| Jeff
Lorber,
born on November 4, 1952 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Lorber studied at Berklee School of Music and recorded
his first album in 1976. The keyboardist also formed
the Jeff Lorber Fusion band which received a Best R&B
instrumental Grammy nomination for the hit "Pacific
Coast Highway." Lorber is currently one of the
most popular artist and producers in Smooth Jazz. |
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| Diana
Krall,
born on November 16, 1964 in Nanaimo, British Columbia.
The singer began studying the piano at age four and
by fifteen
was performing in restaurants. Krall was awarded a scholarship
to Berklee College in her teens. She released her debut
album "Stepping Out" in 1993. The album that
put her over the top was "When I Look In Your Eyes"
which spent 52 weeks in the #1 position on Billboards
Jazz charts and won two Grammy's. |
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| Alphonse
Mouzon, born on November 21,1948 in Charleston,South
Carolina. He studied Music and Drama at New York City
College and Medicine at Manhattan Medical School. In
the 70's Mouzon and Larry Coryell co-founded the band
The Eleventh House. He has played with the likes of
Miles
Davis,
George
Benson,
Eric Clapton and Carlos
Santana.
He was voted 2nd Best Multi- Instrumentalist in the
1995 Jazziz Magazine Annual readers Poll. |
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| Daryl
Stuermer,
born on November 27,1952 in Milwaukee,Wisconsin. He
began playing guitar at age 11. Stuermer formed the
fusion band Sweetbottom in the 70's. and later played
with Jean-Luc Ponty. In 1977 the guitarist joined Genesis
which began a 20 year relationship. In 1982 he became
Phil
Collins'
lead guitar player. Stuermer currently owns his own
label "Urban Island Music." |
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| Euge
Groove, born on November 27,1962 in Hagerstown,Maryland.
In 1990 he entered the University of Miami's music program.
Groove played on the band Expose's hit "Seasons
Change"and was in horn section for Huey Lewis and
the News. He went on to play with Richard Marx, Joe
Cocker and Tina Turner. The Saxophonist's first single
"Vinyl" was the longest charting single on
the R&R NAC/Smooth Jazz chart with 27 weeks and
was picked as the #1 Breakout artist of the Year. |
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