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JazzWeek Radio Chart: February 29, 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 Ken Fowser Standing Tall (Posi-Tone) 221 238 -17 3 52 1 5 ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Trevor Watts
All About Jazz is celebrating Trevor Watts' birthday today! Born in York, England; composer/arranger/alto & sop saxophones/piano/percussion. Trevor Watts\' family moved to Halifax in Yorkshire when he was 6 months old, and that is where he was brought up. Trevor is a completely self taught musician, and his early inspirations came from his fathers love of ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Joanna Pascale
All About Jazz is celebrating Joanna Pascale's birthday today! Since emerging onto Philadelphia's jazz scene, vocalist Joanna Pascale has established herself as a compelling and skilled vocalist. At just 24 years old Joanna already has a working repertoire of over 400 songs. She brings a strong emotional element as well as a solid sense of swing ...
ECM Records Releases Vijay Iyer / Wadada Leo Smith's "A cosmic rhythm with each stroke"
Vijay Iyer / Wadada Leo Smith's A cosmic rhythm with each stroke Wadada Leo Smith: trumpet Vijay Iyer: piano, Fender Rhodes, electronics A cosmic rhythm with each stroke features pianist Vijay Iyer and the musician he has described as his “hero, friend and teacher”, trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith. Vijay has previously played extensively with ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: David "Fathead" Newman
All About Jazz is celebrating David “Fathead" Newman's birthday today! David “Fathead" Newman was born in Corsicana, Texas on February 24, 1933. His family soon moved to Dallas, where they settled and David stayed through graduating Lincoln High School. After school, David found gigs in local bands. He received a scholarship to Jarvis Christian College where ...
All About Jazz and Jazz Near You: We're moving and improving!
Dear Readers, All About Jazz and Jazz Near You are moving to a new hosting service today, and we're busy configuring our server and addressing issues. Please bear with us as we migrate to our new location; we should be fully back up and running tomorrow. Thank you for your patience. Michael Ricci Founder / ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Wayne Escoffery
All About Jazz is celebrating Wayne Escoffery's birthday today! Since moving to New York City in 2000, tenor saxophonist Wayne Escoffery has become one of the Jazz world’s most talented rising stars and in-demand sidemen. He began his professional NY career touring and recording with The Eric Reed Septet. In 2001 he became a steady member ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Joe Wilder
All About Jazz is celebrating Joe Wilder's birthday today! Joe Wilder turned eighty on February 22, 2002, an occasion marked by celebrations at the Arbors Records “March of Jazz" party in Clearwater, Florida, at the “Jazz in July" series at New York\'s 92nd Street Y, and at two tribute concerts: at the Smithsonian in March and ...
Jazz Near You Tickets Events Through Ticketfly Affiliation
Jazz Near You, the Internet's largest aggregator and distributor of jazz event and venue information has joined the Ticketfly affiliate network, a progressive ticketing company that makes it easy to discover events, buy tickets, and share events with your friends. “Our goal is to present the most comprehensive jazz events calendar and importing Ticketfly events helps ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Nina Simone
All About Jazz is celebrating Nina Simone's birthday today! The High Priestess- Eunice Waymon was born in Tryon, North Carolina as the sixth of seven children in a poor family. The child prodigy played piano at the age of four. With the help of her music teacher, who set up the “Eunice Waymon Fund", she could ...
