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News: Recording

Toronto guitarist Galen Weston gets Plugged In & turned back on with debut album

September 21, 2015

Guitarist and composer Galen Weston unleashes a lifetime of music on his ambitious debut album, Plugged In. After laying down his guitar for more than a decade, Weston breathes life into his almost forgotten songs, recording 10 original tracks and two covers with fine craftsmanship and intense focus, while showcasing an unwavering dedication to tonal quality ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Steve Coleman

September 20, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Steve Coleman's birthday today! Steve began playing music just days before his 14th birthday as a freshman at South Shore High School on the south side of Chicago. His first instrument was violin but later that year he switched to the alto saxophone. For three years Steve studied the basics of ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Muhal Richard Abrams

September 19, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Muhal Richard Abrams' birthday today! Muhal Richard Abrams World renowned pianist and composer has been in the forefront of the contemporary music scene for well over forty years. Muhal is a co-founder of The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), founder of The AACM School of Music and President ...

News: Website

Improved Searching at All About Jazz

September 19, 2015

All About Jazz readers can search for news, musicians, downloads, photos and articles from any page. Searches are conducted by clicking the magnifying glass icon to the left of “Home" directly under “all about jazz." In addition to fast access to multiple search options from one location, we also added a new page that allows you ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Nils Petter Molvaer

September 18, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Nils Petter Molvaer's birthday today! Nils Petter Molvær (NPM), Norwegian trumpet player, composer and producer, connects multiple music styles—jazz, ambient, house, electronic and break beats, as well as elements from hip hop, rock and pop music—and effortlessly melts them into convincing soundscapes of deep intensity. Born in 1960 on the little ...

News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: September 21, 2015

September 18, 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! TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks131Dee Dee Bridgewater, Irvin Mayfield and The New Orleans Jazz Orch Dee Dee's Feathers (OKeh)279304-2525416252Cécile McLorin Salvant For One To Love (Mack Avenue)273284-1125417343Mike LeDonne AwwlRight! (Savant)235302-6725036424Heads ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Jack McDuff

September 17, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Jack McDuff's birthday today! Brother Jack McDuff, was one of the handful of leading exponents of the soul jazz style created on Hammond organ by Jimmy Smith in the late 1950s. The instrument at the heart of the soul jazz style was the Hammond B-3 organ, usually in the company of ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Charlie Byrd

September 16, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Charlie Byrd's birthday today! Charlie Byrd jammed with Django Reinhardt, recorded with Woody Herman, studied with the great Segovia, and with Stan Getz introduced the Brazilian bossa nova to international audiences. He then proceeded to form a super guitar trio with Barney Kessel and Herb Ellis... Read more. Place our Musician ...

News: Website

All About Jazz Musician News: Expanded toolkit and promotional services

September 16, 2015

Attn: Musicians We recently launched version 2 of the Jazz Near You app. It's vastly improved and is now compatible with Android and iOS—and it even runs on a Kindle Fire. We want to make sure your events look their absolute best in the app, so please make sure you've added a thumbnail image to your ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Julian "Cannonball" Adderley

September 15, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Julian “Cannonball" Adderley's birthday today! Both as the leader of his own bands as well as an alto and soprano saxophone stylist, Julian Edwin “Cannonball" Adderley was one of the progenitors of the swinging, rhythmically robust style of music that became known as hard-bop. Born September 15, 1928, into a musical ...