Biography: Reg Schwager, Reggie Austin, Reggie Workman, Reggie Workman Ensemble, Regina Carter, Reginald Foresythe, Reginald Jones, Reginald R. Robinson, Reginald Veal, Reid Anderson,

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Reg Schwager Biography, Photos, Pictures

Reg Schwager
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Genre: Jazz

A guitarist of significant musical relevance, Reg Schwager has spent much of his professional career living in relative obscurity in Toronto, Canada A distinctly singular voice on his instrument, Schwager’s playing reflects a thorough understanding of the entire history of the genre, from the pre-swing through the free jazz movements (Schwager spent time studying with pianist Cecil Taylor

Reggie Austin Biography, Photos, Pictures

Reggie Austin was a lesser-known discovery of producer Joe Meek, and cut a single in 1965 of “My Saddest Day” b/w “I’ll Find Her” He disappeared in the second half of the decade

Reggie Workman Biography, Photos, Pictures

Reggie Workman has long been one of the most technically gifted of all bassists, a brilliant player whose versatile style fits into both hard bop and very avant-garde settings

Reggie Workman Ensemble Biography, Photos, Pictures

The Reggie Workman Ensemble was formed by the bassist in the 1980s The group’s first recording was a live 1986 performance at NYC’s Knitting Factory, released as Synthesis on Leo Records

Regina Carter Biography, Photos, Pictures

Violinist Regina Carter is a highly original soloist whose sophisticated technique and rich, lush tone took the jazz world by pleasant surprise when she arrived in New York from her native Detroit

Reginald Foresythe Biography, Photos, Pictures

The name Reginald Foresythe sounds and is British, but this artist found more success in America He wrote film scores in the early years of the industry for directors such as the great D

Reginald Jones Biography, Photos, Pictures

Bassist Reginald Jones comes from the same extended musical family whose most famous member was cousin Roy Eldridge, one of the great jazz trumpeters The bassist, who also shows up credited as Reg Jones and Reggie Jones, had more musical brethren, including Reunald Jones Sr

Reginald R. Robinson Biography, Photos, Pictures

Reginald Robinson certainly stands out in his generation for this young black man performs ragtime piano; in addition, he has composed dozens of rags He started on piano at 13 and dropped out of school the following year to devote himself to his music, memorizing rags by ear because he had not yet learned to read music

Reginald Veal Biography, Photos, Pictures

Another relative newcomer, bassist Reginald Veal has alternated with Robert Leslie Hurst III on recent Wynton Marsalis’ dates and tours Veal began recording with Marsalis in the mid-’80s and has appeared on Standard Time, Vols

Reid Anderson Biography, Photos, Pictures

Originally from Minneapolis, Reid Anderson emerged as one of the most promising bassists and composers on the New York jazz scene He studied classical music at Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute of Music, graduating in 1993