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Il Modern Jazz Quartet è stato un gruppo musicale jazz fondato nel 1952 da Milt Jackson (Detroit, 1º gennaio 1923 – New York, 9 ottobre 1999) al vibrafono, John Lewis (LaGrange, 3 maggio 1920 – New York, 29 marzo 2001) al pianoforte ed alla direzione musicale, Percy Heath (Wilmington, North Carolina, 30 aprile 1923 – Southampton, 28 aprile 2005) al contrabbasso e Kenny Clarke (Pittsburgh, 9 gennaio 1914 – Parigi, 26 gennaio 1985) alla batteria. Quest’ultimo fu sostituito da Connie Kay (Tuckahoe, 27 aprile 1927 – 30 novembre 1994) nel 1955. Il gruppo, che ebbe grande notorietà, ebbe occasione di...

Quarteto em Cy (a play on words of the Portuguese for 'Quartet in B' by poet and lyricist Vinicius de Moraes) is a quartet of sisters from the Tropicalia musical movement in Brazil. They first became known for their collaborations with Vinicius de Moraes, and later worked with a number of other composers from the movement. They are Cybele, Cylene, Cynara, and Cyva. .

Giovanni Sgambati (May 28, 1841, Rome – December 14, 1914, Rome) was an Italian composer. Born to an Italian father and an English mother, Sgambati, who lost his father early, received his early education at Trevi, in Umbria, where he wrote some church music and obtained experience as a singer and conductor. In 1860 he settled in Rome, and took up the work of winning acceptance for the best German music, then, as always, neglected in Italy. The influence and support of Franz Liszt, who was in Rome from 1861, was naturally of the greatest advantage to him, and concerts...

Since their debut in 1993, the four members of Quartette have been both publicly and critically acclaimed for their lush harmonies and delightfully diverse repertoire. Cindy Church, Caitlin Hanford, Gwen Swick, and Sylvia Tyson are seasoned singer/songwriters whose influences range from blues and gospel to folk and country to jazz and pop. Quartette has received several Juno nominations, won a Canadian Country Music Award for best vocal collaboration, performed with major symphony orchestras across Canada, and recorded the CMT-TV special, “A Quartette Christmas.” They have also released two Christmas CDs, “It’s Christmas!” in 1996, and “I See A Star” in...