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Jazz Musician of the Day: John McLaughlin

January 4, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating John McLaughlin's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY John McLaughlinJohn McLaughlin, also Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, is a jazz fusion guitar player from Doncaster, Yorkshire in England. He came to prominence with the electric group of Miles Davis in the late 1960s... more

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Jazz Musician of the Day: James Carter

January 3, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating James Carter's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY James CarterBasically, ever since my first hearing of \'Mean to Me,\' Billie Holiday\'s been the quintessential vocalist for me, particularly in the musical relationship that she shared with Lester Young... more Website | ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Arthur Prysock

January 2, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Arthur Prysock's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Arthur PrysockArthur Prysock - vocals (1929 - 1997) During his prolific 43-year recording career, romantic crooner Arthur Prysock was heard primarily in the company of big bands or string sections. On his nearly 60 albums, ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Chris Potter

January 1, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Chris Potter's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Chris PotterBorn in Chicago on New Year’s Day 1971 and moving to Columbia, South Carolina as an infant, the prodigious youngster began fooling around on guitar and piano at the age of three... more

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Andy Summers

December 31, 2008

All About Jazz is celebrating Andy Summers' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Andy SummersIn the summer of 97, millions of people were beguiled by an Andy Summers guitar lick, just as they were regularly in the decade previous. A single by a certain rap impresario copped the ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Jerry Granelli

December 30, 2008

All About Jazz is celebrating Jerry Granelli's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Jerry GranelliThe past decades have been good to Jerry Granelli. Jazz Times magazine calls Granelli “one of those uncategorizable veteran percussionists who\'s done it all.” A Canadian citizen since 1999... more Website | ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Danilo Perez

December 29, 2008

All About Jazz is celebrating Danilo Perez's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Danilo PerezThe extraordinary Panamanian pianist and composer Danilo Pérez is among the most influential and dynamic musicians of our time. In just over a decade, his distinctive blend of Pan-American jazz (covering the music of ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Earl Hines

December 28, 2008

All About Jazz is celebrating Earl Hines' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Earl HinesEarl “Fatha" Hines- pianist, composer, recording artist, bandleader (1905-1983) A brilliant keyboard virtuoso, Earl “Fatha” Hines was one of the first great piano soloists in jazz... more Website | Videos | Articles ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Walter Norris

December 27, 2008

All About Jazz is celebrating Walter Norris' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Walter NorrisClassical piano studies with John H. Summers from age four and a half until eighteen. Working professionally (`44-`50) with Howard William’s 19 piece band in Little Rock; also in \'49 with Bitsy Mullin\'s tentet... ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: John Scofield

December 26, 2008

All About Jazz is celebrating John Scofield's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY John ScofieldWhen I first got into jazz -- around 1969, I came from playing R&B and Soul in High School... more Website | Videos | Articles Join John Scofield's fan network ...