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Jazz Musician of the Day: Steve Gadd

April 9, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Steve Gadd's birthday today! Steve Gadd, b. Rochester, New York, April 9, 1945. Uncle, a drummer in the army, encouraged him. Drum lessons from age seven; sat in with Dizzy Gillespie at 11. Studied music at Eastman College, Rochester, playing in wind ensemble and concert band, and at nights in a ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Carmen McRae

April 8, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Carmen McRae's birthday today! Considered by jazz aficionados to be among the top ten female vocalists of all time, Carmen McRae\'s distinctive behind-the-beat phrasing, impeccable vocal control, and witty, sometimes acerbic way of conveying a lyric are what set her apart as a singularly great singer. She considered jazz great Billie ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Billie Holiday

April 7, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Billie Holiday's birthday today! Billie Holiday ("Lady Day") is considered by many to be the greatest of all jazz singers. In a tragically abbreviated singing career that lasted less than three decades, her evocative phrasing and poignant delivery profoundly influenced vocalists who followed her. Although her warm, feathery voice inhabited a ...

News: Obituary

Wayne Henderson, Jazz Crusaders Co-Founder, Dies

April 7, 2014

Wayne Henderson, trombonist and co-founding member of the popular jazz-funk band The Jazz Crusaders (later known as The Crusaders), died Friday, April 4, in Culver City, Calif. The cause of death was heart failure, according to The Crusaders' manager. Henderson was 74. Along with fellow Houston musicians Joe Sample (piano), Wilton Felder (tenor saxophone) and Stix ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Gerry Mulligan

April 6, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Gerry Mulligan's birthday today! Gerry Mulligan grew up in Philadelphia and first learned piano, which he played occasionally. While in his teens, he wrote arrangements for Johnny Warrington\'s radio band (1944) and played reed instruments professionally. After moving to New York in 1946, he joined Gene Krupa\'s big band as staff ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: John Bishop

April 5, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating John Bishop's birthday today! “One can hear many influences in Bishop’s playing, including more than a touch of Elvin, but he is clearly an original voice…” - Percussive Note One of the primary voices in Northwest Jazz for 30 years, drummer John Bishop has performed in concerts and clubs with Bobby ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Benny Green

April 4, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Benny Green's birthday today! Born in New York in 1963, Benny Green grew up in Berkeley, California, and began classical piano studies at the age of seven. Influenced by his father, a tenor saxophonist, his attention soon turned into Jazz: “I began trying to improvise on the piano, imitating the records ...

News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: April 7, 2014

April 3, 2014

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 2 1 Craig Handy Craig Handy & 2nd Line Smith (Okeh) 307 271 +36 1 52 1 10 2 1 2 George Cables Icons and Influences (HighNote) 299 289 +10 0 57 1 9 3 3 3 Dave Stryker Eight Track (Strikezone) 256 254 +2 ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Scott LaFaro

April 3, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Scott LaFaro's birthday today! Rocco Scott LaFaro (1936-1961) was a musician of the first order, who found his \'voice\' in jazz in the mid-1950s. His played the double bass violin, better known today as the acoustic bass to differentiate this instrument from the electric (or electronic) bass. His life was cut ...

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Find Jam Sessions at Jazz Near You

April 2, 2014

Venues that host jam sessions can make this designation on their Jazz Near You listing page and any venue that hosts a jam session will see their listing appear under the “Host Jam Sessions" tab on the venue directory page. Like this... Venue owners or employees can claim administrative access to their Jazz Near You listing ...