Modern Jazz Quartet
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The Modern Jazz Quartet was a jazz ensemble established in 1952 that blended classical music, cool jazz, blues and bebop. The quartet consisted of John Lewis, Milt Jackson, Percy Heath, and various dr
Modern Jazz Quartet at Schiphol Airport (1961)
Connie Kay
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Conrad Henry Kirnon known professionally as Connie Kay, was an American jazz and R&B drummer, who was a member of the Modern Jazz Quartet.
Modern Jazz Quartet
…of John Lewis (piano), Milt Jackson (vibraphone), Percy Heath (double bass), and various drummers, most notably Kenny Clarke (from 1952 to 1955) and Connie Kay (from 1955 to 1994). The group grew out of the rhythm section of Dizzy Gillespie's big band from 1946 to 1948, which consisted of Lewis, Jackson, and…
Kay in 1961