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Jazz Musician of the Day: Marcus Miller

June 14, 2016

All About Jazz is celebrating Marcus Miller's birthday today! Marcus Miller, winner of the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album of 2001, was born in Brooklyn in 1959 and raised in Jamaica, New York. He came from a musical family and was influenced early on by his father, a church organist and choir director, as ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Doc Cheatham

June 13, 2016

All About Jazz is celebrating Doc Cheatham's birthday today! One of the very last survivors of the early days of jazz, trumpeter Adolphus “Doc" Cheatham attracted attention from the historically- inclined right up to his death in 1997 at the age of 91. His career recapitulated much of the history of jazz as a whole: he ...

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Brad Mehldau Trio Returns with "Blues and Ballads," Available on Nonesuch

June 12, 2016

Trio’s first release since 2012 features interpretations of well-known blues and ballad tunes “The pianist Brad Mehldau has led this iteration of his pace-setting trio—with the bassist Larry Grenadier and the drummer Jeff Ballard—since 2005, and it has evolved into a graceful powerhouse, equally savvy about groove and harmony.” —New York Times “...three musicians who share ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Chick Corea

June 12, 2016

All About Jazz is celebrating Chick Corea's birthday today! An NEA Jazz Master, 16-time Grammy winner, prolific composer and undisputed keyboard virtuoso, Chick Corea has attained living legend status after four decades of unparalleled creativity and an artistic output that is simply staggering. In 2010, Chick entered the DownBeat Magazine Hall of Fame and was named ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Joao Gilberto

June 10, 2016

All About Jazz is celebrating Joao Gilberto's birthday today! Born João Gilberto do Prado Pereira de Oliveira on June 10, 1931, in the town of Juázeiro in the northeastern state of Bahia, Brazil. His father was a wealthy merchant who insisted that all of his seven children receive an education. Gilberto defied his father\'s wishes however, ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Kenny Barron

June 9, 2016

All About Jazz is celebrating Kenny Barron's birthday today! Kenny Barron\'s unmatched ability to mesmerize audiences with his elegant playing, sensitive melodies and infectious rhythms is what inspired “The Los Angeles Times" to name him “one of the top jazz pianists in the world" and “Jazz Weekly" to call him “The most lyrical pianist of our ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Uri Caine

June 8, 2016

All About Jazz is celebrating Uri Caine's birthday today! Uri Caine was born in Philadelphia and began studying piano with Bernard Peiffer. He played in bands led by Philly Joe Jones, Hank Mobley, Johnny Coles, Mickey Roker, Odean Pope, Jymmie Merritt, Bootsie Barnes and Grover Washington. He attended the University of Pennsylvania and studied music composition ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Tal Farlow

June 7, 2016

All About Jazz is celebrating Tal Farlow's birthday today! Tal Farlow was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, and was brought up in a musical atmosphere. His father played several musical instruments, including some of the fretted ones, while the piano in the house was played by his mother and his sister, who became a fine classical ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Grant Green

June 6, 2016

All About Jazz is celebrating Grant Green's birthday today! Green was born on June 6, 1931 in St. Louis, Missouri. He first performed in a professional setting at the age of 13. His early influences were Charlie Christian and Charlie Parker; however, he played extensive R & B gigs in his home town and in East ...

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2nd Annual Jazz Bridge Jazz Cruise Set For Saturday, June 11th from 1:30 to 4:30pm

June 5, 2016

Ahoy Mates! Get yer swagger on an' try out some o' yer pirate ramble. Better yet, please join Jazz Bridge as we set sail on the Elite Yacht for our 2nd Annual Jazz Bridge Jazz Cruise. Join us on Saturday, June 11 from 1:30 to 4:30 PM where you will enjoy “world class jazz” provided by ...