Double bassist Reggie Johnson in 2020: Born in Owensboro, Kentucky, in 1940, Reginald Volney Johnson started out as a trombonist, first playing with school orchestras and later in army bands. In 1961 Reggie switched to string bass, and started working with avant-garde musicians such as Bill Barron and Archie Shepp (recorded with Shepp the famous album "Fire Music"). Singer and saxophonist Enid and Gene Jefferson in 2021: Enid Lowe, also known as "the Sarah Vaughan of Panama" was born in Colon, Panama in 1935 and from an early age sung in various Panamanian venues with important musicians such as Clarence Martin. Lowe relocated to New York many years ago and remains an active performer in the jazz scene to this day. Gene Jefferson, born in 1931 in Panama City, also relocated to New York City and over the years performed with prominent artists such as Tito Rodriguez, Ray Charles, Arsenio Rodriguez, among others. Lowe and Jefferson who are New York mainstays are part of the Panamanian music community (Mauricio Smith, Frank Anderson, Vitin Paz, among many others). Pianist Frank Andersson in 2022: Born in 1929 in Bocas del Toro, of Panamanian parents and Jamaican grandparents. Made its professional debut in 1943, in that time he was also a pianist accompanist of the singer Enid Lowe at the Rex Archibold Show on radio CRP in Colón. References External links Official site Jazz festivals in Panama Panamanian music