Ron Scott

Happy Birthday Jazzberry Jammer Bertha Hope 2 min read

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Happy Birthday Jazzberry Jammer Bertha Hope

Ron Scott 4 years ago

🍾Bertha Hope, born November 8, 1936, in Los Angeles, California, is a most accomplished jazz pianist, composer and educator. As an elder in the jazz... Read More

Saxophonist Charlie Yarbird Parker with Strings 1 min read

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Saxophonist Charlie Yarbird Parker with Strings

Ron Scott 4 years ago

This year’s 28th annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival in New York City (August 28-29) celebrated the alto saxophonist and composer’s 100th Birthday, born August 29,... Read More

Happy Birthday to Ya Jeremy Pelt 1 min read

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Happy Birthday to Ya Jeremy Pelt

Ron Scott 4 years ago

🍾Jeremy Pelt was born November 4, 1976 in Los Angeles, California. Arriving in the Big Apple (NYC), the trumpeter was the new kid on the... Read More

Happy Birthday Gregory Porter 1 min read

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Happy Birthday Gregory Porter

Ron Scott 4 years ago

🎂Gregory Porter was born on November 4, 1971, in Sacramento, California. The singer/songwriter’s gospel roots come from his mother, who was a minister.  As a result of... Read More

Birthday Greetings Sean “Diddy” Combs 2 min read

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Birthday Greetings Sean “Diddy” Combs

Ron Scott 4 years ago

🍾Sean Combs was born on November 4, 1969, in Manhattan’s Harlem in New York City and was raised in Mount Vernon.  His long list of aliases have included;... Read More

Birthday Greetings Carmen Lundy 1 min read

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Birthday Greetings Carmen Lundy

Ron Scott 4 years ago

🍾Carmen Latretta Lundy, born November 1, 1954, is a native of Miami, Florida where she earned a reputation on the local jazz circuit before moving... Read More

Happy Birthday Sweet Pappa Lou Donaldson 1 min read

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Happy Birthday Sweet Pappa Lou Donaldson

Ron Scott 4 years ago

🍾Lou Donaldson was born on November 1, 1926 in Badin, North Carolina. The alto saxophonist and composer will celebrate his 95 years young November 2 at Dizzy’s... Read More

Let’s celebrate Ali Farka Toure’s Birthday 1 min read

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Let’s celebrate Ali Farka Toure’s Birthday

Ron Scott 4 years ago

Ali Farka Toure was born, Ali Ibrahim Toure (Aka “Ali Farka”) (October 31, 1939), in the Timbuktu region of Mali, Africa. He was the 10th... Read More