"1949 and moved to Miami, Florida. He owned a number of bands but did not return to playing for the rest of his life. Johnny Bothwell Johnny Bothwell (May 23, 1919, Gary, Indiana – September 12, 1995, Lakeland, Florida) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader. Bothwell played in Chicago in 1940 and then moved to New York City, playing with Woody Herman (1943) and Sonny Dunham (1944–46). He was a key member and featured soloist of Boyd Raeburn's groups in 1944–45, and played with Gene Krupa in 1945. He formed his own groups between 1945 and 1949, and"
"John Dankworth Sir John Phillip William Dankworth, CBE (20 September 1927 – 6 February 2010), also known as Johnny Dankworth, was an English jazz composer, saxophonist, clarinetist and writer of film scores. With his wife, jazz singer Dame Cleo Laine, he was a music educator and also served as her music director. Born in Woodford, Essex, he grew up, within a family of musicians, in Hollywood Way, Highams Park, a suburb of Chingford, and attended Selwyn Boys' (Junior) School in Highams Park and later Sir George Monoux Grammar School in Walthamstow. He had violin and piano lessons before settling eventually"
"Johnny Dankworth and his Orchestra recording, ""What the Dickens!"" and the Harry South Big Band. Likewise, together with fellow tenors Stan Robinson and Al Gay, baritone sax Paul Carroll, and trumpets Ian Carr, Kenny Wheeler and Greg Brown, Dick Morrissey formed part of (Eric Burdon and) The Animals' Big Band that made its one-and-only public appearance at the 5th Annual British Jazz & Blues Festival in Richmond (1965). By the mid-1960s, he had over two consecutive years come in second place behind Hayes in the Melody Maker Jazz Poll (1966 & 1967) and many US musicians touring Britain at the"
"Alec Dankworth Alexander William Tamba Dankworth (born 14 May 1960) is an English jazz bassist and composer. Born in London, the son of John Dankworth and Cleo Laine, Alec Dankworth grew up in the villages of Aspley Guise and Wavendon, living at the Old Rectory, Wavendon, where his parents established the Wavendon All-Music Plan (WAP) that includes the Stables Theatre. After attending Bedford School, he studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1978, and then joined his parents' quintet. Between 1980 and 1983 he toured the United States, Australia, and Europe with them, going on to"
"has played with Mose Allison, Clark Terry, Mel Tormé, Anita O'Day, Peter King, Alan Barnes, David-Jean Baptiste, Van Morrison and Martin Taylor, among others. He also co-led a 14-piece band with his father, John Dankworth: the Alec and John Dankworth Generation Band (or ""Generation Band""), with which he has recorded two albums. In 2013 Dankworth toured with the Ginger Baker Jazz Confusion, a quartet comprising Dankworth on bass, drummer Ginger Baker, saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis and percussionist Abass Dodoo. Dankworth is also a tutor for the National Youth Jazz Collective. With Dave Brubeck Alec Dankworth Alexander William Tamba Dankworth (born"
"play. This work had its world premiere at the Nottingham Royal Concert Hall on 3 March 2008 in partnership with the Nottingham Youth Orchestra. Sir John himself took to the stage and challenged the young players to improvise with him. In October 2009 at the end of a US tour with his wife, Sir John was taken ill. The couple cancelled a number of UK concert dates for the following month. Dankworth did return to the concert stage for just one solo at the London Jazz Festival at the Royal Festival Hall, London, in December 2009. He played his sax"
"album, ""As the Sun Shines Down on Me"" on Candid Records. This album brought her to the attention of Michael Parkinson and BBC Radio 2, and she appeared regularly on air throughout that year. She featured on Courtney Pine's album ""Devotion"", and performed with Pine at the Royal Festival Hall as part of the London Jazz Festival. Dankworth followed the success of ""As the Sun Shines Down on Me"" with the 2004 release, ""Detour Ahead"". Her third album, ""Back to You"" was released in 2009. Dankworth is married to Charlie Wood, a blues keyboardist and vocalist from Memphis, Tennessee. Jacqui"
"work with Tommy Chase, the BBC Big Band, and Clark Tracey, with whom he recorded two albums. Dankworth recorded an arrangement of Duke Ellington's ""Black, Brown, and Beige"" with violinist Nigel Kennedy in 1986, with whom he also performed Antonio Vivaldi's ""The Four Seasons"". He also played in the 1980s with Dick Morrissey, Spike Robinson, Jean Toussaint, Michael Garrick, Tommy Smith, Julian Joseph, and Andy Hamilton, as well as leading his own quartet. In 1990 he was invited to join and tour with Dave Brubeck's band, and in 1993 he worked with Abdullah Ibrahim, touring Europe and South Africa. He"
