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Jazz Musician of the Day: Dakota Staton

June 3, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Dakota Staton's birthday today! Dakota Staton was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and studied music at Pittsburgh\'s Filion School of Music. She was soon chosen to be a vocalist with the Joe Wespray Orchestra, then the top band in the Pittsburgh area. After spending two years with Wespray she traveled to Detroit, ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Valaida Snow

June 2, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Valaida Snow's birthday today! The tale of Valaida Snow is dramatic, a beautiful gifted entertainer, singer, dancer, arranger, and jazz trumpeter who succeeded against all odds. Valaida’s exceptional talent, determination and charm brought her international fame. Her talents nearly unlimited, a savvy business woman who spoke seven languages, she blew hot ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Joan Stiles

June 1, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Joan Stiles' birthday today! Pianist/composer Joan Stiles has been gaining recognition for her highly creative approach to the jazz tradition. She recently joined the roster of pianists who have appeared on Marian McPartland’s PianoJazz show and she was profiled on WBGO’s hour-long “Jazz from the Archives” broadcast. Her 2nd CD, Hurly-Burly ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Christian McBride

May 31, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Christian McBride's birthday today! The finest musicians to spring from the world of jazz have clearly had an advantage when it comes to branching into other genres of music. Their mastery of composition, arranging and sight reading coupled with their flair for improvisation and spontaneous creation make them possibly the most ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Benny Goodman

May 30, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Benny Goodman's birthday today! Benjamin David Goodman was born on May 30, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois. He was the eighth child of immigrants David Goodman and Dora Grisinsky Goodman, who left Russia to escape anti-Semitism. Benny\'s mother never learned to speak English. His father worked for a tailor to support his ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: June 2, 2014

May 30, 2014

TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks111Monty Alexander Harlem-Kingston Express Vol 2: The River Rolls On (Motema)290309-1905318242Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra The L.A. Treasures Project (Capri)263192+7134627323Eric Alexander Chicago Fire (HighNote)259289-3045416464Eric Reed The Adventurous Monk (Savant)210176+3455146454Mike Longo Trio Step On It (CAP)210190+202423106106JC Stylles Blakey Grease (American Showplace Music)196166+3094763737David Hazeltine For All We Know (Smoke Sessions)192208-16040388288Louis Hayes Return Of The Jazz Communicators (Smoke Sessions)188119+69164682979Bruce Barth Daybreak ...

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Jazz Journalist Association Presents Talking Jazz 8: Big Jazz Publications

May 29, 2014

From the Big Guns: What Lies Ahead? Thursday, May 29, 2014 | 8pm EDT JOIN THE GOOGLE HANGOUT STARTING AT 8PM EDT Frank Alkyer, publisher of DownBeat magazine, and Michael Ricci, founder of AllAboutJazz.com, All About Jazz magazine and Jazz Near You, discuss jazz in print and online as they produce it now, and ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Sean Jones

May 29, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Sean Jones' birthday today! As we’ve all been told, birds do it, bees do it—but anyone who’s actually gone to the trouble of falling in love knows that it’s a lot more complicated when humans get involved. Which can make the reality of relationships a bit disappointing for those weaned on ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Claudio Roditi

May 28, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Claudio Roditi's birthday today! This Brazilian composer/arranger and trumpet artist has fourteen critically acclaimed albums, a Grammy nomination, and a busy international touring schedule that includes the most prestigious jazz festivals in the world. Claudio Roditi was born May 28th, 1946 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He began his musical studies ...

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Jazz In Europe's founder, Johan van Deeg Retires

May 27, 2014

Jazz in Europe has relaunched under the guidance of founder and chief editor Johan van Deeg—providing greater coverage and reaching a wider readership Due to health reasons, Johan van Deeg will step down as chief editor effective on 1 June 2014 and oversee the transition in ownership to Dutch-based media company, MFM Media. Van Deeg, who ...