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Jazz Musician of the Day: Joshua Redman

February 1, 2019

All About Jazz is celebrating Joshua Redman's birthday today! Joshua Redman is one of the most acclaimed and charismatic jazz artists to have emerged in the decade of the 1990s. Born in Berkeley, California, he is the son of legendary saxophonist Dewey Redman and dancer Renee Shedroff. He was exposed at an early age to a ...

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Pittsburgh's Jazz Days of Winter Set for February 16-23, 2019

January 31, 2019

By Mackenzie Horne Dwindling attendance is perhaps the most serious threat to the well-being of today's regional jazz circles, and addressing this issue requires an approach that is as authentic as it is aggressive. Problems with attendance and participation seem to be amplified in a metropolitan area as small as Pittsburgh, and past history ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Bobby Hackett

January 31, 2019

All About Jazz is celebrating Bobby Hackett's birthday today! Bobby Hackett, one of nine children, was born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island. At an early age he played the ukulele and by the time he was twelve played guitar and violin, and had bought his first cornet. He left high school after his freshman year ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Roy Eldridge

January 30, 2019

All About Jazz is celebrating Roy Eldridge's birthday today! Roy David Eldridge was a jazz trumpet player in the Swing era. His sophisticated use of harmony, including the use of tritone substitutions, resulted in him sometimes being seen as the link between Louis Armstrong-era swing music and Dizzy Gillespie-era bebop. Roy\'s rhythmic power to swing a ...

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All About Jazz / Jazz Near You Improvements: January 2019

January 29, 2019

We document the improvements we make to both All About Jazz and Jazz Near You and when improvements come fast, we'll post an announcement to let our readers, members, a fund drive supporters know what's happening. In addition to publishing gobs of glorious content, we were heads down retooling the platform: both in appearance and functionality. ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Derek Bailey

January 29, 2019

All About Jazz is celebrating Derek Bailey's birthday today! Bailey was born in Sheffield, England. A third generation musician, he began playing the guitar at the age of ten, going on to study with John Duarte among others. As an adult he found work as a guitarist and session musician in clubs, radio, dance hall bands, ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Ronnie Scott

January 28, 2019

All About Jazz is celebrating Ronnie Scott's birthday today! The son of a musician, Scott became a saxophonist in his teens. Eventually, as the owner of the UK\'s most famous jazz club, his name was virtually synonymous with jazz in the country. Working on the Atlantic oceanliners in the late 1940s, Scott got to hear modern ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Bobby Hutcherson

January 27, 2019

All About Jazz is celebrating Bobby Hutcherson's birthday today! NEA jazz master Bobby Hutcherson is the most accomplished vibraphonist of his generation. He is a master of melodic, harmonic and rhythmic improvisation on both the vibes and the marimba. He has performed or recorded with nearly every major living jazz musician. Born in Los Angeles in ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Stephane Grappelli

January 26, 2019

All About Jazz is celebrating Stephane Grappelli's birthday today! Stephane Grappelli (originally surname was spelled with a \'Y\') would have earned himself a place in Jazz History books if only for his important role in the Quintette of the Hot Club of France, featuring the dazzling virtuosity of Django Reindhart. Grappelli\'s violin was the perfect foil ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: January 28, 2019

January 25, 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 2 1 Harold Mabern The Iron Man: Live at Smoke (Smoke Sessions) 291 287 ...