The Crusaders were an American jazz/jazz fusion group performing from the 1960s to 2010. Known firstly from their 1960 inception as the Jazz Crusaders they eventually renamed themselves in 1971 to sim
The Crusaders in 1978
The Crusaders at Knebworth Park, UK, Capital Radio Jazz Festival, 1982
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Joseph Leslie Sample was an American jazz keyboardist and composer. He was one of the founding members of The Jazz Crusaders in 1960, whose name was shortened to "The Crusaders" in 1971. He remained a
The Crusaders (jazz fusion group)
…Blues and Jazz-funk are cohesively featured on the group's albums. The Crusaders have also had a total of nine Grammy nominations. High school friends Joe Sample (piano), Wilton Felder (tenor saxophone) and Nesbert "Stix" Hooper (drums) formed their first band together, the Swingsters, at Wheatley High School…
Sample in 2008
Sample performing in Paris, 1978