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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Harry Connick, Jr.

September 11, 2018

All About Jazz is celebrating Harry Connick, Jr.'s birthday today! Harry Connick, Jr.\'s career has been studded with awards and recognition, including several multi-platinum and gold albums, Grammy and Emmy awards, a starring role in a Tony-winning Broadway musical and much more. A true American icon, there are few artists of Harry\'s stature, and fewer still ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Lorraine Feather

September 10, 2018

All About Jazz is celebrating Lorraine Feather's birthday today! Lyricist/singer Lorraine Feather’s work has been heard on numerous records, in films and on television. Her songs have been covered extensively by adult contemporary and jazz artists, including Phyllis Hyman, Kenny Rankin, Patti Austin, Diane Schuur and Cleo Laine. As a jazz singer, Lorraine has recorded eleven ...

News: Obituary

Don Gardner: 1931–2018

September 10, 2018

Philadelphia lost another great cultural leader this week with the passing of Donald Gardner, who died on Tuesday, September 4, 2018, at the age of 87. Gardner’s legacy spanned eight decades starting in 1947 as a singer and songwriter. His biggest hit was “Need Your Lovin,” which rose to number four on the R&B charts in ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Elvin Jones

September 9, 2018

All About Jazz is celebrating Elvin Jones' birthday today! Elvin Ray Jones was a jazz drummer. He was born in Pontiac, Michigan, the youngest child in a family of ten. His father worked for General Motors. Two of Jones\' brothers were also jazz musicians: Hank (piano), and Thad (trumpet/flugelhorn). Elvin began playing professionally in the 1940s, ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Butch Warren

September 8, 2018

All About Jazz is celebrating Butch Warren's birthday today! Butch Warren (born in 1939) was an American jazz double bassist who plays in the hard bop genre. He was especially active in the late-50s and the 1960s. Contents Warren began playing professionally at age 14 in a local Washington, D. C. band led by his father, ...

News: Festival

October Revolution 2018: John Zorn, The music of Legendary Hasaan with Christian McBride, Wolf Eyes & Marshall Allen, and more!

September 7, 2018

ACCLAIMED PHILADELPHIA FESTIVAL EXPANDS LINEUP The October Revolution of Jazz & Contemporary Music, a four-day international music festival presented by Ars Nova Workshop, in partnership with FringeArts, has confirmed several additional artists for its 2018 lineup as well as announcing single-day tickets. Featuring some of the most groundbreaking and uncategorizable artists in modern music, Ars Nova ...

Article: Interview

Randy Weston: The Spirit of Our Ancestors

by Ludovico Granvassu
September 7, 2018

To commemorate the Randy Weston, we've republished this 1999 interview that traces his life and career, from his birth in Brooklyn to the years spent in Africa, from his admiration for Thelonious Monk and Duke Ellington to his collaboration with Melba Liston. Every year, Harvard's Department of Music devotes part of its academic ...

News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: September 10, 2018

September 7, 2018

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 3 1 Verve Jazz Ensemble Connect The Dots (Lightgroove Media) 251 239 +12 1 ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Sonny Rollins

September 7, 2018

All About Jazz is celebrating Sonny Rollins' birthday today! It’s no state secret that Sonny Rollins has never been fond of the recording studio. Never mind that he’s recorded his full share of gems there—not only early, celebrated albums such as Saxophone Colossus and Way Out West, but also digital-era efforts such as Old Flames and ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Buddy Bolden

September 6, 2018

All About Jazz is celebrating Buddy Bolden's birthday today! Cornetist Buddy Bolden is one of the premier legendary figures of jazz. Credited as the founder of “jass," later to be called jazz, he was the first player to pursue an improvisational style. Much is unknown about Bolden\'s life, however, and it has been difficult for jazz ...