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Jazz Musician of the Day: Eddie Gomez

October 4, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Eddie Gomez's birthday today! Eddie“ Gomez (born October 4, 1944) is a jazz bassist. He was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico; he emigrated with his family at a young age to the United States and grew up in New York. He started on double bass in the New York City school ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Von Freeman

October 3, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Von Freeman's birthday today! Earl Lavon Freeman jazz tenor saxophonist, originally became known for his work with the Horace Henderson Group during the Late 1940s, and Sun Ra\'s band in the early \'50s. During that period, he also played with his musical brothers, drummer Bruz (Eldrige) Freeman and guitarist George Freeman, ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: October 6, 2014

October 2, 2014

TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks121 Mark Elf Mark Elf Returns 2014 (Jen Bay, Inc.)284248 +362591 62232Gerry Gibbs and the Thrasher Dream Trio We're Back (Whaling City Sounds) 241156+85104722 33 3Bobby Broom My Shining Hour (Origin) 234245 -111 46384 1 4 Sean Jones im.pro.vise (Mack Avenue)225249-24 1531125165Akiko Commencement (At) 218179+3955255 6156Jason Moran All Rise: A Joyful Elegy For Fats Waller (Blue ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Howard Roberts

October 2, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Howard Roberts' birthday today! Howard Roberts was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1929. He began playing guitar at age 8 and by age 15 was playing gigs in and around the Phoenix area. In 1950 (at age 20) Howard decided to move to Los Angeles, and through hard work and the ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Dave Holland

October 1, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Dave Holland's birthday today! Amid endless choices, the sound of a Dave Holland bass line compels attention. A master of tone and rhythm, the bassist, composer, and bandleader is now in his fifth decade as a performer and his music possesses a rich and kaleidoscopic history. One of Holland\'s mentors, the ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Buddy Rich

September 30, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Buddy Rich's birthday today! Arguably the greatest jazz drummer of all time, the legendary Buddy Rich exhibited his love for music through the dedication of his life to the art. His was a career that spanned seven decades, beginning when Rich was 18 months old and continuing until his death in ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: David Kikoski

September 29, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating David Kikoski's birthday today! At a time when jazz has been to the far reaches of the musical universe and back, some would say that its all been played before and we\'re currently at a point in the cyclical nature of this art form when those with lesser talents are merely ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Kenny Kirkland

September 28, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Kenny Kirkland's birthday today! Beginning his career as a teacher of classical music, Kenny Kirkland next became a jazz musician. Later he emerged from his jazz chrysalis as a practitioner of exotic pop/rock music and finally shed his wings to follow the mundane but financially more stable profession of studio musician. ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Bud Powell

September 27, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Bud Powell's birthday today! Bud Powell is generally considered to be the most important pianist in the history of jazz. Noted jazz writer and critic Gary Giddins, in Visions of Jazz, goes even further, saying that “Powell will be recognized as one of the most formidable creators of piano music in ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Gary Bartz

September 26, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Gary Bartz's birthday today! Jazz saxophonist Gary Bartz first came to New York in 1958 to attend the Julliard Conservatory of Music. Just 17 years old, Gary couldn\'t wait to come to the city to play and learn. “It was a very good time for the music in New York, at ...