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Jazz Musician of the Day: Joe Henderson

April 24, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Joe Henderson's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Joe HendersonThe tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson was born on April 24, 1937 in a small city called Lima Ohio midway between Dayton and Toledo... more Website | Videos | Articles Follow Joe Henderson ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Alan Broadbent

April 23, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Alan Broadbent's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Alan BroadbentBorn in Auckland, New Zealand, composer, arranger and jazz pianist Alan Broadbent began performing professionally at the age of 15, following classical studies... more Website | Videos | Articles Follow Alan Broadbent ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Charles Mingus

April 22, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Charles Mingus' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Charles MingusOne of the most important figures in twentieth century American music, Charles Mingus was a virtuoso bass player, accomplished pianist, bandleader and composer. Born on a military base in Nogales, Arizona in 1922 and ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Slide Hampton

April 21, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Slide Hampton's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Slide HamptonSlide Hampton\'s distinguished career spans decades in the evolution of jazz. At the age of 12 he was already touring the Midwest with the Indianapolis-based Hampton Band, led by his father and comprising other ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Avishai Cohen

April 20, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Avishai Cohen's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Avishai CohenBassist/Composer Avishai Cohen, born April 20, 1970 in Israel, a musician who has been called a “jazz visionary of global proportions” by DownBeat... more Website | Videos | Articles Follow Avishai Cohen ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Amy Lee

April 19, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Amy Lee's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Amy LeeJazz saxophonist, composer and arranger Amy Lee has been on the national/ international music scene since 1990... more Website | Videos | Articles Follow Amy Lee @ AAJ Put AAJ's ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Hal Galper

April 18, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Hal Galper's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Hal GalperWith over 82 recordings to his credit, 20 as a leader in his own right, pianist, composer, publisher, educator, author and touring artist, Hal Galper is best known for his work with Chet Baker, ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Mark Sherman

April 17, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Mark Sherman's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Mark ShermanAfter nearly 25 years of recording, writing, and performing with Larry Coryell’s group and many others, vibraphonist Mark Sherman a Yamaha performing artist... more Website | Videos | Articles Follow Mark Sherman ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Esbjorn Svensson

April 16, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Esbjorn Svensson's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Esbjorn Svenssone.s.t. is a phenomenon: A jazz trio, which sees itself as a pop band that plays jazz, which broke with the tradition of leader and sidemen in favor of equality within its members... more ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Bessie Smith

April 15, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Bessie Smith's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Bessie SmithBessie Smith- vocalist, composer, recording artist (1894-1937) “Empress of the Blues” She embodied the meaning of the blues, living the life she sang about. Bessie Smith set the standard for blues singers on how ...