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W. C. Handy Jazz All-Stars

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The W. C. Handy Jazz All-Stars (also known as the W. C. Handy Festival All-Stars) is a group of jazz musicians who play annually at the W. C. Handy Music Festival in Florence, Alabama. [1]

28 relations: Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, André Previn, Berklee College of Music, Bill Goodwin (jazz drummer), Chuck Redd, Cleveland Eaton, Crystal Gayle, Danny Gottlieb, Florence, Gary Burton, Jazz, Johnny O'Neal, Ken Watters, Laszlo Gardony, Lloyd Wells, Mike Wofford, Mundell Lowe, Musician, Neal Starkey, Phil Woods, Ray Reach, Robert Dickson (bassist), Take 6, The Allman Brothers Band, The Rivingtons, University of Alabama, W. C. Handy Jazz Camp, W. C. Handy Music Festival.

Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame

The Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame (AJHF) was founded in 1978, and opened a museum on September 18, 1993, with a mission "to foster, encourage, educate, and cultivate a general appreciation of the medium of jazz music as a legitimate, original and distinctive art form indigenous to America.

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André Previn

André George Previn, KBE (born Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929) is a German-American pianist, conductor, and composer.

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Berklee College of Music

Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world.

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Bill Goodwin (jazz drummer)

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Chuck Redd

Chuck Redd (born September 10, 1958) is an American jazz drummer and vibraphonist.

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Cleveland Eaton

Cleveland Josephus "Cleve" Eaton II (born August 31, 1939) is an American jazz double bassist, producer, arranger, composer, publisher, and head of his own record company from Fairfield, Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham.

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Crystal Gayle

Brenda Gail Gatzimos (née Webb; January 9, 1951), known professionally as Crystal Gayle, is an American singer.

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Danny Gottlieb

Danny Gottlieb (born April 18, 1953) is an American drummer.

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Florence

Florence (Firenze) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany.

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Gary Burton

Gary Burton (born January 23, 1943) is an American jazz vibraphonist, composer, and educator.

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Jazz

Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, United States, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and developed from roots in blues and ragtime.

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Johnny O'Neal

Johnny O'Neal (born October 10, 1956 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American neo-bop jazz pianist and vocalist.

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Ken Watters

Ken Watters is an American jazz trumpeter residing in Huntsville, Alabama.

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Laszlo Gardony

Laszlo Gardony (born 1956) is a Hungarian-born American jazz pianist and composer.

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Lloyd Wells

Lloyd Wells is an American jazz guitarist, composer and arranger.

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Mike Wofford

Mike Wofford (born February 28, 1938 in San Antonio, Texas), is a jazz pianist, raised in San Diego, California.

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Mundell Lowe

James Mundell Lowe (April 21, 1922 – December 2, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist who worked often in radio, television, and film, and as a session musician.

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Musician

A musician is a person who plays a musical instrument or is musically talented.

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Neal Starkey

Neal Starkey is an American jazz bassist residing in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Phil Woods

Philip Wells "Phil" Woods (November 2, 1931 – September 29, 2015) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, and composer.

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Ray Reach

Raymond Everett Reach, Jr. (born August 3, 1948) is an American pianist, vocalist, guitarist, composer, arranger, music producer and educator, named by AL.com as one of "30 Alabamians who changed jazz history." He serves as President and CEO of Ray Reach Music and Magic City Music Productions.

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Robert Dickson (bassist)

Robert Dickson is an American jazz bassist residing in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Take 6

Take 6 is an American a cappella gospel music sextet formed in 1980 on the campus of Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama.

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The Allman Brothers Band

The Allman Brothers Band was an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida, United States, in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman (slide guitar and lead guitar) and Gregg Allman (vocals, keyboards, songwriting), as well as Dickey Betts (lead guitar, vocals, songwriting), Berry Oakley (bass guitar), Butch Trucks (drums), and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson (drums).

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The Rivingtons

The Rivingtons were a 1960s doo-wop group, known for their 1962 hit novelty record "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow".

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University of Alabama

The University of Alabama (Alabama or UA) is a public research university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States, and the flagship of the University of Alabama System.

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W. C. Handy Jazz Camp

The W. C. Handy Jazz Camp is sponsored jointly by the W. C. Handy Music Festival and the University of North Alabama (UNA), and is held annually in Florence, Alabama.

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W. C. Handy Music Festival

The W. C. Handy Music Festival is held annually in Florence, Alabama, sponsored by the Music Preservation Society, Inc., in honor of Florence native W. C. Handy, the "Father of the Blues." The non-profit Music Preservation Society was formed in 1982, with the mission to preserve, present, and promote the musical heritage of Northwest Alabama.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._C._Handy_Jazz_All-Stars

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