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Jazz Near You receives grant from Philadelphia Fund For Jazz Legacy and Innovation

March 27, 2014

The Painted Bride Art Center in collaboration with the Philadelphia Fund For Jazz Legacy & Innovation have designated Jazz Near You a grant recipient to fund a Jazz New Year promotional campaign in the Philadelphia metropolitan region. “I'd like to thank the Painted Bride Art Center, the Philadelphia Jazz Project and the Philadelphia Foundation for their ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Sarah Vaughan

March 27, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Sarah Vaughan's birthday today! In the 1940s, when most women singers adorned big bands as stage attractions rather than legitimate members of jazz ensembles, Sarah Vaughan, along with her predecessor Ella Fitzgerald, helped elevate the vocalist\'s role as equal to that of the jazz instrumentalist. A woman known for her many ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: James Moody

March 26, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating James Moody's birthday today! For over six decades, saxophone master James Moody has serenaded lovers with his signature song Moody\'s Mood for Love an improvisation on the chord progressions of I\'m in the Mood for Love. Born in Savannah, Georgia on March 26, 1925, and raised in Newark, New Jersey, James ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Cecil Taylor

March 25, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Cecil Taylor's birthday today! “One of my wishes has been realized. I found love. It was difficult, but I found it. Because when Billy Holiday sang, “You don‘t know what love is,” great singers will tell you… it‘s a partnership. It‘s a sharing"....---Cecil Taylor November 10, 2010 “Practice, to be studious ...

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The All About Jazz Musician Profile Now Supports An Embedded Bandcamp Album

March 24, 2014

Musicians can now place their Bandcamp album on their All About Jazz musician profile page by embedding the album code in the Bandcamp box under the “Audio" tab on their musician profile edit form. Example: To place your Bandcamp album on your musician profile page, go your Bandcamp page, click the “Share / Embed" link, click ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Dave Douglas

March 24, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Dave Douglas' birthday today! Dave Douglas is a prolific trumpeter, composer and educator from New York City. His unique contributions to improvised music have garnered distinguished recognition, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, an Aaron Copland award and two Grammy nominations. Douglas has developed his work for several unique ensembles with whom he’s ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Stefon Harris

March 23, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Stefon Harris' birthday today! Vibraphonist-composer Stefon Harris is heralded as “one of the most important young artists in jazz" (The Los Angeles Times). He is unquestionably developing what will be a long and extraordinary career. Stefon Harris\' passionate artistry, energetic stage presence, and astonishing virtuosity have propelled him into the forefront ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: George Benson

March 22, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating George Benson's birthday today! Appreciated as both musician and performer by millions, George Benson has always had the duel personae of expert improviser and vibrant entertainer. He has always placed his keenly discerning art in the service of a rousing good time. Rounding out his singular approach with sly, seductive rhythm ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: March 24, 2014

March 21, 2014

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 George Cables Icons and Influences (HighNote) 318 348 -30 0 56 1 7 2 2 2 Craig Handy Craig Handy & 2nd Line Smith (Okeh) 273 278 -5 1 51 2 8 3 3 3 Helen Sung Anthem For A New Day (Concord) ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Son House

March 21, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Son House's birthday today! Son House, the legendary Delta blues singer and guitarist, was an original voice coming out of Depression era Mississippi. He embodied the isolation, poverty and alienation of the Delta, which translated into his visceral and gripping expressions, forming the bedrock of the blues idiom. His influence looms ...