Home » Search Center » Results: Birthday

Results for "Birthday"

209

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Dakota Staton

June 3, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Dakota Staton's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Dakota StatonDakota Staton was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and studied music at Pittsburgh\'s Filion School of Music. She was soon chosen to be a vocalist with the Joe Wespray Orchestra, then the top band in ...

188

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Valaida Snow

June 2, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Valaida Snow's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Valaida SnowValaida Snow - vocalist, trumpet, recording artist (1903-1956) The tale of Valaida Snow is dramatic, a beautiful gifted entertainer, singer, dancer, arranger, and jazz trumpeter who succeeded against all odds... more Website ...

173

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Lennie Niehaus

June 1, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Lennie Niehaus' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Lennie NiehausFeatured alto sax soloist and arranger for the famous Stan Kenton Orchestra, he has also recorded several albums of his own with jazz greats Mel Lewis, Shelly Manne, Jimmy Giuffre, Hampton Hawes and more... ...

166

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Christian McBride

May 31, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Christian McBride's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Christian McBrideThe finest musicians to spring from the world of jazz have clearly had an advantage when it comes to branching into other genres of music. Their mastery of composition... more Website | ...

213

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Benny Goodman

May 30, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Benny Goodman's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Benny GoodmanBenjamin David Goodman was born on May 30, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois. He was the eighth child of immigrants David Goodman and Dora Grisinsky Goodman, who left Russia to escape anti-Semitism. Benny\'s mother never ...

149

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Sean Jones

May 29, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Sean Jones' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Sean JonesDuring the course of Sean Jones’ burgeoning career beginning with his Mack Avenue Records debut in 2004, Eternal Journey, the trumpeter/bandleader has embarked on a series of quests... more Website | Videos ...

215

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Claudio Roditi

May 28, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Claudio Roditi's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Claudio RoditiThis Brazilian composer/arranger and trumpet artist has fourteen critically acclaimed albums, a Grammy nomination, and a busy international touring schedule that includes the most prestigious jazz festivals in the world... more Website ...

162

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Dee Dee Bridgewater

May 27, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Dee Dee Bridgewater's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Dee Dee BridgewaterDee Dee Bridgewater - vocalist, recording artist Few entertainers have ever commanded such depth of artistry in every medium. Fewer still have been rewarded with Broadway’s coveted Tony Award (Best Featured Actress ...

167

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Miles Davis

May 26, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Miles Davis' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Miles DavisThroughout a professional career lasting 50 years, Miles Davis played the trumpet in a lyrical, introspective, and melodic style, often employing a stemless harmon mute to make his sound more personal and intimate... more ...

155

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Wallace Roney

May 25, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Wallace Roney's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Wallace RoneyAt a time when much of the Jazz world seems content to simply attempt to recreate the past, trumpeter/composer Wallace Roney follows the true Jazz tradition of utilizing the past to move forward... more ...