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Jazz Musician of the Day: Delfeayo Marsalis

July 28, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Delfeayo Marsalis' birthday today! Delfeayo MarsalisDelfeayo Marsalis was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on July 28, 1965. He began studying trombone at age 13, and attended the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts high school... more Website | Photos | Articles Follow Delfeayo Marsalis ...

Jazz Musician of the Day: Edward Simon

July 27, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Edward Simon's birthday today! Edward SimonThe process by which Simon became an internationally regarded jazz musician began in the small coastal town of Cardón, Venezuela, where he grew up surrounded by the sounds of Latin and Caribbean music. Born in 1969... more Website | ...

Jazz Musician of the Day: Wayne Krantz

July 26, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Wayne Krantz's birthday today! Wayne KrantzEx-sideman with Steely Dan, Michael Brecker, Billy Cobham and others, has made six albums under his own name since 1991; three on the Enja label ("Signals", “Long to Be Loose" and “2 Drink Minimum")... more Website | Photos | ...

Jazz Musician of the Day: Brian Blade

July 25, 2010

Jazz Musician of the Day: Billy Taylor

July 24, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Billy Taylor's birthday today! Billy TaylorBilly Taylor encompasses that rare combination of creativity, intelligence, vision, commitment and leadership, qualities that make him one of our most cherished national treasures... more Website | Photos | Articles Follow Billy Taylor Put AAJ's Musician of ...

Jazz Musician of the Day: Steve Lacy

July 23, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Steve Lacy's birthday today! Steve LacySteve Lacy, one of the greatest soprano saxophonists of all time and a New England Conservatory faculty member since fall 2002, died Friday [June 4th, 2004] at New England Baptist Hospital... more Website | Photos | Articles Follow Steve ...

Jazz Musician of the Day: Al Di Meola

July 22, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Al Di Meola's birthday today! Al Di MeolaAl Di Meola holds the most prestigious guitar awards (of any guitarist in the world) from the highest rated guitar poll in the world, Guitar Player Magazine... more Website | Photos | Articles Follow Al Di Meola ...

Jazz Musician of the Day: Helen Merrill

July 21, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Helen Merrill's birthday today! Helen MerrillHelen Merrill\'s long history in jazz began with her first album on the Mercury Emarcy label arranged and produced by Quincy Jones in 1954 up to her latest CD album released in early 2000... more Website | Photos | ...

Jazz Musician of the Day: Bob McHugh

July 20, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Bob McHugh's birthday today! Bob McHughBob McHugh has been playing jazz clubs,festivals,halls,private parties, and restaurants in the NY metro area for over forty years. Be it solo,duo,trio or big band Bob has done it. His styles include, but are not limited to jazz,rock... more ...

Jazz Musician of the Day: Carmell Jones

July 19, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Carmell Jones' birthday today! Carmell JonesAn excellent hard bop trumpeter, Carmell Jones would probably have been much better-known today if he had not moved to Europe in the mid-\'60s at the height of his career. In 1960... more Website | Photos | Articles Follow ...