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Jazz Musician of the Day: Dave Allen

April 9, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Dave Allen's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Dave AllenThe Dave Allen Quartet brings together some of the best young talent that New York City has to offer. Their debut recording, Untold Stories, documents a well-crafted group sound rarely found in music today... ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Carmen McRae

April 8, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Carmen McRae's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Carmen McRaeCarmen McRae - vocalist, pianist, recording artist (1920-1994) Considered by jazz aficionados to be among the top ten female vocalists of all time, Carmen McRae\'s distinctive behind-the-beat phrasing, impeccable vocal control, and witty... more ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Billie Holiday

April 7, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Billie Holiday's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Billie HolidayBillie Holiday ("Lady Day") is considered by many to be the greatest of all jazz singers. In a tragically abbreviated singing career that lasted less than three decades... more Website | Photos ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Gerry Mulligan

April 6, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Gerry Mulligan's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Gerry MulliganGerry Mulligan grew up in Philadelphia and first learned piano, which he played occasionally. While in his teens, he wrote arrangements for Johnny Warrington\'s radio band (1944) and played reed instruments professionally... more

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Evan Parker

April 5, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Evan Parker's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Evan ParkerBorn Bristol, 5 April 1944; Tenor and soprano saxophones. The sources for these notes have come from various places, but in particular from Martin Davidson\'s notes to recent Emanem releases and Evan Parker\'s notes ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Benny Green

April 4, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Benny Green's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Benny GreenBENNY GREEN -- piano Born in New York in 1963, Benny Green grew up in Berkeley, California, and began classical piano studies at the age of seven. Influenced by his father, a tenor saxophonist... ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Scott LaFaro

April 3, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Scott LaFaro's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Scott LaFaroRocco Scott LaFaro (1936-1961) was a musician of the first order, who found his \'voice\' in jazz in the mid-1950s. His played the double bass violin... more Website | Photos | Articles ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Larry Coryell

April 2, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Larry Coryell's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Larry CoryellMusician magazine named him to its list of 100 greatest guitarists alive today, and after releasing more than 60 albums as a leader and playing on dozens more as a sideman in the last ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Gil Scott-Heron

April 1, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Gil Scott-Heron's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Gil Scott-Heron“I consider myself neither poet, composer, nor musician. These are merely tools used by sensitive men to carve out a piece of beauty or truth they hope may lead to peace and salvation.” He ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Freddie Green

March 31, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Freddie Green's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Freddie GreenFreddie Green - guitar (1911 - 1987) Freddie Green was the guitarist in what is generally considered to be the best rhythm section in the history of big band jazz, and dubbed the All-American ...