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Jazz Musician of the Day: Sean Jones

May 29, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Sean Jones' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Sean JonesDuring the course of Sean Jones\' burgeoning career beginning with his Mack Avenue Records debut in 2004, Eternal Journey, the trumpeter/bandleader has embarked on a series of quests... more Website | Photos ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Claudio Roditi

May 28, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Claudio Roditi's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Claudio RoditiThis Brazilian composer/arranger and trumpet artist has fourteen critically acclaimed albums, a Grammy nomination, and a busy international touring schedule that includes the most prestigious jazz festivals in the world... more Website ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Dee Dee Bridgewater

May 27, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Dee Dee Bridgewater's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Dee Dee BridgewaterFew entertainers have ever commanded such depth of artistry in every medium. Fewer still have been rewarded with Broadway’s coveted Tony Award (Best Featured Actress in a Musical The Wiz)... more

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Miles Davis

May 26, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Miles Davis' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Miles DavisThroughout a professional career lasting 50 years, Miles Davis played the trumpet in a lyrical, introspective, and melodic style, often employing a stemless harmon mute to make his sound more personal and intimate... more ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Wallace Roney

May 25, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Wallace Roney's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Wallace RoneyAt a time when much of the Jazz world seems content to simply attempt to recreate the past, trumpeter/composer Wallace Roney follows the true Jazz tradition of utilizing the past to move forward... more ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Archie Shepp

May 24, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Archie Shepp's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Archie SheppArchie Shepp is a New York City native and alumnus of Goddard College. Archie started playing jazz in the early 60\'s and continues to dazzle audiences around the world playing tenor saxophone and piano, ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Artie Shaw

May 23, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Artie Shaw's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Artie ShawArtie Shaw - clarinet, composer, bandleader, (1910 - 2004) Artie Shaw, a brilliant jazz clarinetist, was one of the most enigmatic, daring and adventurous bandleaders of the swing-era. An intellectual... more Website ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Sun Ra

May 22, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Sun Ra's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Sun RaEclectic, outrageous, sometimes mystifying but always imbued with a powerful jazz consciousness, the music of Sun Ra has withstood its skeptics and detractors for nearly three generations. And well it should... more ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Fats Waller

May 21, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Fats Waller's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Fats WallerJazz music\'s first organist and one of the giants of piano jazz Thomas Wright “Fats" Waller was born on May 21, 1904 in Harlem into a musical family. His grandfather was an accomplished violinist ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Bob Florence

May 20, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Bob Florence's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Bob FlorenceFor close to 50 years now the release of a new Bob Florence recording has been a major cause for celebration in the jazz world and with each album, going all the way back ...