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Eddie Harris (October 20, 1934 - November 5, 1996), was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Although he was one of the most popular jazz musicians of his day (and the first to receive a gold record), his inclusion in his repertoire of types of music other than jazz and his incorporation of comedy into his act led many jazz critics to consider him insufficiently committed to jazz. His experimentation with other types of music sometimes had questionable results, but many still regard him as one of the great jazz musicians. Read more on Last.fm

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The Claypool Lennon Delirium is an American psychedelic rock band, currently composed of bassist/vocalist Les Claypool (best known as the bandleader of Primus, and guitarist/vocalist Sean Lennon, son of Yoko Ono and the late Beatles member John Lennon . After touring with Lennon's band The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger (as well as Dinosaur Jr.) in 2015, Claypool invited Lennon to his guesthouse to drink wine, run some ideas and play drums. They enthusiastically began work on an old-school, psychedelic and progressive rock record. Read more on Last.fm

Shabaka Hutchings (born Shabaka Akua Lumumba Kamau Iyapo Hutchings in London in 1984), mainly recording as Shabaka, is a British-born jazz musician, composer and bandleader of Barbadian heritage. He leads the band Shabaka and the Ancestors, and formerly led Sons of Kemet before its dissolution in 2022. He was also a member of The Comet Is Coming, performing under the stage name King Shabaka. Hutchings has played saxophone and other wind instruments with the Sun Ra Arkestra Read more on Last.fm

Laura Misch (born 1 November 1992) is a British saxophonist/singer/producer from south-east London. Read more on Last.fm

Pentangle, along with Fairport Convention, were one of the shining lights in the modernisation of British folk music in the 1960s. Rather than adding elements of rock music, however, they leaned toward jazz, supplementing twin acoustic guitars with jazzy drums and acoustic bass. The band consisted of two of the superstars of British folk guitar, Bert Jansch (3rd November 1943 - 5th October 2011) and John Renbourn (both of whom also sang,) singer Jacqui McShee, bassist Danny Thompson and drummer Terry Cox. Read more on Last.fm

Laura Misch (born 1 November 1992) is a British saxophonist/singer/producer from south-east London. Read more on Last.fm

Laura Misch (born 1 November 1992) is a British saxophonist/singer/producer from south-east London. Read more on Last.fm

Laura Misch (born 1 November 1992) is a British saxophonist/singer/producer from south-east London. Read more on Last.fm