Biography: Nick Fatool, Nick LaRocca, Nick Levinovsky, Nick Nicholas, Nick Rolfe, Najee, Nick Travis, Nico Assumpção, Nico Rezende, Nicole Mitchell,

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A top drummer of the 1930’s and 40’s, Nick Fatool was best-known for his association with Bob Crosby and dixieland settings Oddly enough, he did not regularly work with Crosby until 1949 and he spent most of his formative years playing in swing-oriented big bands

Nick LaRocca Biography, Photos, Pictures

The founder and leader of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, Nick LaRocca did much to help popularize jazz during the band’s existence although he hurt his own cause decades later by claiming to have been one of jazz’s main originators

Nick Levinovsky Biography, Photos, Pictures

Like so many behind the Iron Curtain, Nick Levinovsky was introduced to jazz at the age of 13 when he discovered and started listening (surreptitiously via short wave radio) to Willis Conover’s Voice of America jazz broadcasts

Nick Nicholas Biography, Photos, Pictures

A Saginaw, MI tenor saxophonist with a dry tone and bluesy feeling, Nicholas was very influential on John Coltrane ~ Michael G Nastos, All Music Guide

I was born in London in 1958 and attended private schools in Surrey from the ages of 5 through 18 My interest in music began in my first year at boarding school when we had loads of free time to kill especially at weekends

Najee
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One of the best-selling instrumentalists of the late ’80s to mid-’90s, Najee has been a consistent favorite in the quiet storm and so-called “smooth jazz” markets

A versatile trumpeter with a wide range, an appealing tone and strong technical skills, Nick Travis spent much of his truncated career as a studio musician although he was a fine jazz improviser too

Nico Assumpção Biography, Photos, Pictures

One of the most distinguished Brazilian bass players of the ’80s and ’90s, Nico Assumpção started to learn bass at 16 In 1976, he moved to New York, NY, to further his music studies

Nico Rezende Biography, Photos, Pictures

Having been awarded the Sharp Prize as the best arranger of the year in 1990 and at the Cannes Festival three years later, Nico Rezende had success with compositions like “Perigo” (written with Paulinho Lima), “Noite” (with Jorge Salomão), “Transas” (with Paulinho Lima), “Amor Explícito” (with Antônio Cícero/Paulinho Lima), “Por Querer (Todas)” (with Marina/Antônio Cícero), and “Pseudo Blues” (with Jorge Salomão), having had his songs recorded by Marina Lima, Zizi Possi, Ritchie, and Simone, among others

Nicole Mitchell Biography, Photos, Pictures

Chicago Afrocentric singer/flutist/piccolo player Nicole Mitchell has been part of the area’s jazz/experimental music scene since the early ’90s First lending her talents to other artist’s projects (David Boykin, Ed Wilkerson), Mitchell issued her solo debut in 2001, titled Vision Quest, credited to Nicole Mitchell and Black Earth Ensemble

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