Biography: Eli Robinson, Eliane Elias, Elias Haslanger, Earl Hines, Elise Einarsdottir, Earl Klugh, Earl Knight, Ellery Eskelin, Elliot Humberto Kavee, Elliot Lawrence,

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Eli Robinson Biography, Photos, Pictures

An occasional soloist, Eli Robinson was a fine section trombonist with big bands After growing up in Charleston, WV, Robinson started playing trombone when he was 16 He played locally, relocated to Detroit in 1928, moved to Cincinnati in 1930 and played with territory bands such as those led by Alex Jackson, Frank Terry, Speed Webb and Zack Whyte

Eliane Elias Biography, Photos, Pictures

The classical tradition meets the spontaneity of jazz through the virtuosic playing of Brazil-born and New York-based pianist Eliane Elias A former member of jazz ensemble Steps Ahead, Elias has continued to explore two distinct musical streams through her solo recordings and her performances for the past decade

Elias Haslanger Biography, Photos, Pictures

Tenor, alto, and soprano saxophone player Elias Haslanger grew up during the 1980s in the Austin, Texas, area, listening to the sounds of the Marsalis brothers and other young jazz players like Mark Whitfield and Roy Hargrove

Once called “the first modern jazz pianist,” Earl Hines differed from the stride pianists of the 1920s by breaking up the stride rhythms with unusual accents from his left hand

Elise Einarsdottir Biography, Photos, Pictures

Known primarily in Scandinavian jazz circles, Elise Einarsdottir is a melodic pianist who is as comfortable playing standards as she is writing memorable songs of her own Born and raised in Sweden, Einarsdottir listened to jazz extensively growing up and was influenced by such American pianists as Bill Evans and Dave Brubeck, although she is also capable of more avant-garde experimentation

An acoustic guitarist with a very pretty tone, Earl Klugh does not consider himself a jazz player and thinks of Chet Atkins as being his most important influence Klugh played on a Yusef Lateef album when he was 15 and gained recognition in 1971 for his contributions to George Benson’s White Rabbit record

Just as a knight serves his king, Joe Knight provided the hip Chicago King label with a series of dynamite rhythm tracks, holding down the piano stool in a rhythm section that also featured Carl Wilson on bass and drummer Bobby Donaldson

Ellery Eskelin Biography, Photos, Pictures

Tenor saxophonist Ellery Eskelin was born in Wichita, KS, in 1959 He was raised in a musical home in Baltimore, MD, by his mother, Bobbie Lee, who played Hammond B-3 organ and led her own jazz groups during the ’60s

Elliot Humberto Kavee Biography, Photos, Pictures

Drummer/cellist Elliot Humberto Kavee’s main interest lies in music for theater, but he has also either performed or recorded with a wide variety of artists — including Francis Wong, Omar Sosa, Joseph Jarman, Henry Threadgill, Steve Coleman, Don Cherry, Cecil Taylor, Ben Goldberg, John Tchicai, Glenn Horiuchi, Jon Raskin, Elliot Sharp, Tim Berne, Jon Jang, Rudresh Mahanthappa, and Vijay Iyer — in addition to his own projects

Elliot Lawrence Biography, Photos, Pictures

If he had been born ten years earlier, Elliot Lawrence might have been one of the more significant bandleaders of the swing era As it worked out, he was a bit of a prodigy, leading a strong dance band when he was only 20, but by then (1945), the swing era was ending

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