"performing at Club Eleven in London with a number of young musicians — among them Ronnie Scott and John Dankworth — who were beginning to experiment with the bebop style that they had picked up from US musicians like Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. When John Dankworth formed the Dankworth Seven in 1950, Harvey was a founder member and the percussionist vocalist Frank Holder was also featured in this group. Harvey stayed until 1953. Now performing on both piano and trombone, Eddie Harvey spent the 1950s performing and recording with a number of important UK jazz groups including bands led"
"Johannesburg Conservatory of Music gaining a Mus.Bac. In 1954 David Lee invited Johnny Dankworth to perform in South Africa, and it was Dankworth who persuaded him to return to England as pianist/arranger for the Johnny Dankworth band. From 1955 to 1959 Dave Lee played on all of the recordings made by the Johnny Dankworth Orchestra. David also performed with Terry and McGhee, the Buddy Tate Quartet and Jack Parnell. He also arranged for many big show business names, including Norman Wisdom, Benny Hill, Cleo Laine and Judy Garland. From 1959 he led the Dave Lee Trio who recorded a number"
"many other groups. In 1967 drummer Ronnie Stephenson's part on ""African Waltz"" was adapted by the Jimi Hendrix Experience's Mitch Mitchell to form the basis of the drum part on ""Manic Depression"". Dankworth's friendship with trumpeter Clark Terry led to Terry's being a featured soloist on Dankworth's 1964 album ""The Zodiac Variations"", together with Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims, Phil Woods, Lucky Thompson and other guests. Other Dankworth recordings during this period featured many other respected jazz names. Some were full-time members of the Dankworth band at one time or another, like Tony Coe, Mike Gibbs, Peter King, Dudley Moore, George"
"Dankworth and drummer Bill Eyden, among others. Throughout the rest of the 1980s and into the early 1990s, he played at clubs and festivals throughout the UK, Europe and in various parts of the USA, making his New York debut at Christmas 1990. A succession of albums, most as leader but some with artists such as Louis Stewart, Harry Edison, Al Cohn, Roy Williams and Claude Tissendier, attracted high critical and public praise. Despite his bebop beginnings, the mature musician who emerged in the 1980s from self-imposed exile is a consummate ballad player who eagerly explores the endless archives of"
"secret at Hampstead Registry Office in 1958. The only witnesses at the wedding were Johnny's friend, pianist Ken Moule, and arranger David Lindup. In 1959, Dankworth became chair of the Stars Campaign for Inter-Racial Friendship, set up to combat the fascist White Defence League. In 1961, Dankworth's recording of Galt MacDermot's ""African Waltz"" reached the UK Singles Chart, peaked at No. 9, and remained in the chart for 21 weeks. American altoist Cannonball Adderley sought and received Dankworth's permission to record the arrangement and had a minor hit in the US as a result. The piece was also covered by"
"from a wheelchair. He also played in ""John & Cleo's Christmas Show"" from 17 to 20 December 2009 at 'the Stables' in Wavendon. He died on 6 February 2010, aged 82, on the afternoon before a show celebrating the 40th anniversary of the foundation of his Stables theatre. His funeral took place on 1 March 2010 at Milton Keynes Crematorium, followed by a memorial service held at the Stables the same day. John Dankworth Sir John Phillip William Dankworth, CBE (20 September 1927 – 6 February 2010), also known as Johnny Dankworth, was an English jazz composer, saxophonist, clarinetist and"
"John Dankworth and has performed the Elgar Cello Concerto with Julian Lloyd Webber. At the Music for Youth National festival at the Royal Festival Hall in London in July 2003, the orchestra was highly commended for its performance. The Nottingham Youth Jazz Orchestra (Notts NYJO) was formed in Spring 2008. NYJO is directed by Phil Smith and NYJO 2, a training band for NYJO, Is under the direction of Ben Lee, who also tutors an 8-piece combo. All the bands perform gigs and concerts locally, with a varied repertoire of jazz and popular tunes. Every summer NYJO spends a week"
"drive that has virtually disappeared from American bands"". More succinctly, Gerard Lascelles of ""The Tatler"", noted that 'The Dankworth orchestra blew magnificently'. The band performed at the Birdland jazz club in New York City, and shortly afterwards shared the stage with the Duke Ellington Orchestra for a number of concerts. Dankworth's band also performed at a jazz event at New York's Lewisohn stadium where Louis Armstrong joined them for a set. By now, Cleo Laine's singing was a regular feature of Dankworth's recordings and public appearances. After her divorce from George Langridge became final, in 1957, Dankworth married Cleo in"
