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Jazz Musician of the Day: Earl Hines

December 28, 2016

All About Jazz is celebrating Earl Hines' birthday today! A brilliant keyboard virtuoso, Earl “Fatha” Hines was one of the first great piano soloists in jazz, and one of the very few musicians who could hold his own with Louis Armstrong. His so-called \'trumpet\' style used doubled octaves in the right hand to produce a clear ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Walter Norris

December 27, 2016

All About Jazz is celebrating Walter Norris' birthday today! Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on December 27, 1931, Norris first studied piano at home with his mother, then with John Summers, a local church organist. His first professional performances were with the Howard Williams Band in and around Little Rock during his junior high and high ...

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Jazz Near You Event Spotlight Service Improves—Allows For Patron Support

December 26, 2016

Jazz Near You has boosted the visibility of spotlight events and has vastly improved spotlight appearance to make a stronger impression at the Jazz Near You website. In addition to service improvements, jazz patrons can now support local events through the Spotlight service. Businesses with an interest in supporting their local jazz community can purchase a ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: John Scofield

December 26, 2016

All About Jazz is celebrating John Scofield's birthday today! When I first got into jazz — around 1969, I came from playing R&B and Soul in High School. Jazz Rock was in its infancy stage and I was lucky enough to be around to experience the Golden Age of both Rock and Soul and see Jazz ...

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Spread Good Cheer: Support All About Jazz and Jazz Near You

December 25, 2016

Your friends at All About Jazz want to wish our readers, especially our registered members, a joyous holiday season filled with family and fun. We have several big projects in store for 2017 including the doubling of Jazz Near You events, a Jazz Near You website upgrade, web site navigation improvements, a community blog, badges, expert ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Don Pullen

December 25, 2016

All About Jazz is celebrating Don Pullen's birthday today! Don Pullen developed an extended technique for the piano and a strikingly individual style, post-bop and modern, but retaining a strong feeling for the blues. He produced acknowledged masterworks of jazz in a range of formats and styles, crossing and mixing genres long before this became almost ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Woody Shaw

December 24, 2016

All About Jazz is celebrating Woody Shaw's birthday today! Woody Shaw, Jr. was born in Laurinburg, N.C. on December 24th, 1944 to Rosalie Pegues Shaw and Woody Shaw, Sr. He grew up in Newark, New Jersey, and began playing trumpet at the age of 11. Shaw attended Arts High School in Newark where he studied trumpet ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: December 26, 2016

December 23, 2016

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) 237 257 -20 ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Chet Baker

December 23, 2016

All About Jazz is celebrating Chet Baker's birthday today! Chesney Henry “Chet" Baker Jr. was raised in a musical household in Oklahoma (his father was a guitarist), and coming of age in Southern California during the bebop era of jazz, Baker found success as a trumpet player in 1951 when he was chosen by Charlie Parker ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: John Patitucci

December 22, 2016

All About Jazz is celebrating John Patitucci's birthday today! Born in 1959 in Brooklyn, New York, John Patitucci began playing the electric bass at age ten. John began composing and performing at age 12. At age 15, he began to play the acoustic bass and at age 16 began the piano. He quickly moved from playing ...