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Jazz Musician of the Day: Bill Carrothers

July 13, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Bill Carrothers' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Bill CarrothersBill Carrothers has been a professional pianist for over 20 years. He has played many venues throughout the U.S. and Europe including the Village Gate, Knitting Factory, Birdland, Blues Alley, New Morning (Paris)... more ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Paul Gonsalves

July 12, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Paul Gonsalves' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Paul GonsalvesPaul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone (1920 - 1974) Although his reputation is often hung upon the mighty gallery-rousing performance he gave at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival with Duke Ellington... more Website ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Tomasz Stanko

July 11, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Tomasz Stanko's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Tomasz StankoTomasz Stanko was 20 and a graduate of the Cracow Music Academy when he formed his first band, the Jazz Darings, with pianist Adam Makowicz in 1962. Inspired by early Ornette Coleman and the ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Lee Morgan

July 10, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Lee Morgan's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Lee MorganMorgan was a jazz prodigy, joining the Dizzy Gillespie big band at 18, remaining a member for two years. Beginning in 1956, he began recording as a leader, mainly for the Blue Note label... ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Mitch Mitchell

July 9, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Mitch Mitchell's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Mitch MitchellAs the drummer in the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Mitch Mitchell was one of the greatest and most influential rock drummers of the 1960s. Mitchell\'s style was a blend of the abandon of someone like ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Louis Jordan

July 8, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Louis Jordan's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Louis JordanLouis Jordan - alto saxophone, bandleader, composer, recording artist (1908-1975) At the height of his career, in the 1940s, bandleader and alto saxophonist Louis Jordan scored 18 Number One hit records... more ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Joe Zawinul

July 7, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Joe Zawinul's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Joe ZawinulIt may be a word overused but there isn\'t truly a more appropriate way to describe keyboardist/composer Joe Zawinul. Austrian born... more Website | Videos | Articles Follow Joe Zawinul ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Louie Bellson

July 6, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Louie Bellson's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Louie BellsonOne of the world’s greatest drummers, Louie Bellson has been an exciting crowd pleaser for over 60 years. A well-respected educator and one of the nicest people in the music business, the still-active Louie ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Brian O'Neal

July 5, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Brian O'Neal's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Brian O'NealBorn in Detroit, Michigan, Brian O’Neal first discovered his love for music at the tender age of six, when he began taking drum lessons... more Website | Videos | Articles Follow Brian ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Joel Bowers

July 4, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Joel Bowers' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Joel BowersJoel Bowers is a 33-year-old native of San Jose, California. Joel is a 1997 graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies... more ...