"Johnny Hawksworth Johnny Hawksworth (2 February 1924 – 13 February 2009) was a British musician and composer who had lived and worked in Australia since 1984. Hawksworth initially trained as a pianist, but also played double bass for Britain's leading big band the Ted Heath Orchestra during the early 1950s and through the 1960s. During this time he became one of the most popular jazz bassists in the UK, winning many polls and was often featured as a soloist on Heath concerts and recordings. He is probably best known, however, for his short compositions for television. These include ""Salute to"
"Johnny Dankworth also double bassist, Joe Mudele (Muddle) . In 1949, they were recording as a septet, but went back to being a sextet shortly afterwards. By 1955, the orchestra had disbanded, and Burns's career took a turn to the emerging phenomenon of rock and roll. In 1959, he replaced Franklyn Boyd as manager for Cliff Richard, and he soon gathered an impressive list of clients, including The Searchers, whom he gave over to Brian Epstein. Among the new talents he discovered was singer Dusty Springfield. As an impresario, he first brought Cliff Richard to tailor Dougie Millings for a"
"and Magnet's ""Shark Bait"". Both Harvey and Hott assisted Mark Linkous on the debut Sparklehorse record. Bryan Harvey played in a funk band, NRG Krysys, in Richmond, Virginia with Coby Batty of The Fugs. Johnny Hott has a jazz combo with Stephen McCarthy. In an interview for his most recent band, NRG Krysys, Harvey addressed his initial disapproval for R&B and funk music when he was growing up saying it was music for ""squares"", and he claimed that his band played this type of music now because he discovered he had the talent. NRG Krysys even performed at the screening"
"Eddie Ashworth Eddie Ashworth (born in Inglewood, California) is a record producer, engineer, mixer, musician, university professor, entrepreneur and writer, best known for his work in the alternative rock and indie rock genres. His primary instrument is mandolin, and also plays guitar and assorted keyboards. Ashworth has also worked with artists in a wide variety of other genres including dub, folk, hard rock, hip hop, tropicano, punk, and classic rock. As a child Eddie Ashworth became interested in music technology and would play with the analog consumer recording gear his father had around the house. Due to his early interest"
"band called 'The Full Score'. His ""Adam's Rib Suite"" was recorded by the London Jazz Chamber Group in 1970; Kenny Wheeler was involved in the recording, which was issued on Ember Records. He scored Cole Porter songs for the musical ""Cole!"" performed at the Mermaid Theatre in 1974, and worked with Dankworth again around that time with his London Symphony Orchestra collaborations. He worked out of Germany for part of the 1970s, before ill health caused him to move to the warmer climate of Spain. He died in Marbella in 1986, aged 60. As well as working as the music"
"his work as an arranger, Ganley provided charts for many leading British jazzmen as well as for the BBC Radio Big Band, thus enhancing the enormous yet understated contribution he made to the British jazz scene over the years. Allan Ganley Allan Anthony Ganley (11 March 1931 – 29 March 2008) was an English jazz drummer and arranger, who worked with many prominent musicians. Ganley was born in Tolworth, Surrey. A self-taught drummer, in the early 1950s Ganley played in the dance band led by Bert Ambrose. In 1953 he came to prominence as a member of Johnny Dankworth's band,"
"made a knight bachelor, becoming Sir John Dankworth. They were one of the few couples where both partners held their titles in their own right and the only couple in jazz to be thus recognised. Dankworth died on 6 February 2010, hours before a planned concert at the Stables theatre in Wavendon to celebrate the venue's 40th anniversary. He had been ill for several months following a concert tour in the United States. Despite her grief, Laine performed at the 40th anniversary concert, along with the John Dankworth Big Band and several members of her family – only announcing his"
"perhaps best known for his work in the early 1950s with The Dankworth Seven, led by John Dankworth, which often topped the ""Melody Maker"" Jazz Charts. However, Holder is also regarded as one of the leading black UK jazz musicians to emerge from the mid-1940s' swing dance band movement, having got his big break with a band led by Jiver Hutchinson after World War II. In the late 1940s Holder also worked with trumpeter Kenny Baker. Highlights from Holder's Dankworth days include an appearance at the Royal Albert Hall on the same bill as Nat King Cole. Throughout the 1950s"
"Johnny Dankworth, Tony Crombie and Ronnie Scott while they were in their teens. Termer's first job after the war was with Ken Turner at the Plaza Ballroom, Derby, with Kenny Graham, tenor sax, Terry Brown, trumpet and Phil Seaman, drums. Termer learned a lot from Graham about writing. From there he went with Duncan Whyte, Carl Barriteau, Nat Temple plus gig bands on the scene, and society gigs. Then taking a residence at the ""Stork Club"" for six years he formed a trio with Monty Babson on drums and Bill Bramwell on bass. It was a haunt for show people"
