Articles by Michael Ricci
Chuck Mangione: Back On Track
by Michael Ricci
This article first appeared on All About Jazz in June 1999... without embedded videos. For three decades, Chuck Mangione's infectious energy, unbridled enthusiasm, and pure joy have defined his deep passion for music. Born and raised in Rochester, New York, he first garnered attention playing with the Jazz Brothers alongside his older brother, Gap. Chuck later left home to join Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, stepping into the trumpet chair once held by Clifford Brown, Lee Morgan, ...
Continue ReadingKansas City vs Philadelphia: A Super Bowl for Jazz
by Michael Ricci
This article was first published on February 13, 2023. Aside from one of the Kelce brothers retiring, it still applies today. We're celebrating Super Bowl LVII with chili, wings, barbecue and... jazz! Two of the most notable jazz cities in the United States square off in this year's big game: Kansas City vs. Philadelphia. Both boast an impressive list of jazz luminaries and both played an important role in shaping jazz history. Jon McGraw of KC Jazz ALIVE ...
Continue ReadingMost Read Articles: 2024
by Michael Ricci
All About Jazz tracks how often an article is read, and the articles listed below represent our most popular in 2024. Our “best of midyear" or as we call it, “All-Star Break Edition" was published in mid-July and is fast approaching 36,000 reads. Best Jazz Albums of 2024: All-Star Break Edition Year in Review July 15, 2024 The Keith Jarrett Trio: Ten Essential Recordings Building a Jazz ...
Continue ReadingPopular Jazz Songs: 2024
by Michael Ricci
All About Jazz tracks how often a featured song is heard, and the following represent the most popular in 2024. If you missed them the first time around, give them a listen now, and enjoy! Click the album cover to listen to the song. Dive Into The Deep Blue From: Dive Into The Deep Blue feat. Ithamara Koorax By Gustavo Cysne Feel Like Making Love Feat. Arnaldo DeSouteiro ...
Continue ReadingMost Read Album Reviews: 2024
by Michael Ricci
All About Jazz tracks how often an album review is read, and the reviews listed below represent our most popular in 2024. The late Chris May placed five reviews in the top ten. MoonDial Pat Metheny Reviewed by Chris May July 12, 2024 Eagle's Point Chris Potter Reviewed by Chris May March 3, 2024 The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow Charles Lloyd Reviewed by Mike ...
Continue ReadingGiving Thanks & Sharing the Jazz Love
by Michael Ricci
As always, we're celebrating Thanksgiving by recognizing two special groups of people: our fund drive supporters who helped make much of the 2024 website improvements possible and our staff who contributed and prepared articles. Both contributions are immeasurable and we thank you all for your generosity, passion, creativity and friendship. The good people who support this website are as cool and as essential as the music itself. With deep appreciation, thank you again! A daily commitment since 1995 ...
Continue ReadingOnward to 30!
by Michael Ricci
For our members who do not subscribe to our weekly newsletter, this past week's was of particular importance so we pulled sections from it and published it as an article. You can join over 89,000 members and subscribe to our free weekly newsletter. When you do, we'll keep you current on website happenings plus include a local jazz events calendar. Learn more here. Last week we toasted All About Jazz's 29th birthday. We also launched the Jazz ...
Continue ReadingSeven Free or Inexpensive Ways to Get Featured on All About Jazz
by Michael Ricci
All About Jazz & Jazz Near You offer a variety of promotional opportunities for music professionals. From musicians and publicists to venues, festivals and record labels, there are several ways to reach the largest network of jazz enthusiasts, jazz influencers, and industry professionals online. In this article, we list two free services and five inexpensive services to help you establish a presence at All About Jazz... a presence that will serve you for years to come. Standard Musician ...
Continue ReadingUploading Your Events to Jazz Near You: A How-To Guide
by Michael Ricci
Jazz Near You offers several methods to upload or export your events to our platform where we'll freely distribute them from our website, our weekly newsletter and our calendar plug-in. Submission Form Use our event submission form to upload a single event or up to 16 recurring events. You can also use our handy time-saving copy (event) feature. Just click the “Copy" button on an existing event detail page. Batch Upload Form Upload several events ...
Continue ReadingUploading Your Album Info To All About Jazz: A How-To Guide
by Michael Ricci
The All About Jazz staff, along with our community of musicians, record labels and publicists, upload new jazz albums to our database every day. You can read about the discography project backstory here. In this article, we'll explain how to add, update, and delete albums that become associated with a musician page. The GoalOur goal is to help musicians sell their music by presenting their discography from their musician page, from a dedicated discography page and ...
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