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Bobby Hutcherson was born on January 27, 1941 in Los Angeles, California. He grew up in Pasadena. He started studying the piano when he was 9. After hearing a recording of Milt Jackson, he decided to play vibrophone in high school. Hutcherson’s family had some connections to the local jazz scene. His brother was [...]

Joe Henderson was born in Lima, Ohio on April 2, 1937. He was born into a large family with 9 brothers and 5 sisters. One of his older brother’s introduced him to jazz. He had a collection of jazz records that Henderson liked to listen to. Lester Young was one of his first influences. When [...]

Herbie Hancock was born in Chicago in 1940. He started playing classical piano at seven. He was considered a child prodigy and played a piece with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at age 11. He was always very interested in jazz and used to study jazz recordings. He started playing jazz in high school. Hancock was [...]

Miles Davis was born on May 26, 1926. He grew up in a well-to-do family in East St. Louis. His father was a dentist. The family lived on a ranch and they had horses. (How lucky is that! All I ever wanted as a little girl was a pony.)
He started playing trumpet when he [...]