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Jazz Samba was recorded live in less than three hours on February 13, 1962, and started a bossa nova craze both nationally and internationally. It is the only jazz album to reach number one on both the jazz and pop Billboard charts [4] and it remained high on the charts for 70 weeks. "Desafinado", the hit single from the album, was inducted ...
Thomas Fonnesbæk. in Denmark in 2016. Justin Kauflin [2] was born in Silver Spring, Maryland before moving to Virginia Beach, Virginia with his family. As a child he learned classical music on violin and piano. Starting at the age of six, he was performing in concerts, nursing homes, and weddings, eventually becoming concertmaster for several ...
The Hampton Jazz Festival is a major musical event started in 1968, and features many of the world's major jazz artists. It is held during the last full weekend in June each year, with the primary venue being Hampton, Virginia 's Hampton Coliseum. Festival organizers describe it as "the best available jazz, R&B and blues artists that are on ...
Tommy Gwaltney. Thomas Oliver Gwaltney III[1] (February 28, 1921, in Norfolk, Virginia, United States [2] – February 11, 2003, in Virginia Beach, Virginia) [1] was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist and bandleader. He played clarinet, saxophone, and vibraphone.
Charlie Byrd. Charlie Lee Byrd (September 16, 1925 – December 2, 1999) was an American jazz guitarist. Byrd was best known for his association with Brazilian music, especially bossa nova. In 1962, he collaborated with Stan Getz on the album Jazz Samba, a recording which brought bossa nova into the mainstream of North American music.
Music of Virginia. Virginia 's musical contribution to American culture has been diverse, and includes Piedmont blues, jazz, folk, brass, hip-hop, and rock and roll bands, as well as the founding origins of country music in the Bristol sessions by Appalachian Virginians. The origin of music from within the state is very diverse, including ...
Black Hawk, Tenderloin, San Francisco [4] Great American Music Hall, Tenderloin, San Francisco. Keystone Korner, North Beach, San Francisco [4] Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Downtown Santa Cruz [4][1]: 5. Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley [4] Mr. Tipple's Recording Studio, San Francisco [1]: 5. Jazz Workshop, San Francisco.
Location of Virginia Beach in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Virginia Beach, Virginia.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States.