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Jazz Musician of the Day: Cecil Taylor

March 25, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Cecil Taylor's birthday today! “One of my wishes has been realized. I found love. It was difficult, but I found it. Because when Billy Holiday sang, “You don‘t know what love is,” great singers will tell you… it‘s a partnership. It‘s a sharing"....—-Cecil Taylor November 10, 2010 “Practice, to be studious ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Dave Douglas

March 24, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Dave Douglas' birthday today! Dave Douglas is a prolific trumpeter, composer and educator from New York City. His unique contributions to improvised music have garnered distinguished recognition, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, an Aaron Copland award and two Grammy nominations. Douglas has developed his work for several unique ensembles with whom he’s ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Stefon Harris

March 23, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Stefon Harris' birthday today! Vibraphonist-composer Stefon Harris is heralded as “one of the most important young artists in jazz" (The Los Angeles Times). He is unquestionably developing what will be a long and extraordinary career. Stefon Harris\' passionate artistry, energetic stage presence, and astonishing virtuosity have propelled him into the forefront ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: George Benson

March 22, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating George Benson's birthday today! Appreciated as both musician and performer by millions, George Benson has always had the duel personae of expert improviser and vibrant entertainer. He has always placed his keenly discerning art in the service of a rousing good time. Rounding out his singular approach with sly, seductive rhythm ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Mike Westbrook

March 21, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Mike Westbrook's birthday today! Mike Westbrook has led, and composed for, a succession of Big Bands and small groups since the early 1960\'s. He has toured extensively throughout Europe and further afield and made 40 albums. His principal compositions for Jazz Orchestra include Citadel/Room 315 featuring John Surman, On Duke\'s Birthday ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: March 23, 2015

March 20, 2015

TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks1101Jacky Terrasson Take This! (impulse!)289193+9685813222Russell Malone Love Looks Good On You (HighNote)285269+16657223173Steve Turre Spiritman (Smoke Sessions)284161+123115732414Eddie Henderson Collective Portrait (Smoke Sessions)282311-2916016575Charles McPherson The Journey (Capri)219216+324856646Justin Kauflin Dedication (Jazz Village)196233-3704319787Sam Most New Jazz Standards (Summit)195205-1004876757Dave Bass NYC Sessions (Whaling City Sounds)195225-3004357969Joe Alterman Georgia Sunset (Joe Alterman Music)191218-2715067939Jamie Cullum Interlude (Blue Note)191237-460422811911Allan Harris Black Bar Jukebox (Love Productions)180201-2114529121112Jim ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Marian McPartland

March 20, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Marian McPartland's birthday today! Marian McPartland has made jazz piano duets into something of an art form. Sure, it\'s been done before, but not very often. There are the Pete Johnson/Albert Ammons duet sessions that made both boogie pianists stars, but save for the occasional live performance where a couple of ...

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Export Your Events to Jazz Near You

March 19, 2015

If you store your event information in a database, then you're an event feed away from sharing it with the world through the Jazz Near You event aggregation and distribution service. Pull and push In addition to presenting your events at the Jazz Near You website and through our on demand calendar service, we'll also present ...

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Exporting Your Events to Jazz Near You: FAQ

March 19, 2015

If you are a presenter, venue owner, or event aggregator and are not familiar with Jazz Near You's event import service, please read about it here. Can I create an event feed myself? If you have the programming or technical expertise, sure. If not, it's best to consult with a programmer. Do I need an event ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Eliane Elias

March 19, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Eliane Elias' birthday today! Multi GRAMMY Award Nominee, pianist/singer/composer/arranger Eliane Elias is known for her distinctive and immediately recognizable musical style which blends her Brazilian roots, her sensuous, alluring voice with her impressive instrumental jazz, classical and compositional skills. Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Eliane’s performing career began in Brazil at ...