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Jazz Musician of the Day: Lee Morgan

July 10, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Lee Morgan's birthday today! Morgan was a jazz prodigy, joining the Dizzy Gillespie big band at 18, remaining a member for two years. Beginning in 1956, he began recording as a leader, mainly for the Blue Note label, eventually he recorded twenty-five albums for the company. Morgan\'s principal influence as a ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Colin Bailey

July 9, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Colin Bailey's birthday today! Born in Swindon, England on July 9th 1934, Colin Bailey began playing drums at age four. He also studied piano and theory at an early age, and worked with English name bands from age eighteen. Colin lived in Australia in the late fifties and was staff drummer ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Kendrick Scott

July 8, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Kendrick Scott's birthday today! Kendrick ‘KADS’ Scott was born and raised in Houston, Texas. His initial inspiration and appreciation for music came from growing up in a household of musicians. The first encounters Kendrick had with the drums were in church, where his parents and older brother were involved in the ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Joe Zawinul

July 7, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Joe Zawinul's birthday today! It may be a word overused but there isn\'t truly a more appropriate way to describe keyboardist/composer Joe Zawinul. Austrian born, Joe Zawinul emigrated to the US in 1959 where he played with Maynard Ferguson and the great Dinah Washington before joining alto saxophonist great Cannonball Adderley ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Derrick Hodge

July 5, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Derrick Hodge's birthday today! Derrick Hodge began studying electric guitar at the age of 7, inspired by the playing of West Philadelphia’s Beulah Baptist Church choir’s bassist, Joel Ruffiin. A year later, Hodge switched to electric bass guitar and began playing in the elementary school concert band and orchestra. In junior ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Mike Mainieri

July 4, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Mike Mainieri's birthday today! Primarily recognized as an award-winning, jazz vibraphonist, Mike Mainieri’s equally remarkable talents as producer, arranger, and composer have contributed to shaping the cutting-edge in music. Throughout his fruitful career—now spanning almost five decades—Mike has collaborated with the world’s most formidable jazz player’s produced numerous albums, and discovered ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Dr. Lonnie Smith

July 3, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Dr. Lonnie Smith's birthday today! Dr. Lonnie Smith is an unparalleled musician, composer, performer and recording artist. An authentic master and guru of the Hammond B-3 organ for over five decades, he has been featured on over seventy albums, and has recorded and performed with a virtual “Who’s Who” of the ...

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All About Jazz Showcases the work of photographers, painters and illustrators with 'In Pictures' column

July 19, 2017

If you're a photographer or photo journalist, consider All About Jazz's In Pictures photo essay column. An In Pictures article includes a brief introduction which contextualizes the photos that accompany the article. A series of photos can be live event coverage (e.g. Umbria Jazz Festival) or themes (e.g. “Jazz Guitarists"). Though brief text is included, the ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Erik Friedlander

July 1, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Erik Friedlander's birthday today! Cellist Erik Friedlander is a composer and an improviser, a first-call studio player and a jazzbo. A veteran of NYC\'s downtown scene, his 12 CDs as a leader recently include, Block Ice & Propane, his solo cello reinterpretation of American roots music; The Broken Arm Trio, a ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: July 3, 2017

June 30, 2017

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 Jazzmeia Horn A Social Call (Prestige / Concord Music Group) 280 297 ...