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Brian Blade

Brian Blade (born 1970 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American jazz drummer and composer. Brian made his first appearances as a sideman with pianist Brad Mehldau, Joshua Redman, Kenny Garrett, and continued to work as a sideman with other musicians commonly known as "young lions." As a leader, he has released three albums - Fellowship, Perceptual, and most recently, Season of Changes, his Verve Music Group debut. Season of Changes has received rave reviews and continues to grow in popularity.

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Matt Wilson

There is more than one artist with this name. 1) Matt Wilson is an American jazz drummer (born Sep 27, 1964 in Knoxville, IL), who made several avant-garde jazzrecords as a leader since 1996. His website is www.mattwilsonjazz.com. 2) Matt Wilson is the name of the creator of a popular webtoon, Bonus Stage, who produces music (but with FL Studio) for the toon. He has recently started to make chiptunes once again under the stage name "SAVESTATES", and has posted some recent songs at 8bitcollective.

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Makoto Ozone

Makoto Ozone (小曽根真; born March 25, 1961 in Kobe) is a Japanese jazz pianist. He began playing organ at two and by seven was an improviser. He appeared on Japanese television with his father from 1968 to 1970. At twelve he switched to piano after being impressed by albums by Oscar Peterson. In 1980 he entered the Berklee College of Music and later worked with Gary Burton. He also had his debut in 1983 before returning to his native Japan. Citation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makoto_Ozone

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