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Lorraine Desmarais

Jazz pianist and composer Lorraine Desmarais was born in 1956 in Montreal, Quebec. Desmarais has released over a dozen albums, and has become known in North America, Africa, and Asia for her solo, trio, and big band performances. In 1984, she won the Yamaha Jazz Competition at the Montreal International Jazz Festival, and the following year, she received a Félix Award for the LP Trio Lorraine Desmarais. In 1986, Desmarais became the first Canadian to win the Great American Jazz Piano Competition. Her other awards and honors include a First Prize in composition from SOCAN and the Oscar Peterson Award from the Montreal International Jazz Festival. In 2013, Desmarais became a Member of the Order of Canada.

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The Brilliance of Keith Jarrett: A Jazz Legend

Introduction: Keith Jarrett is a name synonymous with virtuosity, innovation, and boundless creativity in the world of jazz. Born seventy-nine years ago today on May 8, 1945, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Jarrett’s musical journey began at a young age. His prodigious talent was evident early on, and he quickly established himself as a gifted pianist and composer. Early Career and Formation of the…

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When the fantastic Oscar Peterson meets the legendary Count Basie, you're in for a wonderful treat! Nimble fingers, exceptional sense of rhythm, virtuoso and maestro. Watching this fills me with joy and emotion!

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Les McCann, Jazz Pioneer Sampled by Notorious B.I.G., Snoop Dogg, and Dr. Dre, Dead at 88

Les McCann, a trailblazing pianist and singer known for fusing strains of jazz, funk, and R&B and pioneering soul jazz, died on Friday at the age of 88.

The cause of death has not been disclosed, but his manager Alan Abrahams told NBC News that the musician had died at a Los Angeles hospital after developing pneumonia a week ago.

The singer had lived for the last four years at a skilled nursing facility in L.A, according to The New York Times.

McCann, who is best remembered for his 1967 protest song “Compared to What,” alongside saxophonist Eddie Harris, released more than 50 albums throughout his lifetime. But much of his music lives on through classic hip-hop songs that sampled his work: Notorious B.I.G.’s “10 Crack Commandments” samples his composition “Vallarta,” A Tribe Called Quest’s “After Hours” samples “North Carolina,” and Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre’s “Next Episode” samples “Go on and Cry.”

Nearly 300 artists — including Warren G., Slick Rick, Cypress Hill, and Nas — have taken inspiration and sampled McCann’s work in their music, according to the Times.

McCann was born in Lexington, Kentucky in 1935 and formed a trio after being discharged from the U.S. Navy. During his stint, though, the musician won a talent contest and performed on The Ed Sullivan Show. He dropped albums Les McCann Plays the Truth and The Shout in 1960 as he built his profile as a musician, per Variety.

The musician later signed to Atlantic in 1968 and dropped a cover of Gene McDaniels’ “Compared to What” in 1969, marking one of the biggest releases of his career.

“When I heard him,” he said of the McDaniels track in 2017, per the Times. “I hired him in my band — one of the best singers I’ve ever heard. And I found out he was also a writer. We stayed in touch for years after that, and he would always send me songs.”

“I can’t tell you how many songs he sent me, but that one stuck with me,” he added.

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Bats don't know what to do as The Mockingbird and Time Mock them

That Edward Nygma wasn't a real person in the database or that the riddler actually got won one battle over Batman. Batman had tried to snoop through the apartment, but there was mostly always a person there alongside children.

Then there was a trigger of other rogues break out when there actually nobody in the apartment.

Not mentioning the real person behind riddler

Eddie Mockingbird Walker was born out of a 6 year affair between Edwin Walker, strict borderline insane Prisoner Warden, and beautiful red haired Judy Mockingbird, a former cleaning lady who was fired by the wife of Walker after finding out the affair.

Three years later, Judy Mockingbird was later a victim of a break-in and homicide, the only witness being a 3 year old traumatized Eddie hiding in a toy chest doodle with hand drawn puzzle murals, unfortunately that case was later put in the cold case files with not enough suspects.

Eddie was thrown through the wringer of several orphanages for 4 years, only to be refound by his grandmother Grethen Mockingbird, a former retired pianist who was unable to play anymore due a severe case of tendonitis.

A bright Prodigy to music and puzzles boxes made by his grandmother, a rare talent in school to the point the music teacher begged his grandmother Grethen to signed him in a tournament which later led to Eddie into the spotlight with the youngest pianist to make he audience weep with joy that catapult him all the way through several tournaments, winning each one, talkshows, interviews from age 9 to 22 year old.

He was known as Rose Thief of Hearts in the music community, the next living Beethoven they cried out, especially on how many ladies and guys fallen for his sweet, obvious charms and bright red hair that flow down his waist.

