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Jazz Musician of the Day: Lonnie Johnson

February 8, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Lonnie Johnson's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Lonnie JohnsonLonnie Johnson - guitar, multi instrumentalist, vocalist (1899 - 1970) Lonnie Johnson was the “governor” of blues guitar in the 1920’s. His playing combined incredibly fast melodic runs with evocative blues licks... more

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Eubie Blake

February 7, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Eubie Blake's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Eubie BlakeEubie Blake - pianist (1883 - 1983) Ragtime music, with its syncopated, polyrhythmic style, was born, in the 1890s in the black saloons and brothels of southern and mid-western cities like Baltimore and St. ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Scott Amendola

February 6, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Scott Amendola's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Scott AmendolaMusic writer Derk Richardson’s oft-quoted observation that “If Scott Amendola didn’t exist the San Francisco music scene would have to invent him,” is more true than ever... more Website | Videos | ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Vinnie Colaiuta

February 5, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Vinnie Colaiuta's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Vinnie ColaiutaVincent Colaiuta is a highly regarded drummer based in Los Angeles. Originally from Brownsville, Pennsylvania, he began playing drums as a child and received his first full drum kit from his parents at the ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Min Rager

February 4, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Min Rager's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Min RagerBorn in Seoul, Korea, Min Rager began her jazz career performing in local jazz clubs. Her reputation quickly grew and by 1996 she was performing with some of Korea\'s top jazz musicians in a ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Lil Hardin Armstrong

February 3, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Lil Hardin Armstrong's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Lil Hardin ArmstrongLil Hardin Armstrong - pianist, composer, vocalist,.recording artist, band leader (1898-1971) Lil Hardin helped introduce America to jazz music. She was a dedicated jazz pianist, who established a reputation as “Hot Miss ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Stan Getz

February 2, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Stan Getz's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Stan GetzBeginnings... Stan Getz was born at St. Vincent\'s Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Feb. 2, 1927. He had one brother, Robert, who was born on October 30, 1932. His parents had come from the ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Joshua Redman

February 1, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Joshua Redman's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Joshua RedmanJoshua Redman was born February 1, 1969, in Berkeley, California. By the time of his birth, his father, noted saxophonist Dewey Redman, had moved to New York and was playing with Ornette Coleman... more ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Bobby Hackett

January 31, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Bobby Hackett's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Bobby HackettBobby Hackett, one of nine children, was born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island. At an early age he played the ukulele and by the time he was twelve played guitar and violin, and ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Roy Eldridge

January 30, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Roy Eldridge's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Roy EldridgeRoy David Eldridge was a jazz trumpet player in the Swing era. His sophisticated use of harmony, including the use of tritone substitutions... more Website | Videos | Articles Follow Roy Eldridge ...