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Jazz Fest 2025

Welcome to the Husky Jazz Ensemble Webpage!

This page will contain helpful tools and resources!

Listening Guide and Resources

 Recommended Artists for Each Instrument

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 This list is by no means all-inclusive.  It is merely a "start".  
Artists are listed in random order.

Alto Sax

Charlie Parker
Cannonball Adderley
Ornette Coleman
Johnny Hodges
Kenny Garrett
Sonny Stitt
Phil Woods
Lee Konitz
Jackie McLean
Lou Donaldson

Tenor Sax

Lester Young
Coleman Hawkins
John Coltrane
Sonny Rollins
Hank Mobley
Wayne Shorter
Joe Henderson
Benny Golson
Dexter Gordon
Stan Getz

Bari Sax/ Misc. Reeds

Gerry Mulligan
Pepper Adams
Harry Carney
Sidney Bechet
Benny Goodman
Charles Lloyd
Rashaan Roland Kirk
Joe Temperley
Hamiet Blueitt

Trumpet

Dizzy Gillespie
Louis Armstrong
Miles Davis
Freddie Hubbard
Lee Morgan
Kenny Dorham
Woody Shaw
Booker Little
Clifford Brown
Clark Terry

Trombone

JJ Johnson
Curtis Fuller
"Tricky" Sam Nanton
Frank Rosolino
Slide Hampton
Bob Brookmeyer
Al Grey
Kid Ory
Urbie Green
Carl Fontana

Guitar

Jim Hall
Wes Montgomery
Grant Green
Charlie Christian
Freddie Greene
Django Reinhart
Joe Pass
Tal Farlow
Jimmy Raney
Charlie Hunter

Piano

Art Tatum
Duke Ellington
Count Basie
Bill Evans
McCoy Tyner
Oscar Peterson
Thelonius Monk
Herbie Hancock
Chick Corea
Michel Camilo

Bass

Ray Brown
Jimmy Blanton
Paul Chambers
Oscar Pettiford
Charles Mingus
Charlie Haden
Ron Carter
Dave Holland
Jimmy Garrison
Scott LaFaro

Drums

Art Blakey
Elvin Jones
Philly Joe Jones
Jo Jones
Ed Thigpen
Tony Williams
Max Roach
Billy Higgins
Roy Haynes
Jimmy Cobb

Vocalist

Frank Sinatra
Ella Fitzgerald
Sarah Vaughn
Louis Armstrong
Nat King Cole
Kurt Elling
Billie Holiday
Johnny Hartman
Joe Williams
Betty Carter

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

kcck.org -  Jazz Radio at it’s finest
kmryradio.com - Big Band’s best friend on the air
smithsonianjazz.org - Jazz Smithsonian
jazzphotos.com - The golden age of Jazz
allaboutjazz.com - Jazz Resource
jazzstandards.com - Jazz resource
jazzreview.com - Jazz resource
harlem.org - Famous “Great Day In Harlem”
Missouri List of Recommended Literature (pdf) - Great resource for charts         
Latin Sheet Music - Latin Jazz
Improvisation Aids- scales and tools to help you improvise
Jazz Artists- links to the webpages of many great jazz legends
Jazz Links- some cool miscellaneous jazz pages
groovebone.org - Resource for jazz trombone