Biography: Dame Joan Sutherland, J Boogie, J Church, J Majik, J Mascis, J Xavier, J*Davey, J. Aimberê, J. Anthony Granelli, J. Blackfoot,

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Dame Joan Sutherland Biography, Photos, Pictures

An Australian coloratura soprano ~ All Music Guide, All Music Guide

Originally a native of Portland, OR, Justin Boland (aka J-Boogie) relocated to San Francisco, CA, and founded the Dubtronic Science collective Originally the name of his radio show, the concept expanded into the clubs

Prolific San Francisco punk-pop trio J Church was formed in 1991 by singer/guitarist Lance Hahn and bassist Gardner Fusuhara, longtime friends who previously teamed in Cringer

Though he’s one of the youngest members of the Metalheadz stable, Jamie Spratling debuted back in 1992 with tracks recorded for the Planet Earth label Similar to the other Metalheadz, Majik’s 12”s are dark affairs, with some of the best drum’n’bass lines around, though he leavens the brew with jazzy flourishes, like the Spanish guitar prevalent on the flip side of his first single for Metalheadz, “Your Sound

Best known as the remote frontman of the influential indie trio Dinosaur Jr, J Mascis was also an occasional producer and film composer Born December 10, 1965 in Amherst, Massachusetts, he first emerged as a member of the hardcore unit Deep Wound, founding Dinosaur in 1984

Young Houston rapper J Xavier had already achieved an impressive number of accomplishments in the entertainment industry while barely into his teens (or preteens for that matter), receiving recognition high and wide from Beyoncé’s father and manager Mathew Knowles to the national Congressional Black Caucus

With a diverse array of influences, eclectic twosome JDavey — female vocalist Jack Davey (b Brianna Cartwright) and producer Brook D’Leau — deliberately evade the narrow categories of what urban music should sound like, not to mention that they defy normal conventions of pop music

J. Aimberê
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Genre:Latin
Widely known pianist, composer, and orchestra director J Aimberê wrote, among many others, “Quilômetro 2,” included in the first album recorded by Orlando Silva for RCA Victor (1935)

J. Anthony Granelli
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Genre:Jazz
Based in New York City (Brooklyn to be exact) but originally from northern California, J Anthony Granelli is a flexible bassist/composer who combines jazz with rock and funk and can — depending on the mood he is in — be groove-oriented one minute and cerebral or abstract the next

J. Blackfoot
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Genre:R & B
J Blackfoot was the lead singer of the Soul Children, the Memphis-based group that scored 15 R&B hits between 1968 and 1978 Colbert launched a solo career as J Blackfoot with the single “Taxi,” which climbed into the R&B Top Ten in 1984