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Category: Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Jimmy Martin

Angel Romero June 28, 2017 No Comments

Photo courtesy of MCA Records Jimmy Martin known as “The King of Bluegrass” and “Mr. Good ‘N Country,” was born in Sneedville, Tennessee. His lifelong…

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Artist Profiles: Germán López

Angel Romero June 27, 2017 No Comments Canary IslandsGermán LópezSpaintimple

Germán López is an acclaimed timple player from the island of Gran Canaria, part of the Canary Islands (Spain). He’s a conservatory-trained musician who studied…

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Artist Profiles: Jimmy Johnson

Angel Romero June 26, 2017 No Comments bluesJimmy JohnsonUnited States of America

Guitar player and vocalist Jimmy Johnson has carved out a distinctive niche in the Chicago blues scene. James Earl Thompson was born November 25, 1928…

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Artist Profiles: Jimmy Breaux

Angel Romero June 26, 2017 No Comments accordionBeauSoleilCajun musicJimmy BreauxLouisiana musicUnited States of America

Artist Profiles: Jimmy Breaux Louisiana musician Jimmy Breaux was the longtime accordionist in celebrated Cajun band BeauSoleil. He is in the fourth generation of his…

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Artist Profiles: Jerry Douglas

Angel Romero June 25, 2017 No Comments Bluegrassbluescountry musicdobroJerry Douglas

In addition to being widely acknowledged as the United States’ finest dobro players Jerry Douglas is a freewheeling recording artist whose output draws upon a…

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Artist Profiles: Jimmy Bosch

Angel Romero June 25, 2017 No Comments Jimmy Boschsalsasalsa duratrombone

Jimmy Bosch is one of New York’s most reputable trombonists. He plays a music style that he calls Salsa Dura (Hard Salsa) a fiery and…

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Artist Profiles: Jie Ma

Angel Romero June 25, 2017 No Comments ChinaChinese musicJie Mapipa

Jie Ma plays Chinese traditional instruments: pipa and ruan. “I began my musical studies at the age of five and became a professional musician at…

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Artist Profiles: Jez Lowe

Angel Romero June 25, 2017 No Comments English Folk musicJez LoweUnited Kingdom

Jez Lowe grew up in the coal mining village of Easington, England. He started to play guitar at the age of 10 and decided that…

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Artist Profiles: Jerry O’Sullivan

Angel Romero June 25, 2017 No Comments bagpipeCeltic musicIrish folk musicJerry O'SullivanUnited States of America

Uilleann piper flutist and whistler Jerry O’Sullivan has been at the very heart of the traditional Irish music scene in New York for many years…

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Artist Profiles: Jerry Grcevich

Angel Romero June 25, 2017 No Comments Jerry GrcevichtamburitzaUnited States of America

Jerry Grcevich born in Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh studied tamburitza (Croatian string music) with his father and uncle both musical directors and performers. At…

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