| Steve Adams
30 May Cheryl Bentyne 17 Oct Will Bernard 11 Apr Barbara Borden 21 Mar Jim Butler 13 Jun Ian Carey 21 Feb Judy Chaikin 17 Jan Mike Clark 10 Oct Freddy Cole 21 Nov Beth Custer 01 Aug | Harry Duncan
03 Oct Kai Eckhardt 03 Jan Lisa Engelken 26 Sep Don Friedman 07 Nov Roger Glenn 05 Dec Kimberly Gordon 28 Mar Marty Grosz 29 Aug Alex Hahn 08 Aug Bill Holman 28 Feb Tommy Igoe 07 Mar | Namita Kapoor
22 Aug Meklit 27 Jun Lisa Mezzacappa 24 Oct Najee 25 Jul Glenn Richman 15 Aug Alfredo Rodriguez 25 Apr Dan Sabanovich 02 May Grant Stewart 12 Dec Judy Wexler 04 Apr |
| Kalil Wilson (2019) | |
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| Oakland native Kalil Wilson is gifted with a powerful yet nuanced voice that can move effortlessly over the genres of pop, R&B, jazz, classical and opera.
Kalil is a history and musicology guy: he knows the singers and the styles that have come before. This knowledge was instilled into him a young age: he's the son of well known Nigerian bassist and bandleader Babá Ken Okulolo, and an American mom who collects records—vintage jazz, African music, R&B, salsa, and so on. As a youngster, Kalil was mentored by the Oakland Youth Chorus and the Young Musicians Program at UC Berkeley. He earned a spot in UCLA's Voice and Opera program while working on an honors degree in his special love, ethnomusicology. His pursuit of jazz was encouraged by Kenny Burrell. Kalil's second full-length recording, "Time Stops" is out now: in it, he and Dan Marshak have put together something quite impressive. |
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