. With his band Matt Jorgensen 451, he has recorded four CDs. He has also toured extensively, from New York to Los Angeles. In 2003, he won the Earshot Jazz award for “Best Acoustic … 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.
Thad Jones, a harmonically gifted trumpeter/cornetist, formed a large band with Mel Lewis in February 1966 that played Monday nights at Village Vanguard. The orchestra, although it was only a small part of Jones’s life, became well-known and Jones had a place to express himself. One of his songs, “A Child Is Born”, was composed … Read more
Samuel Jones was a jazz cellist, double bassist, and composer. He lived from 12 November 1924 to 15 December 1981. Sam Jones was born in Jacksonville FL. He moved to New York in 1955. Jones was a member of the Tiny Bradshaw, Les Jazz Modes and Kenny Dorham bands. He also played with Freddie Hubbard … Read more
Kazimierz Jonkisz was a Polish citizen who was born in 1948 in Wilamowice. Kazimierz Jonkisz began his musical education at age 10 by learning accordion at a local high-school. He switched to drums at the Bielsko Biala music high school later. At the age of 18 he made his debut in jazz, winning the Jazz … Read more
Born in Seoul, Korea, Joonsam started playing the electric bass when he was nineteen. After being exposed to Jaco Pastorious, he switched to an acoustic instrument two years later. He was influenced by Ray Brown and Paul Chambers and Christian McBride. Yeong-Seok Seong, a classical bassist in the Seoul National Symphony Orchestra, taught him and … Read more
Herbert Joos, 21 March 1940 – 7 Dec 2019, was a German jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist. Joos was a flugelhorn, trumpet, and bass player, as well as playing baritone-horns and alphorn. He was part of the Modern Jazz Quintet, New Jazz Ensemble, and Fourmenonly groups in the first half the 1970s. He also participated in … Read more
