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Jazz Musician of the Day: Wardell Gray

February 13, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Wardell Gray's birthday today! Wardell Gray was one of the truly great, yet by now almost obscure, bebop tenor saxophonists. With a smooth mellow and consistent tone, he created a tenor style that veered from swing to bebop, a style that was elegant, sure-footed, mature and distinctive. His premature death under ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Brent Jensen

February 12, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Brent Jensen's birthday today! In 1986-87, Brent studied in New York City with jazz legend Lee Konitz on a grant from the Idaho Commission on the Arts. He was a featured winner of the Woodwinds on Fire international talent search conducted by Jazziz magazine (August 1996). Brent has performed with a ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Jaleel Shaw

February 11, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Jaleel Shaw's birthday today! Jaleel Shaw, alto saxophonist, is currently a member of the Roy Haynes Quartet, Charles Mingus Big Band, and performs in various clubs in New York City and abroad with various groups, including the Jaleel Shaw Quintet. Jaleel grew up in Philadelphia, PA, where he studied with saxophonist ...

News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: February 13, 2017

February 10, 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 3 1 Terell Stafford Forgive and Forget (Herb Harris Music) 181 191 -10 2 ...

News: Recording

Summit Records Releases Donny Most's "Mostly Swinging"

February 10, 2017

Donny Most, probably best known as “Ralph Malph” on the hit TV show Happy Days, returns to his first love... music. Donny has always sung and appreciated the swing and big band style of music and now he has finally recorded his incredible talent. He is currently delighting audiences with a unique show that fuses the ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Antonio Adolfo

February 10, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Antonio Adolfo's birthday today! Antonio Adolfo is an important composer, having written songs recorded by many Brazilian and International artists. He also had a noted role in the process of making important music available through independent production, through the creation of the pioneer independent label Artezanal. As an arranger, he worked ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Bill Evans (saxophone)

February 9, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Bill Evans (saxophone)'s birthday today! Throughout his 20-year career as a solo artist, multi Grammy nominated saxophonist Bill Evans has explored a variety of musical settings that go well beyond the confines of traditional jazz, including hip-hop, fusion, reggae, Brazilian and slamming funk. Evans steps into more adventurous territory on Soulgrass, ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Eddie Locke

February 8, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Eddie Locke's birthday today! Eddie Locke was an American jazz drummer. Eddie Locke was a part of the fertile and vibrant Detroit jazz scene during the 1940s and 1950s, which brought forth many great musicians including the Jones brothers (Hank, Thad, and Elvin), Kenny Burrell, Lucky Thompson, Tommy Flanagan, Barry Harris, ...

News: Website

All About Jazz Improves Website Navigation with Powerful New Search

February 7, 2017

All About Jazz and Jazz Near You, home to nearly one million web pages, has expanded its search capabilities to improve web site navigation, promote music discovery, and help readers find pages they value most. Navigation Bar Changes Clicking “all about jazz" returns you to the homepage; The search button was moved from the far left ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Eubie Blake

February 7, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Eubie Blake's birthday today! Ragtime music, with its syncopated, polyrhythmic style, was born, in the 1890s in the black saloons and brothels of southern and mid-western cities like Baltimore and St. Louis. It was at the center of American popular music from the end of the nineteenth century until the 1920s. ...