Randy Napoleon, the Glossary
Randy Napoleon (born 30 May 1978) is an American jazz guitarist, composer, and arranger who tours nationally and internationally.[1]
Table of Contents
51 relations: Ann Arbor, Michigan, Benny Green (pianist), Between Friends (Randy Napoleon album), Bill Charlap, Brooklyn, Dancing with the Stars, Davi Napoleon, David Letterman, EMS Recordings, Enjoy the Moment, Entertainment Tonight, Fay Kleinman, Freddy Cole, Grant Green, Gregory Hutchinson (musician), Hilary Gardner, Hollywood Bowl, Jack Skurnick, Jared Gold (organist), Jay Leno, Jazz, Jeff Clayton, Jeff Hamilton (drummer), Jocelyn Gould, John Clayton (bassist), John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Kenny Burrell, Lincoln Center, Live with Kelly and Mark, Louis Smith (musician), Melissa Morgan, Michael Bublé, Michael Dease, Michigan State University, Monty Alexander, Nat King Cole, Peter and Will Anderson, Pioneer High School (Ann Arbor, Michigan), Quincy Davis (musician), Radio City Music Hall, Radio Music Awards, René Marie, Rodney Whitaker, Royal Albert Hall, Sydney Opera House, The Clayton–Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The View (talk show), Today (American TV program), University of Michigan, ... Expand index (1 more) »
- Bebop guitarists
- Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra members
- Hard bop guitarists
- Jazz-funk guitarists
- Mainstream jazz guitarists
- Swing guitarists
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor is a college town and the county seat of Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States.
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Benny Green (pianist)
Benny Green (born April 4, 1963) is an American hard bop jazz pianist who was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. Randy Napoleon and Benny Green (pianist) are jazz musicians from New York City.
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Between Friends (Randy Napoleon album)
Between Friends, released by Azica Records in 2006, features the Randy Napoleon Trio on half the tracks and a quartet featuring master pianist Benny Green on the others.
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Bill Charlap
William Morrison Charlap (born October 15, 1966, pronounced "Shar-Lap") is an American jazz pianist. Randy Napoleon and Bill Charlap are jazz musicians from New York City.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn is a borough of New York City.
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Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars is the name of various international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing, which is distributed by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC.
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Davi Napoleon
Davi Napoleon, also known as Davida Skurnick and Davida Napoleon (born 1946), is an American theater historian and critic as well as a freelance feature writer.
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David Letterman
David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American television host, comedian, writer and producer.
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EMS Recordings
EMS Recordings was founded in 1949 by Jack Skurnick in New York City.
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Enjoy the Moment
Enjoy the Moment is a 2002 album, a collaboration of guitarist Randy Napoleon and organist Jared Gold, featuring Quincy Davis on drums.
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Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight (or simply ET) is an American first-run syndicated news broadcasting newsmagazine program that is distributed by CBS Media Ventures throughout the United States and owned by Paramount Streaming.
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Fay Kleinman
Fay Kleinman (November 29, 1912 – February 21, 2012) was an American painter.
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Freddy Cole
Lionel Frederick Cole (October 15, 1931 – June 27, 2020) was an American jazz singer and pianist whose recording career spanned almost 70 years.
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Grant Green
Grant Green (June 6, 1935 – January 31, 1979) was an American jazz guitarist and composer. Randy Napoleon and Grant Green are American jazz guitarists, hard bop guitarists and jazz-funk guitarists.
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Gregory Hutchinson (musician)
Gregory Hutchinson (born June 16, 1970) is an American jazz drummer. Randy Napoleon and Gregory Hutchinson (musician) are jazz musicians from New York City.
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Hilary Gardner
Hilary Gardner is an American jazz vocalist.
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Hollywood Bowl
The Hollywood Bowl is an amphitheatre in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Jack Skurnick
Jack Skurnick (March 22, 1910 – September 6, 1952) was an American record producer and writer, known as the founder and director of EMS Recordings and as publisher and editor of the music review Just Records.
