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 THE ORGINS OF SMOOTH JAZZ EXPLOSION 
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Emmanuel “EO” Smith was born in 1952 and grew up surrounded by a love for music and community. At just 12 years old, he co-founded the Naptown Players in 1964, serving as the group’s lead singer and first tenor alongside Charles Dawson (lead guitar), Anthony Johnson (bass), Aaron (drummer), and Winerford Hinkel (backup vocals). READ MORE

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Jazz Legacy

  1. Jazz is Healing – It restores the mind and body, reconnecting us to rhythm as medicine.

  2. Jazz is Memory – It preserves the stories of our ancestors, carrying forward their struggles and victories.

  3. Jazz is Liberation – It gave voice to the voiceless and carved a place for Black brilliance in a world of barriers.

  4. Jazz is Innovation – It teaches us to create new pathways out of old struggles, always transforming.

  5. Jazz is Unity – It binds generations together, from Africa to the Americas, from New Orleans to the world.


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🌟 Charlie Parker, Ella Fitzgerald, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Buddy Bolden, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington 🎷 EO Curated Jazz Artist List , Black Excellence in Jazz & Smooth Jazz Early Pioneers & Legends Buddy Bolden Louis Armstrong Duke Ellington Ella Fitzgerald Charlie Parker Thelonious Monk Miles Davis Modern Innovators & Smooth Jazz Greats Gerald Albright Roy Ayers Jonathan Butler Najee The Jazz Crusaders (all-Black founding lineup: Joe Sample, Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper, Wayne Henderson) André Ward George Duke Bobbi Humphrey Donald Byrd Ronnie Laws Everette Harp Pamela Williams Antonio Jackson Jeffery Smith George Howard Norman Brown Paul Taylor Ronnie Jordan Jeanette Harris Althea René Kim Scott


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