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Tim Whitehead (jazz Musician)
Tim Whitehead (born 12 December 1950 in Liverpool) is a British jazz musician (soprano, alto and tenor saxophone, flute). Career Whitehead played in a folk group during his school days. He then studied law at Manchester University, but gave up his work as a lawyer in 1976 to concentrate on music. Together with guitarist Glenn Cartledge, he led the quartet "South of the Border", which won the Young Jazz Musicians of the Year Award. In 1977 he toured Germany with Ian Carr's "Nucleus"; the following year he toured with Graham Collier. In 1980 he founded his quartet "Borderline" and led his own bands afterwards. Since 1984 he also belonged to the "Loose Tubes", with whom he recorded the first three albums. In the 1990s, he played regularly with his band at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, but also ran his own clubs and gave lessons. In 1995 The Times wrote that "Tim Whitehead's music is marked by a sense of grace and economy" with a "growing reputation as one of Britain's most thoughtful c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liverpool
Liverpool is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the List of English districts by population, 10th largest English district by population and its ESPON metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom, metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.24 million. On the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary, Liverpool historically lay within the ancient Hundred (county division), hundred of West Derby (hundred), West Derby in the county of Lancashire. It became a Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in 1207, a City status in the United Kingdom, city in 1880, and a county borough independent of the newly-created Lancashire County Council in 1889. Its Port of Liverpool, growth as a major port was paralleled by the expansion of the city throughout the Industrial Revolution. Along with general cargo, freight, and raw materials such as coal and cotton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leverhulme Trust
The Leverhulme Trust () is a large national grant-making organisation in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan .... It was established in 1925 under the will of William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme, the 1st Viscount Leverhulme (1851–1925), with the instruction that its resources should be used to support "scholarships for the purposes of research and education." It is based in London and is a Charitable organisation, registered charity under English law. Activities Since its foundation in 1925, the Trust has provided funding for research projects, fellowships, studentships, bursaries and prizes; it operates across all the academic disciplines, the intention being to support talented individuals as they realise their personal vision in research and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musicians From Liverpool
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Nucleus (band) Members
Nucleus ( : nuclei) is a Latin word for the seed inside a fruit. It most often refers to: *Atomic nucleus, the very dense central region of an atom * Cell nucleus, a central organelle of a eukaryotic cell, containing most of the cell's DNA Nucleus may also refer to: Science, technology, and mathematics Astronomy *Active galactic nucleus in astronomy *Comet nucleus, the solid, central part of a comet Biology * Cell nucleus, a central organelle of a eukaryotic cell, containing most of the cell's DNA *Nucleus (neuroanatomy), a cluster of cell bodies of neurons in the central nervous system *Nucleus that forms in the eye in nuclear sclerosis (early cataracts) *''Nucleus'', a scientific journal concerned with the cell nucleus; published by Taylor & Francis *Nucleus, a small colony of honeybees, induced to raise a new queen by the beekeeper Computer systems * Nucleus (operating system), sometimes a synonym for kernel * Nucleus CMS, a weblog system * Nucleus RTOS, a real-time op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loose Tubes Members
