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Jazz Musician of the Day: Venissa Santi

May 10, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Venissa Santi's birthday today! Venissa’s artistry stems from the necessity to express the many influences that have nourished her spirit as a Cuban American. She was born in Ithaca, New York and hails from a long line of Cuban artists. But it was her grandfather, Jacobo Ros Capablanca, a Cuban composer ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Anthony Wilson

May 9, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Anthony Wilson's birthday today! Anthony Wilson’s career in jazz began auspiciously, and as a creative artist he continues to expand and impress. Among other honors, Wilson\'s first, self-titled CD received a Grammy nomination for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Recording in 1998; his second CD “Goat Hill Junket" was featured prominently on ...

News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: May 12, 2014

May 9, 2014

TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks111Monty Alexander Harlem-Kingston Express Vol 2: The River Rolls On (Motema)278306-2835215232Eric Alexander Chicago Fire (HighNote)252260-865023363Mike Longo Trio Step On It (CAP)232237-504537424Bruce Barth Daybreak (Savant)231262-31351185115 Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra The L.A. Treasures Project (Capri)213197+1654054646David Fathead Newman & The Tilden Webb Trio Cellar Groove (Cellar Live)211245-3404339757David Hazeltine For All We Know (Smoke Sessions)210239-2904455878Javon Jackson Expression (Smoke Sessions)190216-2614159989Craig Handy Craig ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Keith Jarrett

May 8, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Keith Jarrett's birthday today! Over the past 40 years, Keith Jarrett has come to be recognized as one of the most creative musicians of our times - universally acclaimed as an improviser of unsurpassed genius; a master of jazz piano; a classical keyboardist of great depth; and as a composer who ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Arthur Blythe

May 7, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Arthur Blythe's birthday today! A singularly distinctive and uniquely distinguishable stylist, Arthur Blythe is considered one of the greatest alto saxophonist\'s of his generation. Blythe\'s beautiful, passionate and expressive sound validates his reputation as one of the most significant jazz musicians of our times. Blythe\'s work is notable for its exploration ...

News: Festival

The City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection To Host OutBeat: America's First Queer Jazz Festival

May 7, 2014

The City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection To Host OutBeat: America's First Queer Jazz Festival Featuring Performances by Andy Bey, Bill Stewart, Fred Hersch and Patricia Barber, Among Others Thursday, September 18 - Sunday, September 21, 2014 at Various Venues Throughout Philadelphia The William Way LGBT Community Center, with generous support from The Pew Center ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Paul Dunmall

May 6, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Paul Dunmall's birthday today! After turning professional at seventeen and touring Europe for one year with progressive rock group Marsupilami he moved to America and lived there for three years playing with many musicians including Alice Coltrane and toured with Johnny Guitar Watson for one year. On his return to the ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Stanley Cowell

May 5, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Stanley Cowell's birthday today! Stanley Cowell can best be described as an intellectual pianist. From his early classical roots to collaborations with premier jazz artists to his creative solo career, Cowell’s music has been defined by integrity and taste. With an agile left hand and a relentlessly imaginative approach to standards ...

News: Recording

Louis Armstrong & The All Stars: Newport 1956 &1958 (4 LPs - #3007)

May 5, 2014

The Jubilance That Is The Newport Jazz Festival For 60 years, every top name in jazz has seemingly made it up to Newport at least once, if not multiple times. Louis Armstrong was a fixture for many years and two of his complete sets, from the 1956 and 1958 festivals, are being released here in their ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Rudresh Mahanthappa

May 4, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Rudresh Mahanthappa's birthday today! Guggenheim fellow and 2009 Downbeat International Critics Poll Winner (“Rising Star-Jazz Artist” and “Rising Star-Alto Saxophone”) Rudresh Mahanthappa is one of the most innovative young musicians and composers in jazz today. Named Alto Saxophonist of the Year for 2009 by the Jazz Journalist Association... Read more. Place ...