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Celebrity Profiles: Jazz Legends |
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BILLY TAYLOR |
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ABBY LINCOLN & |
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DAKOTA STATON |
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WORLDWIDE MARKETING |
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Remembering the Past |
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Trumpeter, Composer |
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Frederick Dewayne Hubbard was one of the greatest trumpet virtuosos ever to play jazz. Like no other trumpeter, his impact on America’s true indigenous music is unmatched and recognized globally. |
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Saluting the Present |
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LOUIS HAYES has influenced and worked with some of most renown legends of Jazz. |
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Louis Hayes—a master drummer—has worked with some of the most highly celebrated artists in the business including such Horace Silver, Cannonball Adderley, Oscar Peterson, Freddie Hubbard and many others. Over the years he has solidly established his position as a jazz legend in his own right. Still actively pursing his craft after 50 years, Louis Hayes is widely recognized as an innovative jazz artist. |
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Drummer Extraordinaire, |
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A man of tremendous energy and vitality, Ron ‘Vous Etes Swing’ Jefferson lived and traveled around the world (from the USA to Europe to Asia to Africa) always spreading the jazz word. |
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Innovator, Culminator, |
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A musician of the world, Roy Owen Haynes is a jazz drummer and bandleader. He is among the most recorded drummers in jazz history. His repertoire includes a wide range of styles ranging from swing and bebop to jazz fusion and avant-garde. He has a highly expressive, personal style. |
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Abbey Lincoln’s lifetime of jazz artistry has been recognized world over. She made numerous recordings |
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Vocalist, Songwriter, Actress and |
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and also performed on occasion with her then husband, legendary jazz drummer Max Roach. She also acted in movies with the likes of Academy Award winner Sidney Poitier and many others. Unlike many artists, she often wrote and performed her own compositions, expanding the expectations of her audiences. |
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Jazz Percussionist, |
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Maxwell Lemuel Roach was a pioneer of bebop who went on to work in many other styles of music. He is considered |
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one of the most important and prolific drummers in history. Max worked with many famous jazz musicians and also led his own groups. Often referred to as a ‘freedom fighter’ for his people, he made numerous musical statements relating to the civil rights movement of African Americans. |
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Celebrated Drummer and NEA Jazz Master, |
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One of the most soulful drummers in the business, Jimmy Wilbur Cobb is still swinging. Jimmy was the drummer on one of the most awarded and sold jazz recordings---Miles Davis' album, "Kind of Blue.” He is the recipient of numerous awards. |
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Free and Avant-Garde Jazz Drummer |
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Rashied Ali was best known for playing with John Coltrane in the last years of Coltrane's life. But he also made contributions to other experimental art forms. He loved The John Lewis Sound, Max Roach, Philly Joe Jones and Alvin Jones. |
