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Music Nerd Monday on Achickwitbeatz.com - We've Got the Jazz

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5.	Bebop jazz musician who often appeared with Miles Davis & Thelonious Monk
7.	Civil Rights activist & songstress who learned to play piano at three years of age.
9.	Detroit-born jazz composer with her own trio, who later joined John Coltrane in music & matrimony.
12.	3-time Grammy award-winning jazz singer who had her own TV series on NBC in the sixties and has appeared on The Cosby Show, New York Undercover, Moesha & more.
13.	Bebop jazz trumpeter credited with successfully pioneering the fusion of funk, soul & jazz.
14.	Jazz-funk-soul composer known for producing the soundtrack to Coffy & the album "Come Into Knowledge" by RAMP among many hits.
15.	Rock & Roll Hall of Fame jazz musician portrayed by Don Cheadle in new biopic.

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1.	A series of hip hop-jazz albums released by Guru.
2.	Detroit-born jazz harpist known for solo career and collaborations with Bill Withers, Stevie Wonder & more.
3.	2-time Grammy award-winning jazz musician frequently sampled by hip hop producers whose work includes "Nautilus".
4.	Cotton Club jazz singer & civil rights activist who appeared in many films including The Wiz as Glinda the Good Witch.
6.	Jazz singer-songwriter known as "Lady Day".
8.	The sophomore album from A Tribe Called Quest featuring prominent jazz samples.
10.	Jazz composer whose been sampled more than 100 times including his "Swahililand" by J Dilla in De La Soul's "Stakes is High".
11.	The second most-recorded jazz composer known for "Round Midnight" & "Straight No Chaser".

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Music Nerd Monday on Achickwitbeatz.com - We've Got the Jazz

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Across:

5.	Bebop jazz musician who often appeared with Miles Davis & Thelonious Monk
7.	Civil Rights activist & songstress who learned to play piano at three years of age.
9.	Detroit-born jazz composer with her own trio, who later joined John Coltrane in music & matrimony.
12.	3-time Grammy award-winning jazz singer who had her own TV series on NBC in the sixties and has appeared on The Cosby Show, New York Undercover, Moesha & more.
13.	Bebop jazz trumpeter credited with successfully pioneering the fusion of funk, soul & jazz.
14.	Jazz-funk-soul composer known for producing the soundtrack to Coffy & the album "Come Into Knowledge" by RAMP among many hits.
15.	Rock & Roll Hall of Fame jazz musician portrayed by Don Cheadle in new biopic.

Down:

1.	A series of hip hop-jazz albums released by Guru.
2.	Detroit-born jazz harpist known for solo career and collaborations with Bill Withers, Stevie Wonder & more.
3.	2-time Grammy award-winning jazz musician frequently sampled by hip hop producers whose work includes "Nautilus".
4.	Cotton Club jazz singer & civil rights activist who appeared in many films including The Wiz as Glinda the Good Witch.
6.	Jazz singer-songwriter known as "Lady Day".
8.	The sophomore album from A Tribe Called Quest featuring prominent jazz samples.
10.	Jazz composer whose been sampled more than 100 times including his "Swahililand" by J Dilla in De La Soul's "Stakes is High".
11.	The second most-recorded jazz composer known for "Round Midnight" & "Straight No Chaser".

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