Russell Malone

Russell Malone (born November 8, 1963) is an essentially self-taughtswing and bebop jazz guitarist. He began working with Jimmy Smith in 1988, and went on to work with Harry Connick, Jr. and Diana Krall throughout the 1990s.

Biography

Malone was born in Albany, Georgia. He began playing at the age of four with a toy guitar his mother had bought him, influenced by musicians such as B.B. King and The Dixie Hummingbirds. However, he cites that the most influential musical experience he had as a youth was "[At the age of twelve] seeing George Benson perform on television…with Benny Goodman." He learned technique from listening to recordings of Benson, Wes Montgomery, and Charlie Christian, among others.

Malone played with jazz organist Jimmy Smith from 1988 to 1990. He then joined the Harry Connick Jr. Big Band from 1989 to 1994. In 1995, Malone became part of the Diana Krall trio, participating in three Grammy-nominated albums, the final one in 1999, When I Look in Your Eyes, winning Best Vocal Jazz Performance. Malone was part of jazz pianist Benny Green's recordings in the late 1990s and 2000: Kaleidoscope (1997), These Are Soulful Days (1999), and Naturally (2000). The two formed a duo partnership, releasing the live recording, Jazz at The Bistro in 2003, and the studio recording Bluebird in 2004. The duo toured until 2007.

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Malone

Malone is a family name. From the Irish "Mael Eòin", the name means a servant or a disciple of Saint John.

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Ben Sinclair

Ben Sinclair is an Australian rules footballer playing in the Australian Football League (AFL) for the Collingwood Football Club. A very quick midfielder who represented Vic Metro at the 2009 AFL National Under 18 Championships, he was drafted with the 62nd selection in the 2009 AFL Draft from the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup.

His father, Peter Sinclair played for Melbourne in the late 1960s and his half-brother Will Slade played for Geelong in the early 2000s.

He was awarded the Round 11 2012 AFL Rising Star nomination after kicking three goals and performing well against Melbourne in the Queen's Birthday clash.

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