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Timucin Fabian Kwong Wah Aluo (born 25 July 1987), known professionally as Jax Jones, is an English multi-instrumentalist, record producer, songwriter and DJ. He is best known for featuring on Duke Dumont's 2014 single "I Got U", peaking to number one on the UK Singles Chart, and his 2017 single "You Don't Know Me" featuring Raye. The son of two teachers, Jax grew up in a multi-ethnic household and was exposed to a wealth of influences. After his Nigerian stepfather introduced him to afrobeat via Fela Kuti and rap with a tape of the Biggie Smalls album, Jax listened to...

Norah Jones (New York, 30 marzo 1979) è una cantautrice statunitense di modern jazz. Ha ottenuto i primi successi nel 2001 con l'album Come Away With Me, con cui ha vinto molti premi internazionali. Ha replicato i consensi nel 2004 con Feels like home, che ha consolidato la sua popolarità. Nel 2006 è entrata a far parte del progetto musicale The Little Willies, in cui suona pezzi d'annata americani con alcuni suoi vecchi amici. Norah, figlia di Ravi Shankar, il maestro di sitar del Beatle George Harrison, non è cresciuta con lui ma solo con sua madre, Sue Jones, cantante...

“I don’t want to imitate anyone; I just want to do me. That’s why my key aim in my career is to be as successful as I can be.” – Benny Banks Growing up in Islington (North London) Benny Banks, was your typical teenager; in that he didn’t enjoy school and would much rather do other things with his time. One of these things was listening to music. It wasn’t until age twenty however, that his love of music really began to develop. It was after a night out with his friends that Benny Banks began to rap and his...

1. Samuel Jones (November 12, 1924 – December 15, 1981) was a jazz double bassist, cellist and composer. Sam Jones was born in Jacksonville, FL, and moved in 1955 to New York City. There, he played with Bobby Timmons, Tiny Bradshaw, Les Jazz Modes, Kenny Dorham, Illinois Jacquet, Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie (1958–59) and Thelonious Monk. He is probably best known for his work with Cannonball Adderley (1959–65). He also spent several years working with Oscar Peterson) (1966-1970) and Cedar Walton and recorded with Bill Evans in the 1950s. His career primarily revolved around the New York City jazz scene....

Quincy Delight Jones II (Chicago, 14 marzo 1933) è un trombettista, produttore discografico, compositore e attivista sociale statunitense. Quincy Jones trascorre i primi anni della sua infanzia a Chicago, sua città natale, tra difficoltà economiche e la malattia mentale della madre Sara. A casa scopre la musica suonando il piano da autodidatta, a scuola impara a suonare su una tromba regalatagli da suo padre, Quincy Delight Jones I. All'età di 10 anni si trasferisce con la famiglia a Bremerton, nei dintorni di Seattle, dove diventa amico di un pianista cieco, solo tre anni più grande di lui, di nome Ray...