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Jared Gold (organist)
Jared Gold is an American jazz organist who plays the Hammond B-3 organ.
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Jay Leno
James Douglas Muir Leno (born April 28, 1950) is an American television host, writer and comedian.
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Jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues, ragtime, European harmony and African rhythmic rituals.
Jeff Clayton
Jeff Clayton (February 16, 1954 – December 16, 2020) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and flautist. Randy Napoleon and Jeff Clayton are Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra members.
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Jeff Hamilton (drummer)
Jeff Hamilton (born August 4, 1953) is an American jazz drummer and co-leader of the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. Randy Napoleon and Jeff Hamilton (drummer) are Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra members.
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Jocelyn Gould
Jocelyn Gould is a Canadian jazz guitarist.
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John Clayton (bassist)
John Lee Clayton Jr. (born August 20, 1952) is an American jazz musician, classical double bassist, arranger, and composer. Randy Napoleon and John Clayton (bassist) are American music arrangers and Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra members.
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John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (officially known as the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, and commonly referred to as the Kennedy Center) is the United States National Cultural Center, located on the eastern bank of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. It was named in 1964 as a memorial to assassinated President John F.
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Kenny Burrell
Kenneth Earl Burrell (born July 31, 1931) is an American jazz guitarist known for his work on numerous top jazz labels: Prestige, Blue Note, Verve, CTI, Muse, and Concord. Randy Napoleon and Kenny Burrell are 20th-century jazz composers, American jazz composers, American jazz guitarists, American male jazz composers, Bebop guitarists, hard bop guitarists and mainstream jazz guitarists.
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Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (also simply known as Lincoln Center) is a complex of buildings in the Lincoln Square neighborhood on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
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Live with Kelly and Mark
Live with Kelly and Mark (or simply Live) is an American syndicated morning talk show hosted by married couple Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos.
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Louis Smith (musician)
Edward Louis Smith (May 20, 1931 – August 20, 2016) was an American jazz trumpeter from Memphis, Tennessee.
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Melissa Morgan
Melissa Morgan (born 1980) is an American jazz singer.
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Michael Bublé
Michael Steven Bublé (born September 9, 1975) is a Canadian singer and songwriter.
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Michael Dease
Michael Patrick Dease (born August 25, 1982) is an American jazz tenor and bass trombonist, composer and producer. Randy Napoleon and Michael Dease are American jazz composers and American male jazz composers.
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Michigan State University
Michigan State University (Michigan State or MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan.
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Monty Alexander
Montgomery Bernard "Monty" Alexander OJ CD (born 6 June 1944) is a Jamaican American jazz pianist.
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Nat King Cole
Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally by his stage name Nat King Cole, was an American singer, jazz pianist, and actor.
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Peter and Will Anderson
Peter and Will Anderson (born 27 March 1987) are identical twin American jazz saxophonists and clarinetists, composers and arrangers, and leaders of their own trio and quintet.
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Pioneer High School (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Pioneer High School is a public high school in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Quincy Davis (musician)
Quincy Davis (born August 27, 1977 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is a jazz drummer who has recorded with Tom Harrell, Benny Green, Hank Jones, Kurt Elling, The Clayton Brothers, Gerald Clayton, Russell Malone, Frank Wess, Eric Lewis, Junko Onishi, Ernestine Anderson, Vincent Gardner, and Randy Napoleon.
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Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall (also known as Radio City) is an entertainment venue and theater at 1260 Avenue of the Americas, within Rockefeller Center, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City.
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Radio Music Awards
The Radio Music Awards was an annual U.S. award show that honored the year's most successful songs on mainstream radio.
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René Marie
René Marie (born René Marie Stevens, November 7, 1955 in Warrenton, Virginia, United States) is an American songwriter and jazz vocalist.
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Rodney Whitaker
Rodney Whitaker (born February 22, 1968) is an American jazz double bass player and educator.
