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Jazz Musician of the Day: Kenny Clarke

January 9, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Kenny Clarke's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Kenny ClarkeKenny Clarke (born Kenneth Clarke Spearman, later aka, Liaqat Ali Salaam, on January 9, 1914 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-died January 26, 1985 in Paris, France) was a jazz drummer and an early innovator of the ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Dave Weckl

January 8, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Dave Weckl's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Dave WecklFor more than 20 years, Dave Weckl has developed and maintained a reputation among fans, peers, and the international music community as one of the great living drummers. For this, he has received numerous ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: George Kahn

January 7, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating George Kahn's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY George KahnA major force in the Los Angeles jazz community since the late 1990s, pianist-composer George Kahn recently released his sixth CD, Cover Up! Made available through his Playing Records label, Cover Up... more

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Maurice Brown

January 6, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Maurice Brown's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Maurice BrownMaurice “Mobetta” Brown’s soulful melodies and improvisational rhythms have been electrifying the music scene since 2004, when he released his debut album, “Hip to Bop... more Website | Videos | Articles Follow ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Myra Melford

January 5, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Myra Melford's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Myra Melford“From her first album in 1991, it was clear that this pianist and composer would stay around," the New York Times said of Myra Melford. Melford has not only stuck around, but she has ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: John McLaughlin

January 4, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating John McLaughlin's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY John McLaughlinJohn McLaughlin, also Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, is a jazz fusion guitar player from Doncaster, Yorkshire in England. He came to prominence with the electric group of Miles Davis in the late 1960s... more

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Herbie Nichols

January 3, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Herbie Nichols' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Herbie NicholsHerbie Nichols is a perennially neglected jazz pianist and composer. He recorded less than half of his 170 compositions on three classic trio albums for Blue Note and one for Bethlehem before dying of ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Arthur Prysock

January 2, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Arthur Prysock's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Arthur PrysockArthur Prysock - vocals (1929 - 1997) During his prolific 43-year recording career, romantic crooner Arthur Prysock was heard primarily in the company of big bands or string sections. On his nearly 60 albums, ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Chris Potter

January 1, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Chris Potter's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Chris PotterBorn in Chicago on New Year’s Day 1971 and moving to Columbia, South Carolina as an infant, the prodigious youngster began fooling around on guitar and piano at the age of three... more

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Jonah Jones

December 31, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Jonah Jones' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Jonah JonesA talented and flashy trumpeter, Jonah Jones hit upon a formula in 1955 that made him a major attraction for a decade; playing concise versions of melodic swing standards and show tunes muted with ...