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Jazz Musician of the Day: Ella Fitzgerald

April 25, 2021

All About Jazz is celebrating Ella Fitzgerald's birthday today! Dubbed “The First Lady of Song," Ella Fitzgerald was the most popular female jazz singer in the United States for more than half a century. In her lifetime, she won 13 Grammy awards and sold over 40 million albums. Her voice was flexible, wide-ranging, accurate and ageless. ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Joe Henderson

April 24, 2021

All About Jazz is celebrating Joe Henderson's birthday today! The tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson was born on April 24, 1937 in a small city called Lima Ohio midway between Dayton and Toledo. He spent his childhood and adolescence in Lima in a family of 15 children where he was exposed to a variety of musical styles. ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: April 26, 2021

April 23, 2021

All About Jazz publishes the weekly JazzWeek radio chart. Discover new releases, track chart movement, and learn what is being played on jazz radio stations around the United States. Enjoy! TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Veronica Swift This Bitter Earth (Mack Avenue) 309 315 -6 2 49 ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Alan Broadbent

April 23, 2021

All About Jazz is celebrating Alan Broadbent's birthday today! Alan Broadbent was born in Auckland, New Zealand and in 1966, at the age of 19, received a Downbeat Magazine scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston. In 1969 he was asked to join Woody Herman's band as his pianist and arranger for 3 years. ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Charles Mingus

April 22, 2021

All About Jazz is celebrating Charles Mingus' birthday today! One of the most important figures in twentieth century American music, Charles Mingus was a virtuoso bassist, accomplished pianist, bandleader and composer. Born on a military base in Nogales, Arizona in 1922 and raised in Watts, California, his earliest musical influences came from the church— choir and ...

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Celebrate ‘Jazz In Canada’ With Two Free Virtual Concerts April 29-30

April 20, 2021

On April 29-30, 2021 at 8PM EDT, audiences are invited to experience the vitality of Canadian Jazz artists’ Kris Davis and FYEAR, co-presented by the National Arts Centre and Canada Council for the Arts, at Germany's jazzahead! These concerts will be streamed online from the National Arts Centre’s Facebook page and simultaneously streamed by 18* Canadian ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Slide Hampton

April 21, 2021

All About Jazz is celebrating Slide Hampton's birthday today! Slide 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 members of his musical family. By 1952, at the age of 20, he ...

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All About Jazz Readers’ Poll: Do You Hear What I Hear? Rating Music Genres by Musical and Lyrical Content

July 2, 2021

Jazz musicians and jazz aficionados have great “ears” with which they listen to music—engaging with it in a deep and intentional way. We've developed a brief survey to determine what you think about the sophistication of jazz vs other music styles. Click the button below to take our brief (two minute) survey. Unlike our other polls, ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Avishai Cohen

April 20, 2021

All About Jazz is celebrating Avishai Cohen's birthday today! Bassist/Composer Avishai Cohen, born April 20, 1970 in Israel, a musician who has been called a “jazz visionary of global proportions” by DownBeat, and was declared one of the 100 Most Influential Bass Players of the 20th Century by Bass Player Magazine, is renowned around the world ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Mike Armando

April 19, 2021

All About Jazz is celebrating Mike Armando's birthday today! Jazz/blues guitarist Mike Armando was born and grew up in Brooklyn & Woodhaven Queens, NY. He Attended Franklin K. Lane High School. In the early years Mike joined the U.S. Navy during the Viet Nam War. He served his country for 4 years and still performed when ...