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Jazz Musician of the Day: Dave Stryker
All About Jazz is celebrating Dave Stryker's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Dave StrykerWhether you\'ve heard guitarist Dave Stryker fronting his own group (with seventeen CD\'s as a leader to date), or as a featured sideman with Stanley Turrentine, Jack McDuff, and more recently Kevin Mahogany... more ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Michael Brecker
All About Jazz is celebrating Michael Brecker's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Michael BreckerMichael Brecker was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and exposed to jazz at an early age by his father, an amateur jazz pianist. Among the generation of jazz musicians that saw rock music not as ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Thad Jones
All About Jazz is celebrating Thad Jones' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Thad JonesThaddeus Joseph Jones (March 28, 1923 - August 21, 1986) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader. He was born in Pontiac... more Website | Photos | Articles Follow Thad Jones ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Sarah Vaughan
All About Jazz is celebrating Sarah Vaughan's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Sarah VaughanSarah Vaughan - vocalist, pianist, recording artist (1924-1990) In the 1940s, when most women singers adorned big bands as stage attractions rather than legitimate members of jazz ensembles, Sarah Vaughan... more Website ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: James Moody
All About Jazz is celebrating James Moody's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY James MoodyFor over six decades, saxophone master James Moody has serenaded lovers with his signature song Moody\'s Mood for Love an improvisation on the chord progressions of I\'m in the Mood for Love. Born in ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Paul Motian
All About Jazz is celebrating Paul Motian's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Paul MotianAlthough he studied drums in the Navy School of Music in Washington, there has never been anything militaristic about Paul Motian\'s prolific work as a jazz drummer. In the mid-1950s, he played with a ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Dave Douglas
All About Jazz is celebrating Dave Douglas' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Dave DouglasTwo-time Grammy-nominated jazz musician Dave Douglas is arguably the most prolific and original trumpeter-composer of his generation. From his New York base, where he’s lived since the mid 1980s, Mr... more Website ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Stefon Harris
All About Jazz is celebrating Stefon Harris' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Stefon HarrisVibraphonist-composer Stefon Harris is heralded as “one of the most important young artists in jazz" (The Los Angeles Times). He is unquestionably developing what will be a long and extraordinary career. Stefon Harris\' passionate ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: George Benson
All About Jazz is celebrating George Benson's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY George BensonAppreciated as both musician and performer by millions, George Benson has always had the duel personae of expert improviser and vibrant entertainer. He has always placed his keenly discerning art in the service of ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Mike Westbrook
All About Jazz is celebrating Mike Westbrook's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Mike WestbrookMike Westbrook has led, and composed for, a succession of Big Bands and small groups since the early 1960\'s. He has toured extensively throughout Europe and further afield and made 40 albums... more
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