Malcolm Williamson | zh

Malcolm Dalglish (born August 14, 1952) is an American hammered dulcimer player and builder, composer, and choral director. A virtuoso performer on the hammer dulcimer, he is a former member of the folk/Celtic trio Metamora and has performed frequently with the percussionist Glen Velez. In addition to the dulcimer, Dalglish also plays the spoons and bones (both traditional American percussion instruments). He also composes prolifically for choir, and many of his compositions are for choir with dulcimer accompaniment. He has received more than 50 commissions to compose for choirs around the world. He played the hammered dulcimer in the score...

Malcolm Robert Andrew McLaren (22 January 1946 – 8 April 2010). In the late '60's he started designing clothes and in 1972 he opened a boutique in London with his girlfriend, Vivienne Westwood. In 1975, Malcolm started a band which became arguably one of the best punk bands in history, The Sex Pistols. Malcolm became their manager. In the 80's, after the Sex Pistols broke up, Malcolm became the manager of another band, Adam and the Ants. When Adam Ant left the band, Malcolm asked the 14 year old Annabella Lwin if she wanted to join the band and Bow...

A swiss jazz pianist, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. He grew up in Cape Verde and Senegal, before he moved to Switzerland in 1982 where he studied at the music schools of Neuchâtel and Geneva. Between 1989-1991 he studied music sciences at the University of Geneva. In 1992 he released his first album as a band leader. .

Claude Berkeley Williamson (November 18, 1926 – July 16, 2016) was an American jazz pianist. Williamson studied at the New England Conservatory of Music before moving to jazz, influenced mainly by Teddy Wilson, then by Al Haig and Bud Powell. In 1947 he moved to California, working first with Teddy Edwards, then with Red Norvo in San Francisco, with Charlie Barnet in 1949, and with June Christy for two years. Later he worked with Max Roach, Art Pepper and others. Williamson was a longtime member of the Lighthouse All-Stars (substituting for pianist Russ Freeman), performing with Bud Shank, Stan Levey,...