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The Modern Jazz Quartet (abreviado como MJQ) es un grupo musical estadounidense de jazz que desarrolló su carrera entre 1952 y 1993. Representante del estilo cool, sus componentes originales fueron Milt Jackson (vibráfono), John Lewis (piano y director musical), Percy Heath (bajo) y Kenny Clarke (batería); Connie Kay reemplazó a Clarke en 1955. Milt Jackson, Lewis y Clarke habían tocado originalmente juntos en un cuarteto en colaboración con la orquesta de Dizzy Gillespie entre 1946 y 1950. Junto a Ray Brown, tocaban en los inteludios para ayudar a recuperarse a los trompetistas. El mismo grupo grabó en 1951 con el...

El Quarteto em Cy, el grupo vocal femenino más importante de MPB, se formó por las hermanas Cyva, Cynara, Cybele, and Cylene. Su nombre fue puesto por Vinicius de Moraes y Carlos Lira, en los años 60. Con Vinícius de Moraes, Dorival Caymmi, Baden Powell, and Oscar Castro-Neves, hicieron giras y conciertos en Brazil y Suramérica. Sus grabaciones fueron vendidas en Japón, Portugal, Francia, España, Chile, México, Argentina y Estados Unidos. En 1963, grabaron la banda sonora de la película Sol Sobre a Lama (Alex Viany) y debutaron en Junio 30, 1964, en su primera presentación en vivo en Beco...

Since their debut in 1993, the four members of Quartette have been both publicly and critically acclaimed for their lush harmonies and delightfully diverse repertoire. Cindy Church, Caitlin Hanford, Gwen Swick, and Sylvia Tyson are seasoned singer/songwriters whose influences range from blues and gospel to folk and country to jazz and pop. Quartette has received several Juno nominations, won a Canadian Country Music Award for best vocal collaboration, performed with major symphony orchestras across Canada, and recorded the CMT-TV special, “A Quartette Christmas.” They have also released two Christmas CDs, “It’s Christmas!” in 1996, and “I See A Star” in...

The Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet, also commonly called the Golden Gate Quartet, is a vocal group formed in 1931 in Berkeley, Virginia. The GGJQ was influenced as much by the tradition of mid century vocal groups like the Mills Brothers and the Three Keys as it was by the tradition of gospel vocal groups. Secular hits included recordings of "Coming in on a Wing and a Prayer," and "Stalin Wasn't Stalin." Sacred hits included “Give Me Two Wings”and “I’m A Pilgrim." Members included Robert Ford, A.C. Griffin, Willie Johnson, William Langford, Henry Owens and Orlandus Wilson. .