Biography: Ian Hamer, Ian Smith, ICP Orchestra, Ida Goodson, Idrees Sulieman, Idris Muhammad, I'm Being Good, Ignacio Berroa, Igor Bril, Ike Carpenter,

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As a longtime confederate of tenor saxophone titan Tubby Hayes, trumpeter Ian Hamer was an essential component of some of the most celebrated recordings in the history of British jazz

Trumpeter Ian Smith was first active on the Dublin alternative rock/post-punk scene in the 1980s, playing in the Real Wild West Following his move to London, he switched to free improvisation, performing with the likes of Evan Parker, John Stevens, Maggie Nicols, Lol Coxhill, and Steve Beresford, who produced his first two solo albums

ICP Orchestra Biography, Photos, Pictures

The ICP, or Instant Composers Pool, Orchestra recorded relatively little, but achieved international acclaim for its sophisticated improvisations, ingenious interpretations of landmark composers such as Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk and for the band members’ extraordinary level of musicianship

In her senior years, Ida Goodson played organ at several churches in Pensacola — which would have made her father happy, unless it was an example of too little too late

Idrees Sulieman Biography, Photos, Pictures

A top bebop trumpeter with a wide range, Idrees Sulieman’s decision to move to Scandinavia in 1961 has cut into his potential fame, but resulted in steady work on the Continent

Idris Muhammad Biography, Photos, Pictures

An excellent drummer who has appeared in many types of settings, Idris Muhammad became a professional when he was 16 He played primarily soul and R&B during 1962-1964 and then spent 1965-1967 as a member of Lou Donaldson’s band

I'm Being Good Biography, Photos, Pictures

Brighton, England’s underground music scene was thriving during 1991 Guitarist/vocalist Andrew Clare was a musician in the city who had been running a cassette-only label called Graphic Death since the age of 16

Ignacio Berroa Biography, Photos, Pictures

Best known for his work with Dizzy Gillespie, Afro-Cuban and jazz drummer Ignacio Berroa was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1953 Though he originally studied classical violin, after he heard Nat King Cole and Glenn Miller he knew that he wanted to take a different route

Pianist Igor Bril’s tour of the United States in 1988 with his quartet helped show Americans that, in addition to avant-garde music and some dixieland, bebop was alive in the Soviet Union

Ike Carpenter Biography, Photos, Pictures

The big band of Ike Carpenter was heavily influenced by the sound and style of Duke Ellington, even recording a cover version of that band’s signature tune, “Take the ‘A’ Train,” as well as other material heavily associated with the Duke, such as his son Mercer Ellington’s nostalgic composition entitled “Things Ain’t What They Used to Be

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