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Hancock rouses Jazz Network crowd
The legendary musician delivered an inspiring keynote address at the national conference, which continues in San Diego through Saturday Lamenting the decline in arts funding at U.S. public schools as “a national disgrace,” music legend Herbie Hancock electrified a capacity audience of more than 1,600 during his keynote address Thursday at the 6th annual National Jazz ...
JazzWeek Radio Chart: January 12, 2015
TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks151David Hazeltine I Remember Cedar (Sharp Nine)217227-1014415222Kenny Barron & Dave Holland The Art Of Conversation (Impulse!)195240-4514218343Houston Person The Melody Lingers On (HighNote)190230-4004128434Louis Hayes and the Cannonball Adderly Legacy Band Live at Cory Weeds' Cellar Jazz Club (Cellar Live)187237-5004036515Jimmy Greene Beautiful Life (Mack Avenue)175247-7203916676Peter Zak The Disciple (SteepleChase)169195-2623029767Jeff Hamilton Trio Great American Songs (Capri)160196-36235658198Tony Monaco Furry Slippers ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Dave Weckl
All About Jazz is celebrating Dave Weckl's birthday today! For more than 20 years, Dave Weckl has developed and maintained a reputation among fans, peers, and the international music community as one of the great living drummers. For this, he has received numerous accolades and honors; Modern Drummer inducted Dave into their Hall of Fame and ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Henry "Red" Allen
All About Jazz is celebrating Henry “Red" Allen's birthday today! Trumpet player, Henry “Red" Allen Jr. was the son of Henry Allen who was the leader of the Allen Brass Band of Algiers, Louisiana. Algiers is directly across the Mississippi River from New Orleans. As a teenager he played in his father\'s band, with George Lewis, ...
Guitarist Jeff Golub dies at 59; Copley Township native played with rock stars
Guitarist Jeff Golub, a versatile contemporary jazz artist who also spent years as a sideman with rockers Billy Squier and Rod Stewart, died Thursday at 59, JazzTimes reported Monday. Though the exact cause of death has yet to be disclosed, Golub, a Copley Township native, had been suffering from a rare disease called progressive supranuclear palsy. ...
Nora Germain: Little Dipper
By John Wesley Reed Jr. Nora Francesca Germain was born 1991 in Madison, Wisconsin. Now based in Los Angeles with a BA in Jazz Studies from USC Thornton School of Music, she was the first violinist alumna of the Idyllwild Arts Academy. Mentor and collaborator Marshall Hawkins, former bassist for Miles Davis and Shirley Horn, presented ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Maurice Brown
All About Jazz is celebrating Maurice Brown's birthday today! Grammy award winning trumpet virtuoso/super-producer Maurice “Mobetta” Brown enters 2012 with a wealth of projects, recording dates and concert appearances that will keep his fans abuzz with anticipation. Later this year, Maurice will release the follow-up to his critically acclaimed sophomore release, “The Cycle of Love” (Brown ...
Documentary On Unsung Jazz musician, "Warne Marsh: An Improvised Life" Directed by son, K.C. Marsh is Raising Awareness
Los Angeles, CA: K.C. Marsh, the son of tenor saxophonist Warne Marsh, having completed a successful fundraising campaign is now raising awareness for his soon-to-be-completed feature documentary film. The film covers what made the improvisational capabilities of Warne Marsh so extraordinary as well as touching on the price of genius for a family left to support ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Paul Wertico
All About Jazz is celebrating Paul Wertico's birthday today! Hailed in the press as “One of the most versatile and musical drummers in music today”, Paul was born on January 5, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois. At age 12, he learned how to read music and play drums and percussion instruments in grade school. At age 14, ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: John McLaughlin
All About Jazz is celebrating John McLaughlin's birthday today! John McLaughlin, also Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, is a jazz fusion guitarist from Doncaster, Yorkshire in England. He came to prominence with the electric group of Miles Davis in the late 1960s, and with other well- known players such as Chick Corea and Tony Williams. Before moving to ...
