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Jazz Musician of the Day: Kendrick Scott

July 8, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Kendrick Scott's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Kendrick ScottKendrick ‘KADS’ Scott was born and raised in Houston, Texas. His initial inspiration and appreciation for music came from growing up in a household of musicians. The first encounters Kendrick had with the drums ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Joe Zawinul

July 7, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Joe Zawinul's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Joe ZawinulIt may be a word overused but there isn\'t truly a more appropriate way to describe keyboardist/composer Joe Zawinul. Austrian born... more Website | Photos | Articles Follow Joe Zawinul ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Louie Bellson

July 6, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Louie Bellson's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Louie BellsonOne of the world’s greatest drummers, Louie Bellson has been an exciting crowd pleaser for over 60 years. A well-respected educator and one of the nicest people in the music business, the still-active Louie ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Arthur Blythe

July 5, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Arthur Blythe's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Arthur BlytheArthur Blythe--alto saxophone A singularly distinctive and uniquely distinguishable stylist, Arthur Blythe is considered one of the greatest alto saxophonist's of his generation. Blythe\'s beautiful... more Website | Photos | Articles Follow Arthur Blythe ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Mike Mainieri

July 4, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Mike Mainieri's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Mike MainieriPrimarily recognized as an award-winning, jazz vibraphonist, Mike Mainieri's equally remarkable talents as producer, arranger, and composer have contributed to shaping the cutting-edge in music... more Website | Photos | Articles Follow Mike Mainieri ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Dr. Lonnie Smith

July 3, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Dr. Lonnie Smith's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Dr. Lonnie SmithDr. Lonnie Smith is internationally known as one of the premier jazz keyboardists in the history of the idiom. A dominant talent and pace-setting proponent of the Hammond B3 Organ and widely ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Ahmad Jamal

July 2, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Ahmad Jamal's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Ahmad JamalIn 1951, Mr. Jamal first recorded \'Ahmad\'s Blues\' on Okeh Records. His arrangement of the folk tune \'Billy Boy\', and \'Poinciana\' (not his original composition), also stem from this period. In 1955... more

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Rashied Ali

July 1, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Rashied Ali's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Rashied AliRashied Ali is a progenitor and leading exponent of multidirectional rhythms/polytonal percussion. A student of Philly Joe Jones and an admirer of Art Blakey, Ali developed the style known as “free jazz" drumming... more ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Andrew Hill

June 30, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Andrew Hill's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Andrew HillTime Lines Bio With his new quintet recording, Time Lines, the innovative and acclaimed pianist/composer Andrew Hill begins his third tenure with Blue Note Records... more Website | Photos | Articles Follow ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Julian Priester

June 29, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Julian Priester's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Julian PriesterJulian Priester is an American jazz trombonist and composer. He has played with many artists including Sun Ra, Max Roach, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane and Herbie Hancock. Priester attended Chicago\'s DuSable High School... more ...