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News: Festival

A Modern Crusader--Pino Minafra and the Talos Festival

August 13, 2014

By Gerry Koster The Appian Way, the ancient super highway built in the 4th century B.C. linking Rome to the port city Brindisi in Puglia in Italy’s south-east, was vital to Rome’s colonization of the country and in the establishment the Roman Empire. The Roman legions have long since marched into legend as have the many ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Pat Metheny

August 12, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Pat Metheny's birthday today! Pat Metheny was born in Kansas City on August 12, 1954 into a musical family. Starting on trumpet at the age of 8, Metheny switched to guitar at age 12. By the age of 15, he was working regularly with the best jazz musicians in Kansas City, ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Donny McCaslin

August 11, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Donny McCaslin's birthday today! Donny McCaslin launched 2004 with a new CD, balancing his career as bandleader with work as one of New York\'s most in-demand tenor saxophonists. On his latest Arabesque releae, The Way Through, the Brooklyn-based artist continues to defy label, proving he can unearth musical truth in any ...

News: Award / Grant

2014 JazzWeek Awards presented at JazzWeek Summit

August 11, 2014

SAN JOSE, California – Jazz radio stations, jazz radio programmers, record labels and contributors to the jazz radio community were recognized at the 2014 JazzWeek Awards, presented at the Blackbird Tavern in San Jose. The awards reception was sponsored by North Coast Brewing Company, Fort Bragg, California, brewers of Brother Thelonious Belgian-style Abbey Ale. Michael Carlson ...

News: For Sale

Victory Brewing Company Releases Swing Session Saison

August 11, 2014

Swing. It’s a lively jazz rhythm, a vigorous sway or even a serendipitous change of view. It’s also the welcome jolt of joy you’ll experience upon your first sip of this session saison. Swing into refreshment this season! DOWNINGTOWN, PA – Victory Brewing Company (Victory) is pleased to announce that its popular spring seasonal, Swing Session ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Jack DeJohnette

August 9, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Jack DeJohnette's birthday today! Born in Chicago in 1942, Jack De Johnette is widely regarded as one of jazz music\'s greatest drummers. Music appreciation flourished in De Johnette\'s family. He studied classical piano from age four until fourteen before beginning to play drums with his high school concert band.and taking private ...

News: Event

AID Seattle presents MAYA: Illusion on August 22nd at Kane Hall

August 9, 2014

Friday, August 22, 2014 at 7:30PM Kane Hall, University of Washington A grand performance with world class musicians lead by Violin maestro Ganesh Rajagopalan Drums: McArthur genius fellow: Dafnis Preito Piano/Keyboard: Osam Ezzeldin Ghatam (clay pot percussion) by SV Ramani Portland's renowned dancer/choreographer Jayanthi Raman presents a newly choreographed piece with the musicians An ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Benny Carter

August 8, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Benny Carter's birthday today! Benny Carter\'s long career was consistently characterized by high musical achievement, and he developed a unique and readily identifiable style as both an alto saxophonist and an arranger. He was able to double on trumpet and was also proficient on clarinet, piano, and trombone. His saxophone playing ...

News: Website

All About Jazz Introduces Discographies!

August 7, 2014

All About Jazz creates musician discographies from their deep archive of album reviews and the Discogs.com API—nearly 100,000 records seed database All About Jazz has developed a musician discography feature that allows musicians to document and promote their body of recorded work to jazz fans worldwide. “This project was part of a larger effort to help ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Rahsaan Roland Kirk

August 7, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Rahsaan Roland Kirk's birthday today! Kirk was born Ronald Theodore Kirk in Columbus, Ohio, but felt compelled by a dream to transpose two letters in his first name to make Roland. In 1970, Kirk added “Rahsaan" to his name. Preferring to lead his own groups, Kirk rarely performed as a sideman, ...