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Diana Jean Krall OC OBC (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer known for her contralto vocals. [ 1 ] She has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide, including over six million in the US. On December 11, 2009, Billboard magazine named her the second greatest jazz artist of the decade (2000–2009), establishing her as ...
Norah Jones (/ ˈnɔːrə / NOR-ə; born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar; March 30, 1979) [ 2 ] is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. She has won several awards for her music and, as of 2023, had sold more than 50 million records worldwide. [ 3 ] Billboard named her the top jazz artist of the 2000s decade.
Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of musical directions in a roughly five-decade career that kept him at the forefront of many major ...
Nicole Henry is an American jazz singer. Her debut CD, The Nearness of You received critical acclaim and earned Henry the "Best New Jazz Artist" award by HMV Japan. [ 1 ] Henry's Teach Me Tonight reached #1 in Japan and was named HMV Japan's Best Vocal Jazz Album of 2005. [ 2 ] She won the 2013 Soul Train Music Award for "Best Traditional Jazz ...
Musical artist. Signature. Kenneth Bruce Gorelick (born June 5, 1956), known professionally as Kenny G, is an American smooth jazz saxophonist, composer, and producer. [1] His 1986 album Duotones brought him commercial success. [1] Kenny G is one of the best-selling artists of all time, with global sales totaling more than 75 million records.
Interview date January 24, 2015, NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Oral History Library. George Washington Benson (born March 22, 1943) [3] is an American jazz fusion guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He began his professional career at the age of 19 as a jazz guitarist.
Wynton Learson Marsalis (born October 18, 1961) is an American trumpeter, composer, and music instructor, who is currently the artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has been active in promoting classical and jazz music, often to young audiences. Marsalis has won nine Grammy Awards, and his oratorio Blood on the Fields was the first ...
Musician. Instrument (s) Flute, vocals. Years active. 1971–present. Labels. Blue Note, Epic, Malaco, Paradise Sounds. Barbara Ann " Bobbi " Humphrey (born April 25, 1950) is an American jazz flautist and singer. She has recorded twelve albums over the course of her career, mostly playing jazz fusion, funk, and soul-jazz.