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News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: May 1, 2017

April 28, 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 4 1 Christian Sands Reach (Mack Avenue) 224 208 +16 4 55 1 4 ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Blossom Dearie

April 28, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Blossom Dearie's birthday today! Blossom Dearie was a remarkable American jazz vocalist, pianist and composer from the bebop era known for her unique voice, definitive arranging style and continent spanning career. From recordings and radio to Calvin Klein ads, the Gilmore Girls television show, and many other film and TV soundtracks, ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Tommy Smith

April 27, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Tommy Smith's birthday today! Tommy Smith is a leading light in European jazz, first and foremost as one of the finest saxophonists of his generation, and latterly as the founder and current director of The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra (SNJO). These career-defining achievements are framed by his status as an international ...

News: Contest

Conad and Umbria Jazz Are Looking For New Talents - Register Today!

April 24, 2017

Registration Deadline: May 3, 2017 For the sixth year running, Conad and Umbria Jazz are renewing their partnership to nurture young talent by promoting the new edition of the music contest for artists under 35. The ten finalists will compete for the chance to play on the Festival stage (Perugia,  July 7-16, 2017), along with a ...

Article: Website News

All About Jazz Website Tips: 2017

by Michael Ricci
April 26, 2017

I think it's safe to say that All About Jazz (which includes Jazz Near You) far exceeds any reader's expectations when they first visit the website. We regularly introduce new sections, new features, and we keep our design fresh with the goal of constantly raising the bar we set 22 years ago. As a result, we ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Jimmy Giuffre

April 26, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Jimmy Giuffre's birthday today! Reedman and composer Jimmy Giuffre was born in Dallas, TX. He started his musical education at age 9 learning the clarinet and within few years he was proficient enough to give solo clarinet recitals at local functions. After high school he attended North Texas State University receiving ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Ella Fitzgerald

April 25, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Ella Fitzgerald's birthday today! Dubbed “The First Lady of Song," Ella Fitzgerald was the most popular female jazz singer in the United States for more than half a century. In her lifetime, she won 13 Grammy awards and sold over 40 million albums. Her voice was flexible, wide-ranging, accurate and ageless. ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Joe Henderson

April 24, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Joe Henderson's birthday today! The tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson was born on April 24, 1937 in a small city called Lima Ohio midway between Dayton and Toledo. He spent his childhood and adolescence in Lima in a family of 15 children where he was exposed to a variety of musical styles. ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Alan Broadbent

April 23, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Alan Broadbent's birthday today! Alan Broadbent was born in Auckland, New Zealand and in 1966, at the age of 19, received a Downbeat Magazine scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston. In 1969 he was asked to join Woody Herman\'s band as his pianist and arranger for 3 years. ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Charles Mingus

April 22, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Charles Mingus' birthday today! One of the most important figures in twentieth century American music, Charles Mingus was a virtuoso bassist, accomplished pianist, bandleader and composer. Born on a military base in Nogales, Arizona in 1922 and raised in Watts, California, his earliest musical influences came from the church— choir and ...