Loose may refer to: Places *Loose, Germany *Loose, Kent, a parish and village in southeast England People *Loose (surname) Arts, entertainment, and media Music Albums * ''Loose'' (B'z album), a 1995 album by B'z * ''Loose'' (Crazy Horse album), a 1972 album by Crazy Horse * ''Loose'' (Nelly Furtado album), a 2006 album by Nelly Furtado ** Loose Mini DVD, a 2007 DVD by Nelly Furtado **Get Loose Tour, a concert tour by Nelly Furtado ** Loose: The Concert, a 2007 live DVD by Nelly Furtado * ''Loose'' (Victoria Williams album), a 1994 album by Victoria Williams *'' Loose...'', a 1963 album by jazz saxophonist Willis Jackson Songs * "Loose" (S1mba song), a 2020 song by S1mba featuring KSI * "Loose" (Stooges song), a 1970 song by the Stooges * "Loose" (Therapy? song), a 1996 Therapy? single Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media * ''Loose Women '' (film) * ''Loose Women'', a British panel show that has been broadcast on ITV since 6 September 1999 ** List of Loose Women present ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Male Jazz Musicians
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Living People
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1950 Births
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Letter (Loose Tubes Album)
''Open Letter'' is the third album by English big band Loose Tubes, that was released on the EG label in 1988. Reception Allmusic awarded the album with 3 stars. Allmusic: ''Open Letter''accessed 19 May 2010 Track listing # "Sweet Williams" (Django Bates) – 8:54 # "Children's Game" ( Eddie Parker) – 5:27 # "Blue" ( Steve Berry) – 5:52 # "Shadow Play" (Parker) – 5:40 # "Mo Mhuirnin Ban" (Trad, arr. Chris Batchelor) – 3:37 # "Sticklebacks" (Batchelor) – 4:24 # "Accepting Suites from Strangers" (Bates) – 7:39 # "The Last Word" (Parker) – 6:39 # "Open Letter to Dudu Pukwana" ( Dave DeFries) – 6:39 Personnel * Eddie Parker – flute, bass flute *Dai Pritchard – clarinet, bass clarinet *Iain Ballamy – alto and soprano saxes and flute * Steve Buckley – alto and soprano saxes and penny whistle *Mark Lockheart – tenor and soprano saxes * Tim Whitehead – tenor sax *Julian Argüelles – soprano and baritone saxes * Dave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loose Tubes (album)
''Loose Tubes'' is the debut album by English jazz Loose Tubes. It was released in 1985 as an LP on Loose Tubes Limited. The recording has never been reissued on CD. Track listing # "Eden Express" ( Django Bates) – 8:15 # "Rowing Boat Delineation Egg" (Bates) – 3:55 # "Descarga" (Dave Pattman, John Parricelli, Steve Berry) – 8:00 # "Descarga Ocurriencia" (Berry) – 2:43 # "Yellow Hill" (Bates) – 6:01 # "Mister Zee" (Berry) – 7:08 # "Arriving" (Chris Batchelor) – 4:22 Notes *Tracks 1, 2, 5, 6 & 7 recorded at Portland Studios, London 29/12/84 *Tracks 3 & 4 recorded at Lansdowne Studios, London 15/9/85 Personnel *Iain Ballamy – alto & soprano saxophones (soloist: track 5) * Steve Buckley – alto & soprano saxophones *Mark Lockheart – tenor saxophone (soloist: track 1) * Tim Whitehead – tenor saxophone (soloist: track 6) *Dave Bitelli – baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6 & 7) *Howard Turner – baritone saxophone (tracks 3 & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Mirabassi
Giovanni Mirabassi is a Paris-based Italian jazz pianist, born 4 May 1970 in Perugia, Italy. Self-taught, he learned by listening to Bud Powell, Art Tatum, and Oscar Peterson. He is strongly influenced by Enrico Pieranunzi. At seventeen, after a few important experiences in Italy (he played with Chet Baker in 1987 and with Steve Grossman in 1988), he settled in Paris in 1992. In 1996, he recorded his first album with Pierre-Stéphane Michel on upright bass and Flavio Boltro on trumpet, winning the ''grand prix'' and the best soloist prize at the Concours International de Jazz d'Avignon Avignon (, ; ; oc, Avinhon, label=Provençal or , ; la, Avenio) is the prefecture of the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. Located on the left bank of the river Rhône, the commune ha ...,Source: http://www.pianobleu.com/mirabassi.html site pianobleu.com presided by Daniel Humair. In 2001, Giovanni Mirabassi released his first solo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Jacobsen
Pete Jacobsen (16 May 1950 – 29 April 2002), Retrieved 5 December 2011. also known as Peter Jacobsen, was an English pianist. Early life and education He was born Peter Paul George Jacobsen in . Having lost his sight as a baby, due to a growth behind the , he studied at the Worcester School for the Blind (now New College ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
