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James Columbus "Jay" McShann (January 12, 1916 – December 7, 2006) was an American jazz pianist, vocalist, composer, and bandleader. He led bands in Kansas City, Missouri, that included Charlie Parker , Bernard Anderson , Walter Brown , and Ben Webster .
Jay McShann (Muskogee, 12 gennaio 1916 – Kansas City, 7 dicembre 2006) è stato un musicista e cantante statunitense, esponente della musica blues.
9 dic 2006 · Jay McShann, a jazz pianist known for his hard-driving, bluesy style but probably best known for giving Charlie Parker his first big break, died Thursday in Kansas City, Mo. He was 90,...
7 dic 2006 · Jay McShann. Pianist, Vocalist, Bandleader. 1987 NEA Jazz Master. Muskogee, Oklahoma. Date of birth: Jan 12, 1916. Date of death: Dec 07, 2006. Photo from 1944 advertisement, Wikimedia Commons. Bio. For better or worse, Jay McShann was tied to the legend of Charlie Parker.
Jay McShann was one of the last great original stride pianists, one of the last Big Band Era leaders and one of the few musicians to work with such an amazing list of jazz icons.
31 ago 2017 · Jay McShann grew up in Oklahoma and came to Kansas City in 1937 when it was the capital for boogie-woogie, blues and swing. In Kansas City, he assembled his now-legendary big band.
James Columbus “Jay” McShann was a prominent and influential jazz pianist and band leader. Growing up in Muskogee, Oklahoma, he defied his parents’ disapproval of his musical inclinations and taught himself to play the piano.