Becoming best friends with his half-sister, Madeline Walker, that he rarely met.

Tragedy struck when on The Chopin Competition, Gretchen Mockingbird died from cardiac arrest in the middle of her grandson's performance.

Eddie disappeared, being dragged off by Edwin Walker during the private funeral, which led many people to the theory of the whereabouts of the music Prodigy.

Then, the rest of the data file went missing until a year ago when Eddie Mockingbird appeared once more during a shocking news of adopting his niece and nephews who will stay anonymous after explaining a rather shocking tale with enough explanation on why he was away from media was extremely popular in the music culture.

Batman could only stare at the photo capture by Red Robin on the Batcomputer, tired bag eyed soft smiling Eddie Mockingbird at family diner. His black hair and eyebrow were gone, revealing a natural red hair that had grown down to his neck, wearing casual clothes with his niece, Jasmine Fenton, a teenage red-haired girl speaking with a soft look

A large massive man, named Jack Fenton that looks too alike to Bruce clumsily and failing feeding a little 2 year old baby girl in a toddler chocolates banana fudge ice cream with green bitd, while trying to stopping her twin brother flinging soft sweet peas at a giggling 5 year old toddler trying to air bite the peas.

A disgusted looking young entrepreneur who discoverered a much better energy source for phones that went world-wide, Tucker Foley, who was gagging at a Sam Manson, had a beyond burger and a salad, her middle finger pointing at him saying something to him.

Batman couldn't get near someone like him, or get a hint of his music albums that were also sold out even from 10 year ago to now with new albums that not even Jim Gordon would help him that Riddler is the famous pianist that he had a collection of his music, and he wouldn't let him 'borrow' them.

Jason had just started dating Jasmine, but he wouldn't tell them about what the riddler's plans were to the point of disconnecting and disabling all the trackers on his phones, even the backup ones with Cass and Babs!

He tried booking for Mockingbird concerts only to find out they were all booked to 20XX for the past 6 months after The Chopin Competition, not even attempting bribes, would shorten a 15 mile long waiting list.

This was driving Bruce a little mad as if time itself was mocking him!!

Part 3 here <-

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Fuck it. Every Steve Harrington headcannon I have because I've been rotating that boy in my head like a pig on a stick

- Has had glasses since he was young but mostly wore contacts throughout high school due to being bullied in middle school for looking like a nerd

- Plays the piano or the violin, your pick

- In addition to the piano, he mostly plays jazz cause thats my favorite genre and I think it would be his too

- Has ALWAYS had horrible migraines but have since been a lot more difficult to deal with due to you know all that other shit that's been going on

- Does not know popular culture, I know it's very popular within the fandom that he only listences to what's on the radio or watchs only the recent released movies but that boy could barely name a single movie he does NOT know popular shit (this also goes with my jazz headcannon that he mostly just listenes to jazz in the car or at home)

- Surprisingly amazing at chess, no one in the party has managed to beat him

- Horror fan(books,shows,movies,etc)

- His best subject in school was math and I will die on this hill

- Between him and Eddie, he is the black cat

- Bisexual obviously, but a really do like the headcanon that he kinda knew he liked boys when he was younger and doesn't need Robin or Eddie to tell him(he was the one telling Robin that Vickie could like both just saying)

- Also asexual maybe

- Can cook

- SMOKER!!! He smokes in the first season, and in the third he makes a reference to smoking marijuana, he is NOT new to this

- Has really bad bedhead

- I can see him as having some form of OCD or ADHD

I'm forgetting most so be prepared for a part 2

Part 2

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Carla Bley, 1972.

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Art Tatum and Oscar Peterson!

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Joanne Brackeen

Jazz pianist Joanne Brackeen was born in 1938 in Ventura, California. A self-taught pianist, Brackeen was performing professionally by the age of 12. She has released more than 20 albums and written 300 original compositions. Brackeen is currently a professor at Berklee College of Music. She has received numerous awards and honors, including a BNY Mellon Jazz Living Legacy Award, an Outstanding Educator Award from the International Association for Jazz Education, and an NEA Jazz Master Fellowship.

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The High Priestess of Soul: The Life and Legacy of Nina Simone

Introduction: Nina Simone, born Eunice Kathleen Waymon ninety-one years ago today on February 21, 1933, in Tryon, North Carolina, was a revolutionary artist whose music transcended genres, blending elements of jazz, blues, classical, and folk. Her distinctive voice, coupled with her profound songwriting and piano skills, made her a singular figure in the world of music. Often referred to as the…

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Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck (American, 1920 - 2012), New York City, 1954 - by Elliott Erwitt (1928 - 2023), French/American

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Una lady Italiana