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News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: November 28, 2016

November 25, 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 3 1 Eric Alexander Second Impression (HighNote) 289 259 +30 1 49 1 8 ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Paul Desmond

November 25, 2016

All About Jazz is celebrating Paul Desmond's birthday today! Paul Desmond was revered for the pure, gentle tone of his alto saxophone, and the elegant lyricism of his improvisations. For seventeen years he was the lead soloist in the most commercially successful jazz combo ever, the Dave Brubeck Quartet. In an era that worshipped the frenetic, ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Teddy Wilson

November 24, 2016

All About Jazz is celebrating Teddy Wilson's birthday today! His airy, effortless style, with its emphasis on lightly accompanied right-hand melody, was a key element in the transition from swing to bebop, and many modern jazz pianists took Wilson\'s approach as their starting point. His early recordings were percussive and forceful, but as he matured his ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Emil Viklicky

November 23, 2016

All About Jazz is celebrating Emil Viklicky's birthday today! Emil Viklicky was born in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic), where in 1971 he graduated from Palacky University with a degree in mathematics. While a student he devoted much time to playing jazz piano. In 1974, he was awarded the prize for best soloist at the ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Gunther Schuller

November 22, 2016

All About Jazz is celebrating Gunther Schuller's birthday today! The composer Gunther Schuller is, famously, a man of many musical pursuits. He began his professional life as a horn player in both the jazz and classical worlds, working as readily with Miles Davis and Gil Evans as with Toscanini; he was principal horn of the Cincinnati ...

News: Recording

Trumpeter Terell Stafford Releases "Forgive and Forget" on Herb Harris Music

November 21, 2016

Herb Harris Music is happy to announce the release of a new album from trumpeter Terell Stafford. Forgive and Forget and is the second installment of a series of recordings dubbed “Jazzmasters Unlimited". A master jazz trumpeter with over 20 years of experience, Stafford has been hailed as “one of the great players of our time, ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Coleman Hawkins

November 21, 2016

All About Jazz is celebrating Coleman Hawkins' birthday today! Coleman Hawkins single-handedly brought the saxophone to the prominence in jazz that the instrument enjoys. Before he hit the scene, jazz groups had little use for the instrument. One player (forgot who) said, “with all due respect to Adolph Sax, Coleman Hawkins invented the saxophone." Hawkins, or ...

News: Website

Musician? Export your Jazz Near You events to Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

November 20, 2016

A tremendous time-saving feature for musicians! All About Jazz has made it simple to export your events (entered at Jazz Near You) to Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Steps 1 To get started, create an All About Jazz musician profile then upload your events. If you already have a profile (and are signed in), just upload your ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: June Christy

November 20, 2016

All About Jazz is celebrating June Christy's birthday today! June was born as Shirley Luster on November 20, 1925 at the Memorial Hospital in Springfield, Illinois and was raised from the age of three in Decatur, Illinois; and from the beginning always wanted to sing. She was singing with local bands when she was just 13, ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Tommy Dorsey

November 19, 2016

All About Jazz is celebrating Tommy Dorsey's birthday today! Trombonist Thomas “Tommy" Dorsey was born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, the younger brother of famed jazz clarinetist, Jimmy Dorsey. In early years he was equally well-known as both trumpet and trombone player, recording several hot jazz solos on trumpet in 1920s, including “The Spell of the Blues" with ...