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Article: Year in Review

Top 12 "Most Recommended" Album Reviews: 2014

by Michael Ricci
January 2, 2015

All About Jazz tracks how often an album review is recommended, and the reviews listed below represent our top twelve published in 2014. Mists--Charles Ives for Jazz Orchestra Jack Cooper by C. Michael Bailey Published: September 21, 2014 Shrimp Tale Alan Chan ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Trombone Shorty

January 2, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Trombone Shorty's birthday today! Since the release of their Grammy®-nominated 2010 debut album, Backatown, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue have grown creatively while winning hordes of new fans performing nonstop on five continents. Their latest album, For True, offers substantive proof of their explosive growth, further refining the signature sound Troy ...

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2015 Jazz Birthday Calendar Now Available at All About Jazz!

January 1, 2015

All About Jazz, home to the largest database of jazz musician birthdays has launched a new calendar that allows users to view birthdays in a monthly calendar style format. The website will continue to offer a sequential list by day along with its new calendar that highlights its most popular musician profiles. The musician whose profile ...

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Article: Year in Review

Top 12 "Most Read" Album Reviews: 2014

by Michael Ricci
January 1, 2015

All About Jazz tracks how often an album review is read, and the reviews listed below represent our top twelve published in 2014. ) by Pat Metheny Unity Group">) by Pat Metheny Unity Group" height="200" width="200" /> ) by Pat Metheny Unity Group">Kin () Pat Metheny Unity Group by ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Chris Potter

January 1, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Chris Potter's birthday today! Born in Chicago on New Year’s Day 1971 and moving to Columbia, South Carolina as an infant, the prodigious youngster began fooling around on guitar and piano at the age of three. He took up the alto sax at the age of ten and played on his ...

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Spread Good Cheer: Support All About Jazz and Jazz Near You

December 31, 2014

Your friends at All About Jazz want to wish all our readers, especially our registered members, a joyous holiday season filled with family and fun. We have several big projects in store for 2015 including an upgraded and cross-platform version of the Jazz Near You app, a jazz wall, and a home concert initiative spanning the ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Jonah Jones

December 31, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Jonah Jones' birthday today! A talented and flashy trumpeter, Jonah Jones hit upon a formula in 1955 that made him a major attraction for a decade; playing concise versions of melodic swing standards and show tunes muted with a quartet. But although the non-jazz audience discovered Jones during the late \'50s, ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Lewis Nash

December 30, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Lewis Nash's birthday today! Rhythm Is My Business" is the title of his debut recording as a leader, and rhythm is a booming business as far as Lewis Nash is concerned. He is the drummer of choice for an incredible array of artists - from the masters of the music to ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Danilo Perez

December 29, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Danilo Perez's birthday today! Grammy award winner Danilo Pérez is among the most influential and dynamic musicians of our time. In just over a decade, his distinctive blend of Pan-American jazz (covering the music of the Americas, folkloric and world music) has attracted critical acclaim and loyal audiences. Danilo’s abundant talents ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Earl Hines

December 28, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Earl Hines' birthday today! A brilliant keyboard virtuoso, Earl “Fatha” Hines was one of the first great piano soloists in jazz, and one of the very few musicians who could hold his own with Louis Armstrong. His so-called \'trumpet\' style used doubled octaves in the right hand to produce a clear ...