Jazz research on the Internet: a continuing saga
Saxophonist, pianist, and educator. Born February 8, 1930 in Greenville, South Carolina; died August 17, 2005 in Riverdale, Maryland.
Attended Howard University in late 1940s. Following service in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1957, he joined the Howard Theater house band, succeeding Rick Henderson as its musical director in 1964.
Vocalist. Born December 21, 1961 in Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Saxophonist. Born March 12, 1928; died May 11, 2011 in Washington, D.C.
Trumpeter and educator. Webster English Young born December 3, 1932 in Columbia, South Carolina; died December 13, 2003 in Vancouver, Washington.
Served in the U.S. Air Force from 1951 to 1955. After moving to New York City in the 1950s, Young returned to Washington, D.C.
Saxophonist and flutist. Born 1922 in Kansas City, Missouri; died 2013.
Wess was raised in Oklahoma, beginning to play alto saxophone at age 10. His family moved to Washington in 1935. His father was principal of a school and his mother was a music teacher.
Saxophonist and producer.