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Jazz Musician of the Day: Gerry Mulligan

April 6, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Gerry Mulligan's birthday today! Gerry Mulligan grew up in Philadelphia and first learned piano, which he played occasionally. While in his teens, he wrote arrangements for Johnny Warrington\'s radio band (1944) and played reed instruments professionally. After moving to New York in 1946, he joined Gene Krupa\'s big band as staff ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Stanley Turrentine

April 5, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Stanley Turrentine's birthday today! Stanley William Turrentine was one of the most distinctive tenor saxophonists in jazz. Known for his big, warm, sound, “The Sugar Man" or the original “Mr. T" found inspiration in the blues and turned it into a hugely successful career with a #1 hit and four Grammy ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Benny Green

April 4, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Benny Green's birthday today! Born in New York in 1963, Benny Green grew up in Berkeley, California, and began classical piano studies at the age of seven. Influenced by his father, a tenor saxophonist, his attention soon turned into Jazz: “I began trying to improvise on the piano, imitating the records ...

News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: April 6, 2015

April 3, 2015

TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks111Russell Malone Love Looks Good On You (HighNote)345333+1216014232Steve Turre Spiritman (Smoke Sessions)325287+3846424343Jacky Terrasson Take This! (impulse!)313280+3325615424Eddie Henderson Collective Portrait (Smoke Sessions)297309-1225718565Wolff & Clark Expedition 2 (Random Act)253218+3575854656Charles McPherson The Journey (Capri)248274-2604758797Dave Stryker Messin' With Mr. T (Strikezone)216191+251550728168Omer Avital New Song (Motema)215154+61037889149Vijay Iyer Trio Break Stuff (ECM)203174+2914497101910Marcus Miller Afrodeezia (Blue Note)198149+49941102111211Rez Abbasi Acoustic Quartet Intents And Purposes ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Scott LaFaro

April 3, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Scott LaFaro's birthday today! Rocco Scott LaFaro (1936-1961) was a musician of the first order, who found his \'voice\' in jazz in the mid-1950s. His played the double bass violin, better known today as the acoustic bass to differentiate this instrument from the electric (or electronic) bass. His life was cut ...

News: Recording

Vocalist Joanna Pascale Embraces Deep Emotional Connections with Lesser Known Repertoire on "Wildflower"

April 2, 2015

Vocalist Joanna Pascale Embraces Deep Emotional Connections with Lesser Known Repertoire on Wildflower – Available May 5 Produced by Pianist Orrin Evans and Featuring Christian McBride, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Gregoire Maret, Bilal, Cyrus Chestnut and more “Wildflowers grow under the most unlikely circumstances,” says vocalist Joanna Pascale. “You find them in the most unlikely places. From the ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Larry Coryell

April 2, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Larry Coryell's birthday today! Musician magazine named him to its list of 100 greatest guitarists alive today, and after releasing more than 60 albums as a leader and playing on dozens more as a sideman in the last 40 years, Larry Coryell\'s definitely earned that honor. Exploring the sound of the ...

News: Advocacy

24 Jazz Heroes in 22 cities Announced by Jazz Journalists Association

April 1, 2015

Educators, Presenters, Philanthropists, Fans, Players, Poet and Dentist Hailed as Activists, Advocates, Altruists, Aiders and Abettors of Jazz Honored New York, NY: Two dozen “JazzHeroes"—activists of positive influence on their musical communities—have been announced today by the Jazz Journalists Association, a non-profit organization of media professionals, in collaborations with grassroots organizations andsupporters in 22 U.S. cities, ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Duke Jordan

April 1, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Duke Jordan's birthday today! Duke Jordan was a pianist whose work with the saxophonist Charlie Parker endures in the jazz pantheon. Jordan was regarded as one of the great early bebop pianists, the sound that he helped to create in the postwar era was something new, and it remains a cornerstone ...

News: Obituary

Jazz Gallery Founder Dale Kelley Fitzgerald Leaves Behind Massive Legacy That Lives On In Music, Life & Through The Love Of Others

March 31, 2015

THE JAZZ GALLERY PLANS ARE UNDERWAY FOR A CELEBRATION IN THE SPIRIT OF DALE FITZGERALD IN COMING MONTHS THE GABRIEL FITZGERALD EDUCATION FUND IS FORMED Dale Kelley Fitzgerald, who co-founded New York’s prestigious Jazz Gallery in 1995 and was its Executive Director until 2009, died on March 20 at Calvary Hospital in Bronx, N.Y., after a ...