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Jazz Musician of the Day: Larry Willis

December 20, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Larry Willis' birthday today! Pianist Larry Willis has had an important and distinguished 40-year career in jazz. Since making his recording debut on Jackie McLean’s landmark 1965 album “Right Now!,” the New York-born Willis has played everything from free jazz to fusion to rock while performing as a valued sideman with ...

News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: December 22, 2014

December 19, 2014

TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks1101Jimmy Greene Beautiful Life (Mack Avenue)247177+7054415212Kenny Barron & Dave Holland The Art Of Conversation (Impulse!)240252-1234917363Louis Hayes and the Cannonball Adderly Legacy Band Live at Cory Weeds' Cellar Jazz Club (Cellar Live)237212+2525035434Houston Person The Melody Lingers On (HighNote)230231-134927545David Hazeltine I Remember Cedar (Sharp Nine)227226+154844686Jeff Hamilton Trio Great American Songs (Capri)196187+9104664727Peter Zak The Disciple (SteepleChase)195239-44032288118Freddy Cole Singing The ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Bob Brookmeyer

December 19, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Bob Brookmeyer's birthday today! Bob Brookmeyer has an unusually varied and extensive background in all forms of improvised and composed music. He was born December 19, 1929, attended Kansas City Conservatory of Music where he won the Carl Busch Prize for Choral Composition. He arrived in New York playing piano with ...

News: Recording

Saxophonist Anton Schwartz's "Flash Mob" Featured on the All About Jazz Home Page

December 19, 2014

Don't miss one of the best jazz CDs of 2014! Available for a full week on the All About Jazz home page. Look for the Flash Mob SoundCloud player directly under the Featured Stories box Anton Schwartz's first solo release in seven years, Flash Mob, had a long Top Ten run on the U.S. Jazz Radio ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Wadada Leo Smith

December 18, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Wadada Leo Smith's birthday today! ISHMAEL WADADA LEO SMITH trumpet-player, multi- instrumentalist, composer and improviser has been active in the creative contemporary world music for over thirty years. His theory of Jazz and World music was significant in his music development as an artist and educator. Born in Leland, Mississippi, Smith\'s ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: James Booker

December 17, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating James Booker's birthday today! The Piano Prince. As a pianist from New Orleans, he has no peers,though there is legion of those who have tried to imitate, duplicate and emulate his phenomenal approach on the keys. James Carroll Booker III was born in New Orleans on December 17, 1939, son of ...

News: Recording

Jacky Terrasson Set To Make His Impulse! Label Debut With February 24 Release Of "Take This"

December 17, 2014

ACCLAIMED PIANIST TO CELEBRATE WITH SHOWS MARCH 13-15 AT DIZZY’S CLUB COCA-COLA AT JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER IN NYC Pianist/composer Jacky Terrasson makes his Impulse! label debut with the February 24, 2015 release of Take This, a sparkling new album that captures the quintessence of his multifaceted musical makeup, which draws upon modern post-bop, pop, hip-hop, ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jamie Cullum, The UK's #1 Jazz Artist, Announces US Headline Tour In Support Of New Album, "Interlude," Out January 27, 2015 On Blue Note Records

December 17, 2014

RUN INCLUDES JANUARY 24 SHOW AT LARGO IN LOS ANGELES AND FEBRUARY 5 CONCERT AT NYC’S BEACON THEATRE CULLUM WILL OPEN FOR BILLY JOEL IN NYC, DALLAS AND MIAMI BEGINNING TODAY ON ITUNES, FANS WHO PRE-ORDER INTERLUDE WILL INSTANTLY RECEIVE THE NEW TRACK, “MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE,” PLUS “GOOD MORNING HEARTACHE” FEATURING LAURA MVULA AND ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: John Abercrombie

December 16, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating John Abercrombie's birthday today! Over a career spanning more than 40 years and nearly 50 albums, John Abercrombie has established himself as one the masters of jazz guitar. Favoring unusual sounds (he played electric mandolin on McCoy Tyner\'s 1993 album 4x4) and nontraditional ensembles (recent quartet recordings have included violinist Mark ...

News: Recording

Jazz Composer-Arranger, Trombonist, and Vocalist Pete McGuinness Earns Two Grammy Nominations for "Strength In Numbers"

December 15, 2014

Pete McGuinness: Strength In Numbers (Summit Records) Grammy Nominated for “Best Arrangement Instrumental or A Cappella" and “Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals" Acclaimed jazz composer/arranger, trombonist and vocalist Pete McGuinness has earned two 2015 Grammy nominations for arrangements on his Summit Records CD Strength In Numbers. The nominations are for “Best Arrangement Instrumental or A Cappella” ...