I think Abby Lincoln and Claude Chabrol were some of the people he had worked with - I didn't who they were either. This may have been part of Ran Blake's 75th birthday event, which my nephew produced. There is not a lot of my nephew's work online - yet.
From Wikipedia:
Ran Blake (born April 20, 1935)[1] is an American pianist and composer from Springfield, Massachusetts. In a career that spans five decades, Blake has created a unique niche in improvised music as an artist and educator. With a characteristic mix of spontaneous solos, modern classical tonalities, the great American blues and gospel traditions, and themes from classic film noir, Blake's singular sound has earned a dedicated following all over the world. His dual musical legacy includes more than 30 albums, as well as nearly 40 years as a groundbreaking educator at Boston’s New England Conservatory.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ran_BlakeAnna Marie Wooldridge (August 6, 1930 – August 14, 2010),[1] better known by her stage name Abbey Lincoln, was a jazz vocalist, songwriter, and actress. Lincoln was unusual in that she wrote and performed her own compositions, expanding the expectations of jazz audiences.
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Lincoln was one of many singers influenced by Billie Holiday. She often visited the Blue Note jazz club in New York City.[2] Her debut album Abbey Lincoln’s Affair – A Story of a Girl in Love was followed by a series of albums for Riverside Records. In 1960 she sang on Max Roach’s landmark civil rights-themed recording, We Insist! – Freedom Now Suite.[3] Lincoln’s lyrics were often connected to the civil rights movement in America.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbey_Lincoln
Claude Chabrol (French: [klod ʃaˈbʁɔl]; 1930–2010) was a French film director, a member of the French New Wave (nouvelle vague) group of filmmakers who first came to prominence at the end of the 1950s. Like his colleagues and contemporaries Godard, Truffaut, Rohmer and Rivette, Chabrol was a critic for the influential film magazine Cahiers du cinéma before beginning his career as a film maker.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Chabrol
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