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Jazz Musician of the Day: Pete Christlieb

February 16, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Pete Christlieb's birthday today! From the 1970s through the 1990s, the sound of Pete’s tenor could be heard on television and motion picture sound tracks and recordings. The son of a famous bassoon player, Don Christlieb, Pete began his musical journey on the violin at age 7. At 12, he was ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Henry Threadgill

February 15, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Henry Threadgill's birthday today! Threadgill first performed as a percussionist in his high school marching band before taking up the baritone saxophone and later a large portion of the woodwind instrument family. He soon settled primarily upon the alto saxophone and the flute... Read more. Place our Musician of the Day ...

News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: February 16, 2015

February 14, 2015

TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks151Quincy Davis Songs In The Key Of Q (In The Know)249218+3114114222Jamie Cullum Interlude (Blue Note)242231+1134023333David Hazeltine I Remember Cedar (Sharp Nine)238225+13041110444Justin Kauflin Dedication (Jazz Village)233219+1434844585Chip White Family Dedications and More (Dark Colors)223187+3664645616Louis Hayes and the Cannonball Adderly Legacy Band Live at Cory Weeds' Cellar Jazz Club (Cellar Live)215238-231371117107Allan Harris Black Bar Jukebox (Love Productions)213177+36448748178Jim Snidero Main ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Rob McConnell

February 14, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Rob McConnell's birthday today! Robert Murray Gordon (Rob) McConnell is a Canadian jazz valve trombonist, composer, arranger, music educator and recording artist. Rob McConnell took up the valve trombone in high school, and began his performing career in the early 1950s, performing and studying with Don Thompson, Bobby Gimby, and later, ...

News: Music Industry

Future Of Music Coalition Takes Bold Steps to Serve Artists & Their Teams

February 13, 2015

As musicians, songwriters, managers, indie publishers and labels ourselves, we know that it’s a challenge to stay on top of the many issues that are reshaping music. But with so much happening in the policy arena and the marketplace, this is a crucial time for artists and their teams to get involved. In FMC’s next next ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Wardell Gray

February 13, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Wardell Gray's birthday today! Wardell Gray was one of the truly great, yet by now almost obscure, bebop tenor saxophonists. With a smooth mellow and consistent tone, he created a tenor style that veered from swing to bebop, a style that was elegant, sure-footed, mature and distinctive. His premature death under ...

News: Recording

Tobias Grim: Brazil Lines

February 13, 2015

By Gabriel Medina Arenas Sweden and Brazil are more than 6,400 miles apart. Their weather, culture, customs and folklore couldn't be more different, but music proves once again to be a universal language that builds bridges even between such contrasting lands. The Swedish guitarist Tobias Grim has a deep love for the “South American giant" and ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Brent Jensen

February 12, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Brent Jensen's birthday today! In 1986-87, Brent studied in New York City with jazz legend Lee Konitz on a grant from the Idaho Commission on the Arts. He was a featured winner of the Woodwinds on Fire international talent search conducted by Jazziz magazine (August 1996). Brent has performed with a ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Jaleel Shaw

February 11, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Jaleel Shaw's birthday today! Jaleel Shaw, alto saxophonist, is currently a member of the Roy Haynes Quartet, Charles Mingus Big Band, and performs in various clubs in New York City and abroad with various groups, including the Jaleel Shaw Quintet. Jaleel grew up in Philadelphia, PA, where he studied with saxophonist ...

News: Job Posting

Institute of Jazz Studies Executive Director Job Opening

February 10, 2015

Quick: where is the largest, most comprehensive jazz archive and research center in the world? New Orleans? St. Louis? Kansas City? Try another river city farther east. Would you believe Newark, New Jersey? It's true. On a hill above the prosaic Passaic River, where it has been housed at Rutgers University—Newark (RU-N) for nearly 50 years, ...