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The Modern Jazz Quartet was formed in 1952 by Milt Jackson (vibraphone), John Lewis (piano, musical director), Percy Heath (bass), and Kenny Clarke (drums). Connie Kay replaced Clarke in 1955. Various of the members had played together backing other artists such as Dizzy Gillespie and Ray Brown, and in Jackson's own Quartet. Through their long existence, they have worked with Classical musicians and are known for incorporating elements of Classical music into jazz, being one of the most notable examples of the style called Third Stream. The group disbanded in 1974 and reformed in 1981 on a part-time basis, with...

Cornerstone is the name of several groups. 1) Danish hard rock band. 2) Austrian AOR/ Melodic Rock band. (using the ® -trademark in addition to their name) 3) Hardcore band form BETHEL, Connecticut, United States. 4) Christian rock group from ELk Grove, CA. 5) funk/rock act from South Wales, United Kingdom. 6) Bluegrass group based in Ithaca, New York. 1. Hard rock band led by Scottish vocalist Doogie White (ex-Rainbow, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen) and Danish bassist Steen Mogensen (ex-Royal Hunt). Since releasing their first album in 2000, the band have released four studio albums and one live album. Their latest album...

Los Angeles based duo "speakers" fuse elements of dance, R&B, hip-hop and electronic pop, to craft their own unique sound on their debut EP New Frequency which as released today, May 8. On the four-track EP (released by Virgin Records in conjunction with independent label Newco, where the duo were first discovered by Troy Carter and Matt Michelsen), singer/rapper/lyricist Keon B and musician/producer Blair Taylor fuse genres and deliver hyper-experimental party jams like “Bass” and the funked-up instant classic “And Her Too.” New Frequency also features guest appearances from Travie McCoy of Gym Class Heroes (on “Runnin’ It,” an old-school-spirited...

Corner Pocket is a jazz duo from Toronto, Canada. The pianist is Solomon Douglas, and the bassist is generally Chris Arcand. (Other bassists that have taken Arcand's place from time to time have been Ka-Cheong Liu, Bryan Thomas, Jeremy Carriger, Doug Largent, Bob Matthews, Raj Sodhi, and Josh Fialkoff). Corner Pocket was active from May, 2000, until November, 2004, and has performed very sporadically since then. Corner Pocket released one album, Easy Does It, in July, 2001, consisting of live recordings from June, 2000, and April, 2001. The Solomon Douglas website is http://solomondouglas.com/. Since 2002, Douglas has been active as...

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. .