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Jazz Musician of the Day: Paul Desmond

November 25, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Paul Desmond's birthday today! Paul DesmondHe is revered for the pure, gentle tone of his alto saxophone, and the elegant lyricism of his improvisations. For seventeen years he was the lead soloist in the most commercially successful jazz combo ever, the Dave Brubeck Quartet... more

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Teddy Wilson

November 24, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Teddy Wilson's birthday today! Teddy WilsonHis airy, effortless style, with its emphasis on lightly accompanied right-hand melody, was a key element in the transition from swing to bebop, and many modern jazz pianists took Wilson\'s approach as their starting point... more Website | Photos ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Claude Marc Bourget

November 23, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Claude Marc Bourget's birthday today! Claude Marc BourgetClaude Marc Bourget gives us with the piano surprising improvisations, with the frays influences of modern jazz and classical, often virtuosos and where resound as in memory the landscape of the music of the 20th century... more ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Gunther Schuller

November 22, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Gunther Schuller's birthday today! Gunther SchullerThe composer Gunther Schuller is, famously, a man of many musical pursuits. He began his professional life as a horn player in both the jazz and classical worlds, working as readily with Miles Davis and Gil Evans as with Toscanini... more ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Coleman Hawkins

November 21, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Coleman Hawkins' birthday today! Coleman HawkinsColeman Hawkins single-handedly brought the saxophone to the prominence in jazz that the instrument enjoys. Before he hit the scene, jazz groups had little use for the instrument. One player (forgot who) said... more Website | Photos | Articles ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: June Christy

November 20, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating June Christy's birthday today! June ChristyJune was born as Shirley Luster on November 20, 1925 at the Memorial Hospital in Springfield, Illinois and was raised from the age of three in Decatur, Illinois; and from the beginning always wanted to sing... more Website | ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Tommy Dorsey

November 19, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Tommy Dorsey's birthday today! Tommy DorseyTrombonist Thomas “Tommy" Dorsey was born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, the younger brother of famed jazz clarinetist, Jimmy Dorsey. In early years he was equally well-known as both trumpet and trombone player... more Website | Photos | Articles Follow Tommy ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Don Cherry

November 18, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Don Cherry's birthday today! Don CherryDon Cherry was born in Oklahoma City, OK in 1936 and raised in Los Angeles, where he first began to play the trumpet and later piano. According to Cherry, his upbringing had everything to do with his interest in music: “Yeah... ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Ben Allison

November 17, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Ben Allison's birthday today! Ben AllisonBen Allison is a “visionary composer, adventurous improviser, and strong organizational force on the New York City jazz scene, [and] has emerged as a rising star over the past decade” (JazzTimes). With his groups The Ben Allison Band... more ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Diana Krall

November 16, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Diana Krall's birthday today! Diana KrallIt had only been a few days since singer and pianist Diana Krall publicly announced that she and husband Elvis Costello were expecting their first child. Her remarks may have primarily focused on her upcoming album... more Website | ...