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Jazz Musician of the Day: Paul Desmond

November 25, 2008

All About Jazz is celebrating Paul Desmond's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Paul DesmondHe is revered for the pure, gentle tone of his alto saxophone, and the elegant lyricism of his improvisations. For seventeen years he was the lead soloist in the most commercially successful jazz combo ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Teddy Wilson

November 24, 2008

All About Jazz is celebrating Teddy Wilson's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Teddy WilsonTeddy Wilson - pianist, composer, bandleader, recording artist, educator (1912-1986) His airy, effortless style, with its emphasis on lightly accompanied right-hand melody, was a key element in the transition from swing to bebop... more ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Claude Marc Bourget

November 23, 2008

All About Jazz is celebrating Claude Marc Bourget's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Claude Marc BourgetClaude Marc Bourget gives us with the piano surprising improvisations, with the frays influences of modern jazz and classical, often virtuosos and where resound as in memory the landscape of the music ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Gunther Schuller

November 22, 2008

All About Jazz is celebrating Gunther Schuller's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Gunther SchullerThe composer Gunther Schuller is, famously, a man of many musical pursuits. He began his professional life as a horn player in both the jazz and classical worlds, working as readily with Miles Davis ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Alphonse Mouzon

November 21, 2008

All About Jazz is celebrating Alphonse Mouzon's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Alphonse MouzonChairman/CEO of Tenacious Records, composer, arranger, producer... more Website | Videos | Articles Join Alphonse Mouzon's fan network Put AAJ's Musician of the Day box on your website or blog ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: June Christy

November 20, 2008

All About Jazz is celebrating June Christy's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY June ChristyJune was born as Shirley Luster on November 20, 1925 at the Memorial Hospital in Springfield, Illinois and was raised from the age of three in Decatur, Illinois; and from the beginning always wanted ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Tommy Stewart

November 19, 2008

All About Jazz is celebrating Tommy Stewart's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Tommy StewartTrumpeter, pianist, arranger and composer Tommy Stewart was born on November 19th, 1939. His mother, a songwriter, vocalist and choir conductor, set him on a musical path and at the age of 10 he ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Don Cherry

November 18, 2008

All About Jazz is celebrating Don Cherry's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Don CherryDon Cherry was born in Oklahoma City, OK in 1936 and raised in Los Angeles, where he first began to play the trumpet and later piano. According to Cherry, his upbringing had everything to ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Ben Allison

November 17, 2008

All About Jazz is celebrating Ben Allison's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Ben AllisonBen Allison is a “visionary composer, adventurous improviser, and strong organizational force on the New York City jazz scene, [and] has emerged as a rising star over the past decade." --JazzTimes With his groups ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Diana Krall

November 16, 2008

All About Jazz is celebrating Diana Krall's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Diana KrallIt had only been a few days since singer and pianist Diana Krall publicly announced that she and husband Elvis Costello were expecting their first child. Her remarks may have primarily focused on her ...