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Jazz Musician of the Day: Gilberto Gil

June 29, 2020

All About Jazz is celebrating Gilberto Gil's birthday today! Gilberto Gil carries out a fundamental role in the constant modernization process of Brazilian popular music. Partaking of this scene for 41 years, he has developed one of the most relevant and renown careers as a singer, composer and guitar-player in this field. Gil has had his ...

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Expand Your Livestream Audience with All About Jazz

June 29, 2020

All About Jazz's broadcast platform helps musicians, venues and jazz-oriented programs expand their audience by reaching our global community of jazz enthusiasts and professionals. Much in the way Restream simultaneously streams video content on YouTube, Facebook and Twitch, you can also reach viewers at the world's longest-running and most popular jazz music website by uploading your ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Tierney Sutton

June 28, 2020

All About Jazz is celebrating Tierney Sutton's birthday today! 8-time Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Tierney Sutton has received a “Best Jazz Vocal Album” Grammy nod for every project she has released in the last decade. Known for her impeccable voice and imaginative treatments of The Great American Songbook, Sutton is heralded for her abilities as both a ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Elmo Hope

June 27, 2020

All About Jazz is celebrating Elmo Hope's birthday today! This profile was inspired by an exceptional article here on All About Jazz by Derek Taylor called “St. Elmo’s Fire” where he focuses and expands on Elmo Hope’s music and recordings.St. Elmo Sylvester Hope was born in New York on June 27, 1923, began piano studies by ...

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Royal Conservatoire of Scotland 2020 Jazz Awards

June 27, 2020

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) in Glasgow today announced the winners of its 2020 Jazz Awards. Saxophonist Matt Carmichael won the Fog Arts Prize in Jazz Improvisation. The winner of the George Duncan Prize for Jazz Composition was Richard Glassby, for composing an outstanding original suite of music. Glassby commented, “These pieces were the product ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: June 29, 2020

June 26, 2020

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 2 1 Cory Weeds Quartet Day By Day (Cellar Music) 237 256 -19 3 ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Bill Cunliffe

June 26, 2020

All About Jazz is celebrating Bill Cunliffe's birthday today! Jazz pianist, composer and Grammy Award-winning arranger Bill Cunliffe is known for his innovative and swinging recordings and compositions. Bill began his career as pianist and arranger with the Buddy Rich Big Band and worked with Frank Sinatra, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Benny Golson and James Moody. ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Johnny Smith

June 25, 2020

All About Jazz is celebrating Johnny Smith's birthday today! Guitarist Johnny Smith's career spans the decades of the 1940's through the 1990's. From the very beginning of his musical career he influenced the playing of other guitarists. In fact, many mention Smith as a major influence on their playing. The major guitar builders as Guild, Gibson, ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Marvin "Smitty" Smith

June 24, 2020

All About Jazz is celebrating Marvin “Smitty" Smith's birthday today! Marvin “Smitty" Smith, Born June 24, 1961 in Waukegan (Illinois). “It was a very natural inclination for me to play drums," says Marvin “Smitty" Smith. A glance at his early life validates that truth. Born the son of a drummer, Marvin, Sr., was always surrounded by ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Donald Harrison

June 23, 2020

All About Jazz is celebrating Donald Harrison's birthday today! Donald Harrison is being called one of the most important musicians of the new millennium by CBS Sunday Morning. A list of his accomplishments shows that he has developed into a musical category unto himself. In the classic jazz genre, he is the originator of the Nouveau ...