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Jazz Musician of the Day: Dave Weckl

January 8, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Dave Weckl's birthday today! For more than 20 years, Dave Weckl has developed and maintained a reputation among fans, peers, and the international music community as one of the great living drummers. For this, he has received numerous accolades and honors; Modern Drummer inducted Dave into their Hall of Fame and ...

News: Website

Make Your Premium Musician Page Shine

January 7, 2017

Whether you've purchased the premium musician page service ($50/year) or are a standard musician page user, you'll want to make sure your page is accurate, complete, and looks its absolute best. For standard page users, make sure you add as much information as possible from your page update form. You should also upload photos and upload ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Henry "Red" Allen

January 7, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Henry “Red" Allen's birthday today! Trumpet player, Henry “Red" Allen Jr. was the son of Henry Allen who was the leader of the Allen Brass Band of Algiers, Louisiana. Algiers is directly across the Mississippi River from New Orleans. As a teenager he played in his father\'s band, with George Lewis, ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Maurice Brown

January 6, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Maurice Brown's birthday today! Grammy award winning trumpet virtuoso/super-producer Maurice “Mobetta" Brown enters 2012 with a wealth of projects, recording dates and concert appearances that will keep his fans abuzz with anticipation. Later this year, Maurice will release the follow-up to his critically acclaimed sophomore release, “The Cycle of Love" (Brown ...

Article: Year in Review

What We Liked: 2016

by Michael Ricci
January 5, 2017

We took our top lists, found the common recordings, added a dozen of my personal faves, and presented them here for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy, and feel free to post your 2016 favorites in the comments section below. Wadada Leo SmithAmerica's National ParksCuneiform Records Michael Formanek

News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: January 9, 2017

January 5, 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 Mike LeDonne & The Groover Quartet That Feelin' (Savant) 170 237 -67 ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Paul Wertico

January 5, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Paul Wertico's birthday today! Hailed in the press as “One of the most versatile and musical drummers in music today”, Paul was born on January 5, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois. At age 12, he learned how to read music and play drums and percussion instruments in grade school. At age 14, ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: John McLaughlin

January 4, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating John McLaughlin's birthday today! John McLaughlin, also Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, is a jazz fusion guitarist from Doncaster, Yorkshire in England. He came to prominence with the electric group of Miles Davis in the late 1960s, and with other well- known players such as Chick Corea and Tony Williams. Before moving to ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: James Carter

January 3, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating James Carter's birthday today! Sometimes it takes an extraordinary talent to inspire an unprecedented piece of music. For Puerto Rican-born composer Roberto Sierra, the epiphany struck in the midst of a tenor saxophone solo by James Carter, who was appearing as the featured soloist with legendary soprano Kathleen Battle. Long fascinated ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Trombone Shorty

January 2, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Trombone Shorty's birthday today! Since the release of their Grammy-nominated 2010 debut album, Backatown, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue have grown creatively while winning hordes of new fans performing nonstop on five continents. Their latest album, For True, offers substantive proof of their explosive growth, further refining the signature sound Troy ...