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Jazz Musician of the Day: Dave Holland

October 1, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Dave Holland's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Dave HollandAt the pinnacle of his career, Dave Holland has settled into the unassuming role of jazz master. The multi-award and poll-winning bassist, composer... more Website | Videos | Articles Follow Dave Holland ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Buddy Rich

September 30, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Buddy Rich's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Buddy RichArguably the greatest jazz drummer of all time, the legendary Buddy Rich exhibited his love for music through the dedication of his life to the art. His was a career that spanned seven decades... ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: David Kikoski

September 29, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating David Kikoski's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY David KikoskiAt a time when jazz has been to the far reaches of the musical universe and back... more Website | Videos | Articles Follow David Kikoski Put AAJ's Musician of ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Kenny Kirkland

September 28, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Kenny Kirkland's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Kenny KirklandKenny Kirkland - Piano, electric, keyboards, composer, arranger, ( 1955 - 1998) Beginning his career as a teacher of classical music, Kenny Kirkland next became a jazz musician... more Website | Videos ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Bud Powell

September 27, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Bud Powell's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Bud PowellBud Powell is generally considered to be the most important pianist in the history of jazz. Noted jazz writer and critic Gary Giddins, in Visions of Jazz, goes even further... more Website ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Julie London

September 26, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Julie London's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Julie LondonJulie London told Life Magazine in 1957 that she had “only a thimbleful of a voice, and I have to use it close to the microphone. But it is a kind of over-smoked voice, ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Sam Rivers

September 25, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Sam Rivers' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Sam RiversSamuel Carthorne Rivers (born September 25, 1923, El Reno, Oklahoma) is a jazz musician and composer. He performs on soprano and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet, flute, and piano. Rivers was previously thought to have ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Fats Navarro

September 24, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Fats Navarro's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Fats NavarroFats Navarro - trumpet, recording artist (1923-1950) “Fats was a spectacular musician because, in a time when cats arrived on the scene with nothing, he came on with everything: he could read... more

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Jazz Musician of the Day: John Coltrane

September 23, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating John Coltrane's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY John ColtraneJohn William Coltrane was born on September 23, 1926 in Hamlet, North Carolina. At the age of three his family moved to High Point, NC, where young Coltrane spent his early years. His father, ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Ken Vandermark

September 22, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Ken Vandermark's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Ken VandermarkFor the past 20 years, Ken Vandermark has been exploring and working to expand the possibilities of improvised and composed music in North America and Europe. Since moving to Chicago from Boston in 1989... ...