Clora Bryant (born May 30, 1927, in Denison, Texas) is an American jazz trumpeter. She started in music as a singer in her Baptist church, but took up the trumpet after her brother, Frederick Bryant (born March 21, 1918 who currently resides in Lawton, Oklahoma), left it on going into the Army in 1941. She studied improvisation using a wire recorder to record her own soloing … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black Female Jazz Musicians
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P.O.U. Sunday Jazz Brunch: Freddie Hubbard
Today's Jazz Brunch is dedicated to the late Freddie Hubbard. Frederick Dewayne "Freddie" Hubbard (April 7, 1938 – December 29, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter. He was known primarily for playing in the bebop, hard bop and post bop styles from the early 1960s and on. His unmistakable and influential tone contributed to new perspectives for modern jazz and bebop. Hubbard … [Read more...] about P.O.U. Sunday Jazz Brunch: Freddie Hubbard