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Jazz Musician of the Day: Anthony Braxton

June 4, 2019

All About Jazz is celebrating Anthony Braxton's birthday today! To his list of achievements and awards, Anthony Braxton may now add the 1994 MacArthur Fellowship: the so-called “genius" grant of (in his case) $300,000, awarded to individuals nominated for outstanding and original contributions to their field. The timing of this crowning achievement couldn\'t be better for ...

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All About Jazz's Nifty New Look

June 3, 2019

Looking good! Call it nifty, call it splashy, call it bold or sassy—the revamped All About Jazz homepage more effectively illustrates the impressive depth and breadth of our coverage. We've moved much of our content to the foreground putting everything our readers value most at their fingertips. Our quest for the perfect design continues and this ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Dakota Staton

June 3, 2019

All About Jazz is celebrating Dakota Staton's birthday today! Dakota Staton was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and studied music at Pittsburgh\'s Filion School of Music. She was soon chosen to be a vocalist with the Joe Wespray Orchestra, then the top band in the Pittsburgh area. After spending two years with Wespray she traveled to Detroit, ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Valaida Snow

June 2, 2019

All About Jazz is celebrating Valaida Snow's birthday today! The tale of Valaida Snow is dramatic, a beautiful gifted entertainer, singer, dancer, arranger, and jazz trumpeter who succeeded against all odds. Valaida’s exceptional talent, determination and charm brought her international fame. Her talents nearly unlimited, a savvy business woman who spoke seven languages, she blew hot ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Lennie Niehaus

June 1, 2019

All About Jazz is celebrating Lennie Niehaus' birthday today! Featured alto sax soloist and arranger for the famous Stan Kenton Orchestra, he has also recorded several albums of his own with jazz greats Mel Lewis, Shelly Manne, Jimmy Giuffre, Hampton Hawes and more. Lennie has also been composer for numerous Clint Eastwood\'s films including Pale Rider, ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: June 3, 2019

May 31, 2019

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 Dave Stryker Eight Track III (Strikezone) 354 306 +48 4 62 1 ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Christian McBride

May 31, 2019

All About Jazz is celebrating Christian McBride's birthday today! The finest musicians to spring from the world of jazz have clearly had an advantage when it comes to branching into other genres of music. Their mastery of composition, arranging and sight reading coupled with their flair for improvisation and spontaneous creation make them possibly the most ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Benny Goodman

May 30, 2019

All About Jazz is celebrating Benny Goodman's birthday today! Benjamin David Goodman was born on May 30, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois. He was the eighth child of immigrants David Goodman and Dora Grisinsky Goodman, who left Russia to escape anti-Semitism. Benny\'s mother never learned to speak English. His father worked for a tailor to support his ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Sean Jones

May 29, 2019

All About Jazz is celebrating Sean Jones' birthday today! For the remarkable composer/trumpeter/educator/activist Sean Jones, the pursuit of Jazz is a most serious endeavor. Not just in terms of mastering the art form, but in its fullest meaning and purpose socially, philosophically and spiritually. Deeply influenced by his immersion in Gospel music in the church as ...

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Take Five With Greg Burk

by AAJ Staff
May 28, 2019

About Greg Burk Following his acclaimed 2016 release Clean Spring on SteepleChase Records, American pianist and composer Greg Burk returns with solo piano As A River--his 12th and most lyrical album to date. The son of classical musicians, Burk spent his formative years on the Detroit jazz scene, followed by studies in ...