#Essence

Renowned jazz bass guitarist. He began playing as a teenager in local combos including the rock band Meat. Wright moved […]

Trumpet, flugelhorn player, recording artist, teacher, and veteran of many Baltimore area R&B and jazz groups including United Chair, Magic […]

Jazz / pop group played clubs in Baltimore and summer of ‘73 at Ocean City clubs. Members included Barbara Riehl […]

Funk/jazz group. Opening act for Al Green, Parliament/Funkadelic, Norman Connors, and many others. Guitarist Angelo Hernandez was also a member […]

Heavy metal band formed by members of Essence. The Rosedale based (mostly) female group consisted of Jackie Colvin (lead vocals), […]

Jazz group formed at Towson State University led by Louis Scherr (keyboards – writer and arranger). The Odyssey included Barbara […]

Helmut Friedrich Licht came to the U.S. from Germany in 1958. He enrolled as a student at the Peabody Conservatory […]