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- Yamaha endorsed keyboard artist. She is a long time associate and former musical director and pianist for Natalie Cole.She wrote La Costa and was Alicia Keys H.S. music teacher
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known professionally as Jon Hendricks, was an American jazz lyricist and singer. He is one of the originators of the Art of Jazz vocalese,
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Thanks everyone who had helped me on my musical journey. Peace and love
Benito Gonzalez
Born into a family of Venezuelan folk musicians, jazz pianist Benito Gonzalez has always had a deep-rooted appreciation for pastimes and traditions. Today, as a rising star of one of America’s finest musical traditions, Gonzalez has come to his current status by following in the footsteps of jazz’s ancestral forebears. The fusion of world rhythms and straight-ahead jazz makes this passionate performer an audience favorite all over the worldThank you for watching my live video
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The consummate musician, producer, arranger, songwriter and artist in his own right, Wayne Linsey’s list of credits reads like a who’s who in contemporary music. Legendary names like Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder are among the plethora of artists with whom the L.A.-based maestro has worked on stage and in the recording studio. Super producers like Kenneth ‘Babyface’ Edmonds and hitmakers like Whitney Houston and Earth, Wind & Fire always call Wayne to work on their projects; as a touring musician, Wayne spent many years with the ever-popular band Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, lending his distinctive and soulful touch as the primary keyboardist to the group’s energetic live show.
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Angela Stribling is probably best known for her television career on BET as Host of Screen Scene, the network’s premier entertainment news show. She spent four years hosting Screen Scene before becoming an integral part of launching BET Jazz. For four years she, along with Ramsey Lewis and Lou Rawls, hosted Jazz Central; A nightly program, featuring performances and interviews with renowned jazz artists. During this time, she also hosted BET Jazz Discovery. Contine reading
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Hello George, I am proud to be a member of the Washington DC Jazz Network (WDJN).
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The Howard University Jazz Ensemble will present it's Fall Concert @ Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel.
The guest soloist will be saxophonist Javon Jackson. Mr. Jackson is a veteran of the bands of Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard, Elvin Jones and Les McCann. There will also be a performance by AFRO BLUE, the award winning vocal jazz ensemble.
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I fully endorse this institution and encourage anyone that is fond of Jazz to visit the Washington D.C. Jazz Network; today and become a member or make a donation to a worthy cause.
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Aziza recently performed at BLUES ALLEY to a full house. Each song she had the audience mezmerized with her poetic words and music. They moved, grooved, and shouted with joy as Aziza stole their hearts! Jazz + Soul + Poetry = "JAZZSOETRY". A once in a life time experience you'll never forget. Find out what the buzz iz all about. Bring Aziza and Jazzsoetry to your city, festival, club or University.
Aziza, a composer, pianist, poet, vocalist, arranger and music educator is a YAMAHA endorsed Artist.
Aziza was born and raised in new york city. She started playing piano at 8 years of age and began composing music while attending The High School Of Music and Art and The Manhattan School Of Music. She has a master's degree in music education and a bacherlor's degree in theory.
Alicia Keys was her vocal jazz improvisation and theory student for 3 years at The Professional Performing Arts School in new york city and on Nov. 13, 2007 Aziza and Alicia Keys appeared together on Good Morning America where Alicia is quoted saying that "Aziza taught her everything!"
Click link to watch AZIZA appearing on Good Morning America as the station surprises her former student ALICIA KEYS - 11 Time Grammy Awarding winning Singer with an impromtu visit:
In June 1997, Aziza received The Presidential Scholar Distinguished Teacher Award from President Bill Clinton.
Her most popularly recorded song to date is the platnum recording "La Costa" performed and recorded by Natalie Cole during the time when Aziza,( who was then known as Linda Williams) was her music director and pianist. Other recordings of La Costa have been done by Ahmad Jamal, Jorge Dalto, Phil Upchurch, Franciso Agua bella and many others. Aziza recorded 2 very different versions of it on her Jazzsoetry vol.1 cd.
"Aziza has mined the depths of black music to come up with a sound that is sophisticated, melodic and funky as hell".... Kenny Barron, jazz pianist and composer
She has collaborated and written recorded lyric versions of tunes by Ahmad Jamal( Whisperings, My latin, Picture Perfect, It's Only a flower), Ray Bryant( One Fine Day, which is the lyric version of Cubano Chant)and the late Tommy Turrentine( Big Brown Eyes).
Aziza has worked with other artists such as Marvin Hamlisch,
Whoopi Goldberg,
Rodney Dangerfield,
James Brown
Dan Akroyd in the movie "Dr. Detroit",
Linda Hopkins,
Marlena Shaw,
Freda Payne, Alex Blake, Benny Powell, Russel Blake, Buddy Williams, Sonny Redd, Rene McClean and Cecil Payne to name a few.
Aziza's(Linda Williams) music has been sampled by artists in the U.K and Japan. One such artist goes by the name of Ben Westbeech. "Elevate Our Minds" and "Capricorn Rising" are still very popular in Europe. In 1979 she recorded her first album for Arista Records called City Living. "Elevate Our Minds" is one of the tunes on that album.
Aziza was Shelton Becton's designated keyboard sub in Oprah Winfrey's Broadway Hit musical The Color Purple, conducted by Linda Twine and ran for two and a half years at The Broadway Theater in nyc.
On April 6, 2008, Aziza appeared on Oprah Winfrey's Big Give which was taped @ Carnegie Hall in New York City. Aziza accompanied Natalie Cole on piano.
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AZIZA "JAZZSOETRY VOL. 1" JAZZ + SOUL + POE"TRY = JAZZSOETRY. J to the A and double the ZZ - JAZZ
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