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Norman Connors (born March 1, 1947 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American jazz drummer, composer, arranger, producer, and headliner, who has led some influential jazz and R&B groups. He had some big R&B hits of the day, especially in the area love ballads and songs with a positive statement in both titles and lyrics. Connors became interested in jazz as a child, and began playing drums early, once sitting in for Elvin Jones at a John Coltrane performance he attended while in middle school. Connors studied music at Temple University and Juilliard; his first recording was on Archie Shepp's 1967...

Norman Brown nasceu em Missouri, Kansas City no dia 18 de dezembro de 1963. Cantor e guitarrista de Smooth Jazz, é considerado predecessor de George Benson. Seu álbum de estréia saiu pelo selo Motown Records em 1992 "Just Between Us". Depois vieram, "After The Storm em 1994 e "Better Days Ahead" em 1996 com grande performance. Brown se transferiu para a Warner Bros. Records. em 2000 realizando "Celebration", produzido por Paul Brown. Em 2002 formou o BWB com o saxofonista Kirk Whalum e o trompetista Rick Braun, no álbum "Groovin". Em 2003 ele seu produtor Paul Brown ganharam o Grammy...

Norma Jean Bell is the name and driving force behind the mysterious and sought after Detroit based Pandamonium label. A long term player on the US house scene, Norma has built a reputation throughout the music industry as a Detroit legend and is ranked firmly alongside revered producers such as Carl Craig, Mike Banks, Moodymann, Theo Parrish et al. Having worked very closely with long time friend Kenny Dixon Jnr, Norma is one of a number of women finally bursting out of the 'house diva' box and coming into their own as respected producers. A saxophonist, singer and producer, Norma...

...so who are NORMAL POSITION? They are James Cameron, Alex Martin and Frankie Binnes. They released a stunning EP in 2002 on DEEP-WATER which was highly acclaimed in Ministry and DJ magazines as well – it was also played on BBC Radio 1. Their debut album "Rave Killed The Romance" hints at the likes of Vibert, Herbert and Four_Tet, with a distinctive eccentric Englishness reminiscent of The Streets. .