McCoy Tyner

McCoy Tyner

male, 70 years old
Modal jazz pianist, STACCATO, Pennsylvania musician, Mainstream jazz pianist, Post-bop pianist, Hard-bop pianist…Bass, stringbass
Alfred McCoy Tyner (born December 11 1938) is a jazz pianist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, best known for his work with the John Coltrane...

Steve Brown

male, deceased (1965)
New Orleans jazz musician, Bass Player, tom brown, jazz, tuba, American…stringbass
Steve Brown (1890 - 15 September, 1965) was a jazz musician best known for his work on string bass. Like many of his fellow New Orleans, Louisiana...
Pops Foster

Pops Foster

male, deceased (1969)
New Orleans jazz musician, baton rouge, from New Orleans, jazz musician, from Louisiana, banjo…stringbass
George Murphy "Pops" Foster (May 19, 1892 - October 29, 1969) was a jazz musician best known for his vigorous playing of the string bass. He also...
Wellman Braud

Wellman Braud

male, deceased (1966)
Duke Ellington Orchestra member, French American, New Orleans jazz musician, Wilber Sweatman, The Spirits of Rhythm, Hot Lips Page…stringbass
Wellman Braud (January 25, 1891 - October 29, 1966) was a United States jazz string bass player. He is a Creole. His family sometimes spelled their...
Bill Johnson

Bill Johnson

male, deceased (1972)
Dixieland jazz musician, New Orleans jazz musician, double-bassist, jazz musician, jazz, American…stringbass
William Manuel "Bill" Johnson (August 10, 1874 - December 3, 1972), was an American jazz musician, considered the father of the "slap" style of...
Tom Dowd

Tom Dowd

male, deceased (2002)
multi-track recording, violin, atomic bomb, American, math, Recording Engineer…stringbass
Tom Dowd (October 20, 1925 - October 27, 2002) was an American recording engineer and producer for Atlantic Records who influenced the singing...
Tom Brown

Tom Brown

male, deceased (1958)
Dixieland jazz musician, Vaudeville performer, American jazz trombonist, New Orleans jazz musician, dixieland, steve brown…stringbass
Tom Brown, sometimes known by the nickname Red Brown (June 3, 1888 - March 25, 1958), was an early New Orleans dixieland jazz trombonist. He also...
Henry Ford

Henry Ford

male, deceased (1919)
New Orleans jazz musician, stringbass, American, jazz, Jazz bassist, Delacroix Island
Henry Ford (c.1898 - c.1919) was an early New Orleans jazz string bass player. Ford worked with such musicians as Alphonse Picou, "Big Eye" Louis...
Erik Hokkanen

Erik Hokkanen

male
classical music, From Austin, Texas, stringbass, Sibelius Academy, old-time music, surf rock
Erik Hokkanen (born in Clearwater, Florida) is a fiddler, electric guitar player, and composer living in Austin, Texas. Born into a musical family,...
Ed Garland

Ed Garland

male, deceased (1980)
jazz, tuba, Musician of New Orleans, Jazz double-bassist, stringbass, bass drum
Edward Bertram Garland (9 January, 1895 - 22 January, 1980) was a New Orleans jazz string bass player. He was commonly known as "Ed Garland", and...