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Jazz Musician of the Day: Cecil Taylor

March 15, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Cecil Taylor's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Cecil Taylor“Practice, to be studious at the instrument, as well as looking at a bridge, or dancing, or writing a poem, or reading, or attempting to make your home more beautiful. What goes into an ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Mark Murphy

March 14, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Mark Murphy's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Mark MurphyMark Murphy is one of the world\'s greatest -- and hippest -- jazz vocalists performing today. His coterie of fans includes tap dancer Gregory Hines... more Website | Videos | Articles Follow ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Roy Haynes

March 13, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Roy Haynes' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Roy HaynesRoy Haynes was born in Boston, March 13, 1925, and was keenly interested in jazz ever since he can remember. Primarily self-taught, he began to work locally in 1942 with musicians like the Charlie ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Vinson Valega

March 12, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Vinson Valega's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Vinson ValegaVinson Valega grew up in a musical family near Washington, D.C., studying classical piano from age seven until switching to the drums when he was 12... more Website | Videos | Articles ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Bobby McFerrin

March 11, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Bobby McFerrin's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Bobby McFerrinBobby McFerrin is one of the natural wonders of the music world. A ten-time Grammy Award winner, he is one of the world\'s best-known vocal innovators and improvisers, a world-renowned classical conductor... more

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Bix Beiderbecke

March 10, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Bix Beiderbecke's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Bix BeiderbeckeAs a boy, Bix Beiderbecke had a few piano lessons, but he was self-taught on cornet and developed an unorthodox technique by playing along with recordings... more Website | Videos | Articles ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Ornette Coleman

March 9, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Ornette Coleman's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Ornette ColemanEarly on in his career, alto saxophonist Ornette Coleman, recorded an album entitled, The Shape of Jazz To Come. It might have seemed like an expression of youthful arrogance - Coleman was 29 at ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Anat Fort

March 8, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Anat Fort's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Anat FortWith Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, Paul Bley, Elvis Costello, John Coltrane and Egberto Gismonti among her many formative influences, Anat Fort’s music can also subtly hint at her geographical origins. Born near Tel Aviv... ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Anthony Ocaña

March 7, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Anthony Ocaña's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Anthony OcañaComposer and guitarist, born in Dominican Republic (“D.R.”) on march 7th 1980, in 2007 he becomes a Spanish citizen. From an early age Ocaña discovered his love for music... more Website | ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Wes Montgomery

March 6, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Wes Montgomery's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Wes MontgomeryBorn in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States (where he also died of a heart attack in 1968), Montgomery came from a musical family, in which his brothers, Monk (string bass and electric bass) and Buddy ...