J. J. Johnson
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J. J. Johnson, born James Louis Johnson and also known as Jay Jay Johnson, was an American jazz trombonist, composer, and arranger.
Johnson in a 1961 DownBeat advertisement
Steve Turre
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Stephen Johnson Turre is an American jazz trombonist and a pioneer of using seashells as instruments, as well as a composer, arranger, and educator at the collegiate-conservatory level. For sixty-two
J. J. Johnson
…from small groups to separate brass orchestra and string orchestra recordings, as well as sideman appearances with his leading disciple, trombonist Steve Turre, and the vocalist Abbey Lincoln. He earned several Grammy nominations during this period. He retired from active performing and touring in late 1996…
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Turre (right) with Rahsaan Roland Kirk in Paris, 1976. Besides the saxophone, Kirk was known for performing on a variety of flutes, whistles, and other exotic or handmade instruments, including conch shells.
The Steve Turre Quintet at the Jazz Festival at Ishanya, Pune, India, 2011
From left: Big Sam Williams, Jeff Albert, Turre, and Kirk Joseph, 2006