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Jazz Musician of the Day: George Benson

March 22, 2019

All About Jazz is celebrating George Benson's birthday today! Appreciated as both musician and performer by millions, George Benson has always had the duel personae of expert improviser and vibrant entertainer. He has always placed his keenly discerning art in the service of a rousing good time. Rounding out his singular approach with sly, seductive rhythm ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Mike Westbrook

March 21, 2019

All About Jazz is celebrating Mike Westbrook's birthday today! Born in High Wycombe in 1936, Mike Westbrook grew up in Torquay and was educated at Kelly College, Tavistock. He formed his first band while studying painting in Plymouth in 1958, moving to London in the early 1960s. He has led and composed for a succession of ...

Article: Album Review

Paul Jost: Simple Life

Read "Simple Life" reviewed by Gloria Krolak

by Gloria Krolak
March 20, 2019

Just sometimes an album pierces your consciousness, embedding itself like an arrow propelled into a bale of hay. Paul Jost's Simple Life is one of that rare breed, a welcome intrusion into the grey matter where emotion and language spark axons. Jost is an expert at both. And a master at unifying diverse and eclectic material. ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Marian McPartland

March 20, 2019

All About Jazz is celebrating Marian McPartland's birthday today! Marian McPartland has made jazz piano duets into something of an art form. Sure, it\'s been done before, but not very often. There are the Pete Johnson/Albert Ammons duet sessions that made both boogie pianists stars, but save for the occasional live performance where a couple of ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five with Guy Paz

by AAJ Staff
March 19, 2019

About Guy Paz: Drummer, Composer, and Producer Guy Paz is one of the most accomplished musical voices emerging on the Israeli and US jazz, indie, funk, folk, pop, soul and R&B music scenes today. In his short time in the United States, Mr. Paz has gained international recognition as one of the most exciting and ...

News: Recording

Hr & Fru OrgelDuo Travels the World Vinyl & Comicbook Available now at Bandcamp!

March 19, 2019

Hr og Fru OrgelDuo Travels the World is the debut album of the danish band OrgelDuo. Armed with drums and a hammond organ, the masterminds Daniel Sommer and Simon Eskildsen want to guide listeners and readers in their new homemade universe. The two musicians have created an audio-visual experience which tells the story of two retired ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Eliane Elias

March 19, 2019

All About Jazz is celebrating Eliane Elias' birthday today! Pianist/singer/songwriter Eliane Elias is known for her distinctive and immediately recognizable musical style which blends her Brazilian roots and her sensuous, alluring voice with her virtuosic instrumental jazz, classical and compositional skills. Made in Brazil, scheduled for release on March 31, 2015 on Concord Jazz, marks a ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Bill Frisell

March 18, 2019

All About Jazz is celebrating Bill Frisell's birthday today! Born in Baltimore, Bill Frisell played clarinet throughout his childhood in Denver, Colorado. His interest in guitar began with his exposure to pop music on the radio. Soon, the Chicago Blues became a passion through the work of Otis Rush, B.B. King, Paul Butterfield and Buddy Guy. ...

Article: Profile

Unforgettable: Nat King Cole at 100

by Peter Coclanis
March 17, 2019

Few cities in the U.S. have musical traditions so strong and varied as Chicago's. Although cases can be made for other cities--New Orleans, Detroit, New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and Memphis come to mind--in no other city is the range and depth of musical expression so strong as in Chi-Town. Other cities may dominate certain genres ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Nat "King" Cole

March 17, 2019

All About Jazz is celebrating Nat “King" Cole's birthday today! Nat King Cole was one of the most popular singers ever to hit the American charts. A brilliant recording and concert artist during the 40\'s, 50\'s and 60\'s, he attracted millions of fans around the world with a sensitive and caressing singing voice that was unmistakable. ...