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Jazz Musician of the Day: Bobby Shew
All About Jazz is celebrating Bobby Shew's birthday today! Born In Albuquerque, New Mexico, Bobby Shew began playing the guitar at the age of eight and switched to the trumpet at ten. By the time he was thirteen he was playing at local dances with a number of bands and by fifteen had put together his ...
Jazz Near You Upgrade Includes International Jazz Festival Calendar, improved Jazz Teacher Finder, improved Spotlight service and more
Your friends at Jazz Near You continually improve our website, our weekly eblast and our mobile app to better serve jazz communities worldwide. Check out the latest round of upgrades: A festival-only calendar page. It's accessible from the main calendar page and includes every upcoming festival event that has been added to Jazz Near You. Check ...
JazzWeek Radio Chart: March 7, 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 2 1 Dr. Lonnie Smith Evolution (Blue Note) 243 219 +24 0 57 1 5 ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Jimmy Garrison
All About Jazz is celebrating Jimmy Garrison's birthday today! Bassist Jimmy Garrison was the anchor in the classic John Coltrane Quartet, from 1961-\'66, which recorded all of its well-known albums on Impulse. Garrison\'s big, blunt sound, steady time and inventive counter lines were an elemental ingredient in the sound of that famous group. He actually fitted ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
All About Jazz is celebrating Eddie “Lockjaw" Davis' birthday today! Eddie Lockjaw Davis was one musician who provided a link from the big band era through to the soul jazz phenomenon of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Davis developed one of the most unmistakable tenor sax sounds in post war jazz. With a full bodied ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Glenn Miller
All About Jazz is celebrating Glenn Miller's birthday today! Shortly after the beginning of the 20th century, in a small rural Southwestern Iowa town, a boy was born to Elmer and Mattie Lou Miller. The date was March 1, 1904 and the town was Clarinda. The boy that was born that night was named Alton Glen ...
Louis Armstrong House Mourns Passing of David Reese, Curator
The Louis Armstrong House Museum is deeply saddened to announce the passing of David L. Reese, Louis Armstrong House Museum curator since 2012. David Reese joined the Louis Armstrong House Museum with an impressive resume of historic preservation experience. With a Masters in Historic Architecture from the University of Virginia, David had devoted his entire career ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Richie Cole
All About Jazz is celebrating Richie Cole's birthday today! Richie Cole fans continue to praise the jazz/bebop artist who is recognized worldwide for the sweet sounds of his alto sax and the creativity behind his Alto Madness Orchestra. The Alto Madness Orchestra was developed by Richie in the early 90\'s and its continuing popularity is proof ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Charles Gayle
All About Jazz is celebrating Charles Gayle's birthday today! Charles Gayle blew down with hurricane force- the pun is too obvious- out of Buffalo. He drifted in and out of the first great free jazz scenes of the Sixties, playing with Pharoah, Archie Shepp, and other trailblazers. But he says now that his sound then was ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Dexter Gordon
All About Jazz is celebrating Dexter Gordon's birthday today! Dexter Gordon is considered to be the first musician to translate the language of Bebop to the tenor saxophone. Dexter Keith Gordon was born on February 27, 1923 in Los Angeles, California. His father, Dr. Frank Gordon, was one of the first African American doctors in Los ...
