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Musician

Bill Wurtzel is the real deal. He was guitarist for many years with the Count Basie Countsmen, Harlem Blues & Jazz Band, Jazz organists Bill Doggett, Jimmy McGriff and Reuben Wilson. He has accompanied singers Gloria Lynn, Ruth Brown, Terri Thornton and Jimmy Witherspoon. Bill’s groups have played for countless private affairs with music that’s perfect for the event. Repeat clients include the Riverside Symphony and Paul Simon. Bill is also a director of the Jazz Foundation of America. You can hear Bill live at the American Museum of Folk Art where he has performed for 12 years.

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Percy France: Live from the West End

by Daniel Gould
August 27, 2026

If you know Percy France, most likely you are a fan of “greasy" organ jazz, particularly on Blue Note Records during their classic era. He was an integral part of Jimmy Smith's Home Cookin' (1959) and Freddie Roach's Down to Earth (1962). Or perhaps you came to jazz through r&b acts like the Bill Doggett combo. The ...

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Article: Live Review

Did Les Lieber Play Jazz at Noon for the Last Time?

by Daniel Kassell
June 18, 2011

Les Lieber and Friends Jazz at NoonThe Players New York, NYJune 3, 2011 At age 99,Les Lieber was feted with lots of applause at The Players in New York City's Gramercy Park, because of a May 5, 2011 feature article by Corey Kilgannon in the New York Times, featuring the ...