Horace Silver
By Dianne Washington Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver (September 2, 1928 – June 18, 2014) was an American jazz pianist,...
Dianne Washington
Dinah Washington
Editor's Note: Consider this page to be incomplete for the moment. There are at least two areas of Dinah Washington's...
Johnny Kemp
Happy Heavenly Birthday my friend. You are sorely missed. Johnny Kemp (August 2, 1959 – April 16, 2015) was a...
Carlos Santana
Editor's Note: "SupaBaddAzzKickinMoFoJazzSoulFunkBluesVoodooSpiritual" Obviously there is a whole lot more that could be said on this web page. But you...
Millie Jackson
Mildred Virginia Jackson (born July 15, 1944) is an American R&B and soul recording artist. Beginning her career in the...
Billy Taylor
Billy Taylor was born on this date in 1921. He was a Black composer, educator, broadcaster, and piano player. From...
Larry Levan
Editor's Note Larry Levan was the first superstar DJ. The first to really convince the world that there was more...
Lee Morgan
Edward Lee Morgan (July 10, 1938 – February 19, 1972) was an American hard bop trumpeter. Edward Lee Morgan was...
Charlie Christian
On this date in 1916, Charlie Christian was born. He was a Black musician who developed the modern jazz guitar...
