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News: Obituary

Legendary Crusaders Sax Man Wilton Felder Passes Away

September 28, 2015

Houston and the world lost a giant today with the passing of Wilton Felder, saxophonist for the fabled Crusaders. Mr. Felder was 75. Word of his passing reached the internet via longtime collaborator Ray Parker, Jr.’s Facebook page around 2 p.m. today. Felder’s passing comes only a year after the death of his lifelong friend and ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Bud Powell

September 27, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Bud Powell's birthday today! Bud Powell is generally considered to be the most important pianist in the history of jazz. Noted jazz writer and critic Gary Giddins, in Visions of Jazz, goes even further, saying that “Powell will be recognized as one of the most formidable creators of piano music in ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Gary Bartz

September 26, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Gary Bartz's birthday today! Jazz saxophonist Gary Bartz first came to New York in 1958 to attend the Julliard Conservatory of Music. Just 17 years old, Gary couldn\'t wait to come to the city to play and learn. “It was a very good time for the music in New York, at ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Sam Rivers

September 25, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Sam Rivers' birthday today! Samuel Carthorne Rivers (born September 25, 1923, El Reno, Oklahoma) is a jazz musician and composer. He performs on soprano and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet, flute, and piano. Rivers was previously thought to have been born in 1930. Rivers\'s father was a gospel musician who had sung ...

News: Website

Jazz Near You Website Relaunch

September 25, 2015

We spent the last few months improving the Jazz Near You website, from its appearance to how it functions. We improved how you search, we upgraded our forms, and we made it more responsive across all devices. We also simplified the website's design while refining its appearance. The search button was moved to the navigation bar ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Fats Navarro

September 24, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Fats Navarro's birthday today! “Fats was a spectacular musician because, in a time when cats arrived on the scene with nothing, he came on with everything: he could read, he could play high and hold anybody\'s first trumpet chair, he could play those singing, melodic solos with a big beautiful sound ...

News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: September 28, 2015

September 24, 2015

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! TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks181Eric Alexander The Real Thing (HighNote)242181+6165514222Cécile McLorin Salvant For One To Love (Mack Avenue)241273-3215218373Christian McBride Trio Live At The Village Vanguard (Mack Avenue)237198+39125834434Mike LeDonne AwwlRight! (Savant)224235-1115137515Dee ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: John Coltrane

September 23, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating John Coltrane's birthday today! John William Coltrane was born on September 23, 1926 in Hamlet, North Carolina. At the age of three his family moved to High Point, NC, where young Coltrane spent his early years. His father, John Robert Coltrane, died in 1939, leaving twelve year-old John and his mother ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Ken Vandermark

September 22, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Ken Vandermark's birthday today! For the past 20 years, Ken Vandermark has been exploring and working to expand the possibilities of improvised and composed music in North America and Europe. Since moving to Chicago from Boston in 1989, he\'s performed and recorded in a variety of contexts, and with many internationally ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Chico Hamilton

September 21, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Chico Hamilton's birthday today! Legendary jazz drummer and bandleader Foreststorn ‘Chico’ Hamilton, born September 21st, 1921 in Los Angeles, had a fast track musical education in a band with his schoolmates Charles Mingus, Illinois Jacquet, Ernie Royal, Dexter Gordon, Buddy Collette and Jack Kelso. Engagements with Lionel Hampton, Slim & Slam, ...