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Jazz Musician of the Day: John McLaughlin

January 4, 2016

All About Jazz is celebrating John McLaughlin's birthday today! John McLaughlin, also Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, is a jazz fusion guitarist from Doncaster, Yorkshire in England. He came to prominence with the electric group of Miles Davis in the late 1960s, and with other well- known players such as Chick Corea and Tony Williams. Before moving to ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: James Carter

January 3, 2016

All About Jazz is celebrating James Carter's birthday today! Sometimes it takes an extraordinary talent to inspire an unprecedented piece of music. For Puerto Rican-born composer Roberto Sierra, the epiphany struck in the midst of a tenor saxophone solo by James Carter, who was appearing as the featured soloist with legendary soprano Kathleen Battle. Long fascinated ...

News: Obituary

Daniel Smith, The World’s Most Recorded Bassoon Soloist dies at 77

January 3, 2016

Daniel Smith, who was one of the few bassoonists recording and performing in both Jazz and Classical music, described as the “Gerry Mulligan of The Bassoon", in the world of Jazz and the “Rampal of The Bassoon" in classical music, dies at 77 on December 19, 2015 in Brooklyn, NY. The cause of death was an ...

Article: Year in Review

Top 15 "Read" Interviews: 2015

by Michael Ricci
January 2, 2016

All About Jazz tracks how often an interview is read, and the interviews listed below represent our top 15 published in 2015. Kind of Purple: Jazz musicians on Prince Prince by Kurt Gottschalk Published: December 17, 2015 Bill Laswell: No Boundaries ...

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Top 15 "Read" Articles: 2015

by Michael Ricci
January 2, 2016

All About Jazz tracks how often an article is read, and the articles listed below represent our top 15 published in 2015. Deconstructing Money Jungle Duke Ellington by Graham E Peterson Published: October 23, 2015 John Coltrane and the Meaning of Life

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Top 15 "Recommended" Articles: 2015

by Michael Ricci
January 2, 2016

All About Jazz tracks how often an article is recommended, and the articles listed below represent our top fifteen published in 2015. Paul Jost: The First Thing is Heart Paul Jost by Chris M. Slawecki Published: February 12, 2015 Ron Aprea: On John ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Trombone Shorty

January 2, 2016

All About Jazz is celebrating Trombone Shorty's birthday today! Since the release of their Grammy-nominated 2010 debut album, Backatown, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue have grown creatively while winning hordes of new fans performing nonstop on five continents. Their latest album, For True, offers substantive proof of their explosive growth, further refining the signature sound Troy ...

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Top 25 MP3 Downloads: 2015

by Michael Ricci
January 1, 2016

All About Jazz tracks how often a featured MP3 is downloaded, and the following represent our top 25 in 2015. If you missed them the first time around, give them a listen now, and enjoy! Other Minds By: Mario Dueñas From: Beliefs (Self Produced) Featured: 2015-12-28

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Top 12 "Recommended" Album Reviews: 2015

by Michael Ricci
January 1, 2016

All About Jazz tracks how often an album review is recommended, and the reviews listed below represent our top twelve published in 2015. Time Within Itself Michael Waldrop Big Band by Jack Bowers Published: April 2, 2015 Dreams Beyond George Spanos by Glenn Astarita

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Chris Potter

January 1, 2016

All About Jazz is celebrating Chris Potter's birthday today! A world-class soloist, accomplished composer and formidable bandleader, saxophonist Chris Potter has emerged as a leading light of his generation. Down Beat called him “One of the most studied (and copied) saxophonists on the planet" while Jazz Times identified him as “a figure of international renown." Jazz ...