| Freddie
Jackson was born October 2, 1956 in Harlem, New York.
He first started singing for the White Rock Baptist
Church and soon after joined the band LJE along with
singer ,songwriter and producer Paul Laurence. In 1985
Jackson signed a solo contract with Capital Records
and came out with "Rock Me Tonight" (For Old
Times Sake) which made it to the US Top 20. |
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| Harold
Faltermeyer was born October 5, 1952 .An accomplished
Producer and session player began arranging music soundtrack
for the movie "Midnight Express." He played
Synthesizer on Donna Summer's 1979 hit "Bad Girls"
and also did the Instrumental hit "Axel F"
for the movie Beverly
Hills Cop. |
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Alex
Bugnon was born on October 10,1958 in Montreux, Switzerland.
He began playing classical piano at age six. He was
inspired by his father, a
Jazz guitarist and his uncle Donald Byrd. In 2000 he
came out with his Narada debut "Alex Bugnon…As
Promised" which hit #1 on the Billboard Contemporary
Jazz Charts. |
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| Chris
Botti was born in Portland Oregon on October 12,1962.
He started playing Trumpet at age 10 and soon began
playing professionally. He studied Jazz at Indiana University
.He has played with Woody Shaw, Aretha Franklin, Bob
Dylan and Paul Simon to name a few. His 2001 debut "Night
Sessions" continues to be one of the top selling
albums on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz charts. |
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| Wynton
Marsalis wasborn October 18, 1961 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
He began playing the trumpet at the age of six. He has
studied at both Berkshire Music Center and Juilliard
School of Music in New York. He has received 8 Grammy
awards for both Classical and Jazz albums. He is also
the first jazz artist to receive a Pulitzer Prize in
music. |
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