"Allan Ganley-Keith Christie Jazzmakers; Johnny Dankworth and his Orchestra with Hans Koller; The Vic Ash - Harry Klein Jazz Five; Johnny Dankworth and his Orchestra. 1960 - Mr. Acker Bilk and his Paramount Jazz Band; Ian Menzies and The Clyde Valley Stompers; Memphis Slim; The Jazz Five, with Vic Ash; Harry Klein; Johnny Dankworth and his Orchestra; Elaine Delmar; The Ronnie Scott Quintet, with Victor Feldman; The Dill Jones Trio; Little Brother Montgomery. 1959 - Ken Sykora, Johnny Dankworth and his Orchestra, with Cleo Laine; Humphrey Lyttelton and his Band; The Avon Cities Jazz Band. 1958 - Alex Welsh and"
"appearing included the following (though this an incomplete list for 1956-60): 1961 - Saturday: Johnny Dankworth and his Orchestra with Anita O'Day; Joe Harriott Quintet; Johnny Dankworth and his Orchestra with Hans Koller; Tubby Hayes Quartet; The Downbeat Big Band; Chris Barber's Jazz Band with Ottilie Patterson and Jimmy Cotton. Sunday: Kenny Ball's Jazzmen; Terry Lightfoot and his New Orleans Jazzmen plus Jimmy Cotton; Mick Mulligan and his Band with George Melly; Bob Wallis and his Storyville Jazzmen; Bruce Turner's Band; Dick Charlesworth and his City Gents with Jackie Lynn; Fairweather-Brown Allstars; Johnny Dankworth and his Orchestra with Anita O'Day;"
"with Lionel Hampton and Ella Fitzgerald. Dankworth's friendship with Duke Ellington continued until the latter's death in 1974. He recorded an album of symphonic arrangements of many Ellington tunes featuring another Ellingtonian trumpet soloist Barry Lee Hall. Dankworth also retained his Ellington links by performing with the Ellington Orchestra under the direction of Duke's son, Mercer Ellington. Dankworth recorded various symphonic albums with Dizzy Gillespie and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and others. Other jazz musicians with whom Dankworth performed include George Shearing, Toots Thielemans, Benny Goodman, Herbie Hancock, Hank Jones, Tadd Dameron, Slam Stewart and Oscar Peterson. He always had"
"reunions over the years. Dankworth formed his big band in 1953. The band was soon earning plaudits from the critics and was invited to the 1959 Newport Jazz Festival, the first British group to receive an invite. The ""New York Times"" critic said of this appearance ""Mr. Dankworth's group ... showed the underlying merit that made big bands successful many years ago – the swinging drive, the harmonic colour and the support in depth for soloists that is possible when a disciplined, imaginatively directed band has worked together for a long time. This English group has a flowing, unforced, rhythmic"
"the Jive Bombers. He also recorded with four different line-ups of the ""Melody Maker"" All-Stars (1951, 1952, 1954 & 1955) coinciding with, variously, many of the major names in British jazz, including Kenny Baker (tp), Gordon Langhorn (tb), Henry McKenzie (cl), Ronnie Scott (ts), Johnny Dankworth (as), Dave Shand (bs), Victor Feldman (vib), Ralph Sharon (p), Ivor Mairants (g), Charlie Short (b), Jack Parnell (d), Jackie Armstrong (tb), Vic Ash (cl), Les Gilbert (as), Martin Slavin (vib), Bill McGuffie (p), Johnny Hawksworth (b), Don Lusher (tb), Harry Klein (bs), Tito Burns (acc), Eric Delaney (d), Keith Christie (tb), Tommy Whittle"
"very popular both nationally and internationally. The lineup of the band remains nearly the same, with Karl Denson on horns, flute, and vocals, Robert Walter on keyboards, Elgin Park (a.k.a. Michael Andrews) on guitars and vocals, and Chris Stillwell on bass. Original drummer Zak Najor was replaced by Aaron Redfield, an old friend of the band and frequent collaborator. While DJ Greyboy is no longer a member of the band, he remains a central figure in their artistic output, having introduced the band to many of the records that inspire their sound, produced their first album and appeared on 2007′s"
"an enthusiasm for jazz education, for many years running the Allmusic summer schools at the Stables in Wavendon near Milton Keynes, a theatre that Cleo and he created (January 1970) in their back garden. From 1984 to 1986, Dankworth was professor of music at Gresham College, London, giving free public lectures. In 1982, Dankworth was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music. He appeared with Craig David on ""Later with Jools Holland"" on BBC Two. He set up his own record label, Qnotes, in 2003, to reissue some of his old recordings as well as new"
"the independently released album ""Onomatopoeia"" in 2001, and the title track ended up in a compilation by the MIT Songwriting Club at Yahktoe's alma mater. The title track featured guitar player David Gralow, cello player Terrence Favors, and bass player Jaymz Haynes. After the release of Jonny 5 and Yak's ""Onomatopoeia"" album, the Jonny 5 went on an extended hiatus. It was 2005 that Jonny 5 decided to form a new band with another lead MC, Brer Rabbit. Instead, he and Brer Rabbit decided to keep ""Flobots"", adding five new members: Mackenzie Gault on the viola, Jesse Walker on the"