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Jazz Musician of the Day: William Parker
All About Jazz is celebrating William Parker's birthday today! As Steve Greenlee of the Boston Globe stated in July 2002, “William Parker has emerged as the most important leader of the current avant-garde scene in jazz.” He is working in many of the more important groups in this genre, some of the most prestigious being his ...
What were your favorite jazz albums in 2014?
by Michael Ricci
We continue to publish our staff's best of lists (here) and we've published additional lists over the last few weeks including top read interviews, top read reviews, top downloaded MP3s, and Ken Franckling's Year in Jazz. We're curious to know which jazz releases you liked best in 2014. Please share your favorite(s) in the ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Kenny Clarke
All About Jazz is celebrating Kenny Clarke's birthday today! Kenny Clarke (born Kenneth Clarke Spearman, later aka, Liaqat Ali Salaam, on January 9, 1914 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-died January 26, 1985 in Paris, France) was a jazz drummer and an early innovator of the bebop style of drumming. As the house drummer at Minton\'s Playhouse in the ...
Vijay Iyer: Jazz is 'the music of the people'
Vijay Iyer speaks with missionary fervor about jazz. For this young award-winning pianist and 2012 recipient of a MacArthur “Genius Grant," playing jazz has little to do with fame. “The arts are a life of service," Iyer said, speaking from his home in New York City. “It's not just about success for yourself," he added. “If ...
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. ...
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