Biography: Forrest Crawford, Four Brothers, Four Giants of Swing, Four80East, Fourplay, Fra Fra Sound, Fran Frey, Frances Whitby, Francesco Martinelli, Francis Bay,

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Forrest Crawford Biography, Photos, Pictures

Prior to contracting tuberculosis, Forrest Crawford was active on the ’30s New York jazz scene, a series of recording sessions with cuddly trumpeter and bandleader Bunny Berigan comprising the major bite of the discographical cookie

Four Brothers Biography, Photos, Pictures

The Four Brothers were part of a famous Woody Herman big band The lineup included Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn and Jimmy Giuffre ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide

Four Giants of Swing Biography, Photos, Pictures

Album A 1976 Flying Fish session featuring Joe Venuti, Eldon Shamblin, Curly Chalker and Jethro Burns ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide

Toronto-based Four80East is actually a studio side-project for Rob DeBoer (piano, guitar, bass, programming) and Tony Grace (drums, programming), who, along with Grace’s brother Paul, run Boomtang Records

This all-star group (comprised of keyboardist Bob James, guitarist Lee Ritenour, bassist Nathan East, and drummer Harvey Mason) was formed in 1991 after the quartet came together on part of James’ Grand Piano Canyon album

Fra Fra Sound Biography, Photos, Pictures

Although not as well known in the United States as they are in parts of Western Europe, Fra Fra Sound is a Dutch jazz institution and has been active in the Netherlands since the early ’80s

Fran Frey is best-known as alto saxophonist and vocalist in the group George Olsen & His Music, a ’20s and ’30s big band with an enthusiastic following In 1927, the group’s recording of “The Varsity Drag” became a national dance craze amongst wiggly college students

Frances Whitby Biography, Photos, Pictures

Frances Whitby was an obscure swing-era saxophonist whose small historical reputation rests almost entirely on 1936 recordings made under the leadership of early jazz clarinetist Jimmie Noone

Francesco Martinelli Biography, Photos, Pictures

Francesco Martinelli was born in Pisa, Italy, in 1954, and graduated in chemistry at Pisa University Since 1975 he has been involved in the promotion of musical events (the concerts of American bluesmen Cooper Terry and Don Cherry and the Frank Lowe Quartet)

Bandleader Francis Bay was born Frans Bayetz in Rijkevorsel, Belgium in 1914; according to the Space Age Pop Page (homeearthlinknet/~spaceagepop/indexhtm), he began playing the clarinet at age seven, and within a few years was already gigging with local orchestras

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