Biography: Norm Douglas, Norma Carson, Norma Teagarden, Norma Winstone, Norma Zenteno, Norman Brown, Norman Connors, Norman Granz, Norman Mason, Norman Simmons,

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Norm Douglas Biography, Photos, Pictures

Norm Douglas
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Genre: Jazz

Equally proficient on soprano, alto and tenor saxophone, Norm Douglas has brought an ultra-smooth approach to West Coast jazz Since resuming his musical career, following a five year hiatus, Douglas has continued to evolve as a musician

Norma Carson Biography, Photos, Pictures

Norma Carson
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Genre: Jazz

Despite her impressive jazz abilities, the trumpeter Norma Carson seems to have decided to lay fairly low in the music business She was associated with the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, an all-female band including players such as Hadda Brooks and Vi Burnside that took up some of the slack left by male musicians shouldering rifles in the second World War

Norma Teagarden Biography, Photos, Pictures

This pianist was the sole female in the group of four Teagarden siblings set on lifelong musical courses by their mother, ragtime pianist and music teacher Helen Teagarden Much more famous, of course, than either Norma Teagarden or her brothers Charlie Teagarden and Clois “Cubby” Teagarden — trumpeter and drummer, respectively — was trombonist Jack Teagarden

Norma Winstone Biography, Photos, Pictures

Winstone has a lissome voice, agile and expressive, and she’s a fine improviser, besides That’s not to say she’s a vocal athlete, however; although she’s known for her wordless improvisations, Winstone is a fine interpreter of lyrics and composed melody—a plain-speaking, rhythmically direct singer who gets to the heart of the matter quickly and effectively

Norma Zenteno Biography, Photos, Pictures

A fixture in Houston for more than 20 years, Norma Zenteno grew up in a house filled with music thanks to her father, Roberto, a journeyman horn player and nightclub entrepreneur who has been the singer’s inspiration since childhood

Norman Brown Biography, Photos, Pictures

Norman Brown
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Genre: Jazz

Guitarist Norman Brown splashed into the soul-jazz scene in 1992 as a recording artist for MoJazz and quickly went on to win substantial acclaim, beginning with his award-winning second album, After the Storm

Norman Connors Biography, Photos, Pictures

Like Roy Ayers, George Benson, and Patrice Rushen, Norman Connors is best known for his major R&B hits but started out as a jazz improviser The drummer/composer was born and raised in Philadelphia, where he lived in the same neighborhood as Bill Cosby and became interested in jazz when he was only a child

Norman Granz Biography, Photos, Pictures

Norman Granz
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Genre: Jazz

At the height of his career, Norman Granz was one of the most powerful nonmusicians in jazz He always fought for the music he believed in (having a love for freewheeling jam sessions), for his artists (who he accurately considered to be among the greatest in the world) and against racism, forcing many hotels and concert venues to become integrated in the 1940s and 50s

Norman Mason Biography, Photos, Pictures

Norman Mason
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Genre: Jazz

The performing career of this historic jazz multi-instrumentalist lasted a good six decades, but Norman Mason’s musical life began even ten years earlier when his father began teaching him trumpet

Norman Simmons Biography, Photos, Pictures

Pianist, arranger A superior arranger and good accompanist most famous for providing the hit arrangement of “Wade In The Water” for the Ramsey Lewis group Simmons worked in the ’50s and ’60s for several vocalists, among them Dakota Staton, Ernestine Anderson and Carmen McRae, and has been a regular pianist for Joe Williams since 1979