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Jazz Musician of the Day: Curtis Fuller
All About Jazz is celebrating Curtis Fuller's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Curtis FullerCurtis Fuller was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1934. He came to music late, playing the baritone horn in high school and switching to the trombone at age 16. Detroit, at the time, was ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Sten Hostfalt
All About Jazz is celebrating Sten Hostfalt's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Sten HostfaltNew York Jazz Guitarist and Composer Sten Hostfalt has been called Highly Exceptional and Virtuosic by Legendary American Music Icons and Pioneers Jimmy Giuffre and Joe Maneri. Genuinely Innovative... more Website | ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Sonny Greer
All About Jazz is celebrating Sonny Greer's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Sonny GreerSonny Greer - drums, recording artist, bandleader (1895-1982) Despite the fact that he was an important member of one of the most famous bands in the history of jazz, and during its finest period... ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Frank Sinatra
All About Jazz is celebrating Frank Sinatra's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Frank SinatraFrancis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 - May 14, 1998) was an American singer who is considered one of the finest vocalists of all time, renowned for his impeccable phrasing and timing. Many critics ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: McCoy Tyner
All About Jazz is celebrating McCoy Tyner's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY McCoy TynerIt is not an overstatement to say that modern jazz has been shaped by the music of McCoy Tyner. His blues-based piano style... more Website | Videos | Articles Join McCoy Tyner's ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Paul Hardcastle
All About Jazz is celebrating Paul Hardcastle's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Paul HardcastlePaul Hardcastle (born December 10, 1957, London) is an English composer and musician, specializing in the synthesizer. In the early 1980s... more Website | Videos | Articles Join Paul Hardcastle's fan network ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Donald Byrd
All About Jazz is celebrating Donald Byrd's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Donald ByrdDonald Byrd. Born in Detroit in 1932, his studies at Wayne State University (1954) were interrupted by military service, during which he played in an Air Force band. He then attended the Manhattan School ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Jimmy Smith
All About Jazz is celebrating Jimmy Smith's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Jimmy SmithJimmy Smith, nicknamed “The Incredible Jimmy Smith", (December 8, 1925-February 8, 2005) was a jazz musician whose instrument was the Hammond B-3 electric organ. Born James Oscar Smith in Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA... more
Jazz Musician of the Day: Louis Prima
All About Jazz is celebrating Louis Prima's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Louis PrimaLouis Prima - trumpet, vocalist, composer, bandleader (1910 - 1978) Best remembered for his risque Vegas act of the 1950s, Louis Prima was the ultimate showman. Loud, boisterous, and completely out front, his mix ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Dave Brubeck
All About Jazz is celebrating Dave Brubeck's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Dave BrubeckBrubeck\'s mother studied piano in England and intended to become a concert pianist; at home she taught piano for extra money. Brubeck was not particularly interested in learning by any particular method... more
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