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Jaki Liebezeit (born 1939) is a drummer probably best known as a founding member of Can, who has been called "one of the few drummers to convincingly meld the funky and the cerebral". In the mid-1960s, he was part of Manfred Schoof's quintet, who were early exponents of European free jazz. He subsequently moved towards the new possibilities being opened by psychedelic music as a member of Can. His drumming was prominent in the band's sound, particularly in his much-admired contribution to the side-long "Halleluhwah" on Tago Mago. Liebezeit is best known for his exceptional 'metronome' style of playing; other...

Clint Bajakian is an American composer, musician, and sound editor, best known as one of the prime composers and sound designers for video game developer LucasArts from 1991 to 2000. While an employee of LucasArts, Bajakian, in conjunction with Michael Land and Peter McConnell, wrote music for a majority of LucasArts adventure games, such as Day of the Tentacle, Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (as well as other installments of the same series), and Sam & Max Hit the Road. By himself, he composed the western score for Outlaws. Born Clinton J. Bajakian in Concord, Massachusetts, he studied music from...

Jaki (John) Byard (June 15, 1922 – February 11, 1999) was a jazz piano player and composer who also played trumpet and saxophones, among several other instruments. He was noteworthy for his eclectic style, incorporating everything from ragtime and stride to free jazz. Byard began playing professionally at the age of 15. After serving in World War II he toured with Earl Bostic in the late 1940s, making his recording debut with Charlie Mariano in 1951. Later, he was a member of the bands of Herb Pomeroy (1952-55, recording in 1957) and Maynard Ferguson (1959-62). Byard recorded extensively with Charles...

David Grant & Jaki Graham were a duo from England who topped the charts in 1985 with two singles Could It Be I'm Falling In Love and the Todd Rundgren penned Mated. Several more tracks were recorded together but did not chart. David Grant (born 8 August 1956, in Hackney, London) is a British pop singer and celebrity vocal coach. Grant became famous in the early 1980s as a member of UK soul/funk duo Linx, whose biggest hit was "Intuition" in 1981. He began a solo career in 1983 with the Top 40 hit "Stop and Go". Further hits included...

Check out her new official website at www.jaki-graham.com Jaki Graham (born September 15, 1956 in Birmingham, England) is an English singer. She originally sang in a band called Ferrari, and then went on to sing with the band Medium Wave, before becoming a backing vocalist for UB40. She was soon discovered and went on to achieve good chart success, including two singles in which she duetted with the former Linx member and future Fame Academy vocal coach, David Grant. She was also half of the pop-funk duo Kiss The Sky. More recently, she has been seen on the ITV singing...