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Jazz Musician of the Day: Aldo Romano

January 16, 2011

All About Jazz is celebrating Aldo Romano's birthday today! Aldo RomanoAldo Romano (born January, 1941 Belluno, Italy) is a jazz drummer. He also started a rock group in 1971. He moved to France as a child and by the 1950s he was playing guitar and drums professionally in Paris... more

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Gene Krupa

January 15, 2011

All About Jazz is celebrating Gene Krupa's birthday today! Gene KrupaGene Krupa - drums, bandleader, (1909 - 1973) Gene Krupa was easily one of the most colorful personalities of the big band era. Despite his outrageous stage persona... more Website | Photos | Articles Follow Gene Krupa ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Kenny Wheeler

January 14, 2011

All About Jazz is celebrating Kenny Wheeler's birthday today! Kenny WheelerAlthough resident in England since 1952 and often thought to be an English musician, Kenny Wheeler was born in Canada in 1930. He began playing in his hometown of St. Catherines, encouraged by his father, a trombonist... more Website ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Joe Pass

January 13, 2011

All About Jazz is celebrating Joe Pass' birthday today! Joe PassJoe Pass almost didn\'t make it as a musician due to his early battle with drug addiction. But following a successful rehab at Synanon and a recording session with fellow recovered musicians entitled Sounds of Synanon... more Website | ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Jay McShann

January 12, 2011

All About Jazz is celebrating Jay McShann's birthday today! Jay McShannJay McShann-piano, composer, recording artist, bandleader (1916-2006) “The Last of the Blue Devils” Jay “Hootie” McShann landed in Kansas City in the 1930s, and along with fellow pianist and bandleader Count Basie... more Website | Photos | Articles Follow ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Lee Ritenour

January 11, 2011

All About Jazz is celebrating Lee Ritenour's birthday today! Lee Ritenourb. Lee Mack Ritenour, 11 January 1952, Los Angeles, CA, USA. The prolific Ritenour has established himself as one of the world\'s leading jazz guitarists with a series of accessible albums over three decades. Starting at the age of 16... more ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: William Parker

January 10, 2011

All About Jazz is celebrating William Parker's birthday today! William ParkerAs Steve Greenlee of the Boston Globe stated in July 2002, “William Parker has emerged as the most important leader of the current avant-garde scene in jazz.” He is working in many of the more important groups in this genre... more ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Kenny Clarke

January 9, 2011

All About Jazz is celebrating Kenny Clarke's birthday today! Kenny ClarkeKenny Clarke (born Kenneth Clarke Spearman, later aka, Liaqat Ali Salaam, on January 9, 1914 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-died January 26, 1985 in Paris, France) was a jazz drummer and an early innovator of the bebop style of drumming... more ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Dave Weckl

January 8, 2011

All About Jazz is celebrating Dave Weckl's birthday today! Dave WecklFor more than 20 years, Dave Weckl has developed and maintained a reputation among fans, peers, and the international music community as one of the great living drummers. For this, he has received numerous accolades and honors... more Website ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: David Longoria

January 7, 2011

All About Jazz is celebrating David Longoria's birthday today! David LongoriaDAVID LONGORIA sings and plays the trumpet. He grew up listening to trumpeters Al Hirt, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Herb Alpert, Raphael Mendez and other musicians like Oscar Peterson, Buddy Rich, Pete Fountain... more Website | Photos | Articles ...