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Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London, England.
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Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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The Clayton–Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
The Clayton–Hamilton Jazz Orchestra is a big band led by Jeff Hamilton and brothers John Clayton and Jeff Clayton.
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (stylized as ellen; often shortened to Ellen or The Ellen Show) is an American daytime television variety comedy talk show.
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The View (talk show)
The View is an American talk show created by broadcast journalist Barbara Walters.
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Today (American TV program)
Today (also called The Today Show) is an American morning television show that airs weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on NBC.
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University of Michigan
The University of Michigan (U-M, UMich, or simply Michigan) is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Wes Montgomery
John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery (March 6, 1923 – June 15, 1968) was an American jazz guitarist. Randy Napoleon and Wes Montgomery are American jazz guitarists.
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See also
Bebop guitarists
- Barney Kessel
- Charlie Christian
- Doug Munro (musician)
- Firefly (Emily Remler album)
- Herb Ellis
- Jimmy Gourley
- Jimmy Raney
- Joe Pass
- Kenny Burrell
- Oliver Gannon
- Randy Napoleon
- Remo Palmier
- René Thomas (guitarist)
- Ronnie Singer
- Russell Malone
- Sal Salvador
- Sheryl Bailey
- Steve Rochinski
- Tal Farlow
- Tommy Tedesco
Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra members
- Bill Cunliffe
- Bobby Bryant (musician)
- Ernie Andrews
- George Bohanon
- Gerald Clayton
- Gilbert Castellanos
- Jeff Clayton
- Jeff Hamilton (drummer)
- John Clayton (bassist)
- Kye Palmer
- Marcus Printup
- Oscar Brashear
- Randy Napoleon
- Rickey Woodard
- Snooky Young
- Tamir Hendelman
- Thurman Green
Hard bop guitarists
- Bobby Broom
- Boogaloo Joe Jones
- Eddie Duran
- Emily Remler
- Firefly (Emily Remler album)
- Grant Green
- Jack Petersen (guitarist)
- James Chirillo
- Jimmy Raney
- Kenny Burrell
- Mark Whitfield
- Melvin Sparks
- Pat Martino
- Randy Napoleon
- Ronald Muldrow
Jazz-funk guitarists
- Bobby Broom
- Boogaloo Joe Jones
- Eric Gale
- Grant Green
- Hiram Bullock
- John Scofield
- Randy Napoleon
- Ronny Jordan
- Scott Henderson
- Will Bernard
Mainstream jazz guitarists
- Assaf Kehati
- Barney Kessel
- Bob Bain
- George Barnes (musician)
- George Van Eps
- Herb Ellis
- Howard Alden
- Howard Roberts
- Jimmy Raney
- Joe Beck
- Joe Negri
- John Pisano
- Johnny Smith
- Kenny Burrell
- Mickey Baker
- Pat Martino
- Ralph Patt
- Randy Napoleon
- Reynold Philipsek
- Tal Farlow
Swing guitarists
- Al Casey (jazz guitarist)
- Allan Reuss
- Babik Reinhardt
- Biréli Lagrène
- Bob Hames
- Bucky Pizzarelli
- Charlie Byrd
- Charlie Christian
- Django Reinhardt
- Eddie Duran
- Eddie Durham
- Freddie Green
- George Barnes (musician)
- George Van Eps
- Harold Fethe
- Harri Stojka
- Herb Ellis
- Howard Alden
- Jack Petersen (guitarist)
- James Chirillo
- Jim Douglas (guitarist)
- John Pizzarelli
- Jordan Officer
- Lalo Guerrero
- Linc Chamberland
- Mike Bryan (musician)
- Mondine Garcia
- Oscar Alemán
- Oscar Klein
- Oscar Moore
- Ralph Patt
- Randy Napoleon
- Remo Palmier
- Russell Malone
- Slim Gaillard
- Teddy Bunn