Related Research Articles
Charles Henry Christian was an American swing and jazz guitarist. He was among the first electric guitarists and was a key figure in the development of bebop and cool jazz. He gained national exposure as a member of the Benny Goodman Sextet and Orchestra from August 1939 to June 1941. His single-string technique, combined with amplification, helped bring the guitar out of the rhythm section and into the forefront as a solo instrument. For this, he is often credited with leading to the development of the lead guitar role in musical ensembles and bands.
William Scott Bruford is an English former drummer and percussionist who first gained prominence as a founding member of the progressive rock band Yes. After leaving Yes in 1972, Bruford spent the rest of the 1970s recording and touring with King Crimson (1972–1974), Roy Harper (1975), and U.K. (1978); and touring with Genesis (1976). In 1978, he formed his own group, Bruford, which was active until 1980.
Raymond Matthews Brown was an American jazz double bassist, known for his extensive work with Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald. He was also a founding member of the group that would later develop into the Modern Jazz Quartet.
David William Sanborn is an American alto saxophonist. Though Sanborn has worked in many genres, his solo recordings typically blend jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. He released his first solo album Taking Off in 1975, but has been playing the saxophone since before he was in high school.
Michael Leonard Brecker was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He was awarded 15 Grammy Awards as both performer and composer, received an Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of Music in 2004, and was inducted into the DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame in 2007.
Jean-Luc Ponty is a French jazz and jazz fusion violinist and composer.
Ronnie Scott OBE was a British jazz tenor saxophonist and jazz club owner. He co-founded Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London's Soho district, one of the world's most popular jazz clubs, in 1959.
Natalie Christine Horler is a German singer and television presenter, best known for being the lead singer of the Eurodance group Cascada.
Peter John King was an English jazz saxophonist, composer, and clarinettist.
Richard Edwin Morrissey was a British jazz musician and composer. He played the tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone and flute.
Alan Barnes is a multi-award winning English jazz saxophone and clarinet player.
Jeffrey Ovid Clyne was a British jazz bassist.
James Brian Gordon Hastings is a British musician associated with the Canterbury scene who plays saxophones, flute and clarinet.
Harold Vick was an American jazz saxophonist and flutist.
Horler is an uncommon family name that originated in Somerset, England. Its earliest appearance was around 1600 as an occupational name for coal transporters, or "haulers".
David Ronald Horler is an English jazz trombonist. He is the older brother of John Horler.
Brian John Heatley, better known as Spike Heatley, was a British jazz double bassist.
Michael "Spike" Wells is an English jazz drummer and priest.
Heaven were a British jazz-influenced rock band from Portsmouth who appeared at the Isle of Wight Festivals in 1969 and 1970, when managed by festival compere Rikki Farr. The band released one album in 1971 before splitting up.
John William Heard was an American bass player and artist. His recording credits include albums with Pharoah Sanders, George Duke, Oscar Peterson, Count Basie, Zoot Sims, Ahmad Jamal, Frank Morgan, George Cables. His professional jazz performance career lasted from the 1960s to the early 2010s, during which he also worked as a visual artist, producing drawings, paintings, and sculptures.
References
- Mark Gilbert, "John Horler". Grove Jazz online.
