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Phineas newborn iii biography of williams

          Phineas Newborn Jr. (December 14, – May 26, ) was an American jazz pianist, whose principal influences were Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson.!

          24 years ago, I embarked on an unexpected journey of transformation, that included a life-threatening health crisis.

        1. Williams is probably best known for his tenure with the great Art Blakey, as well as having worked as a sideman with many other jazz greats.
        2. Phineas Newborn Jr. (December 14, – May 26, ) was an American jazz pianist, whose principal influences were Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson.
        3. A devotee of the Memphis piano giant Phineas Newborn, Jr., James delved into his hometown's rich jazz heritage, associating with Harold.
        4. James Williams, a pianist formerly in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and a leading jazz educator, died yesterday in Manhattan.

          5. Kicking things off for my tribute to "Breakin'" this week, I have one of the most memorable characters in the whole movie, who played the pivotal role of hooking up the T.K.O crew. Many of you may remember his unshakable nickname that Kelly so fondly referred to him by..."Cupcake" but to me he's just Adam, the brotha in the purple tights who carelessly danced to the beat of his own drum.

          The Adam character was also a bit revolutionary since this was one of the first times that I had ever seen an openly gay character in a movie where his sexuality was never mentioned, nor was it even an issue. This had to have been a pretty amazing feat to gay men during that time.

          The man who so brilliantly brought this over the top character to life was none other than Mr. Phineas Newborn III. I recently caught up with Phineas and got a chance to hear about everything from his hillarious Breakin' audition to the multimillion selling manuscript he's soon going to be bringing to Broadway as a mu