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Jazz Musician of the Day: Ronnie Scott

January 28, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Ronnie Scott's birthday today! The son of a musician, Scott became a saxophonist in his teens. Eventually, as the owner of the UK\'s most famous jazz club, his name was virtually synonymous with jazz in the country. Working on the Atlantic oceanliners in the late 1940s, Scott got to hear modern ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Bobby Hutcherson

January 27, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Bobby Hutcherson's birthday today! Early Years Bobby Hutcherson was born in Los Angeles, California on 27 January 1941. He grew up in Pasdena. Hutcherson was exposed to jazz from an early age, and his family had some connections to the local jazz scene. (His brother was a high-school friend of Dexter ...

News: Award / Grant

56th Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees: Jazz

January 27, 2014

31. Best Improvised Jazz Solo Orbits Wayne Shorter, soloist Track from: Without A Net (The Wayne Shorter Quartet) Label: Blue Note Records Don't Run Terence Blanchard, soloist Track from: Magnetic Label: Blue Note Records Song For Maura Paquito D'Rivera, soloist ...

News: Website

All About Jazz Expands Publishing Platform to Include Quarterly Magazine

January 26, 2014

Philadelphia, PA - All About Jazz, the web’s leading destination for jazz news, has teamed with Dutch based MFM Media to produce a quarterly jazz magazine through the Issuu.com publishing platform. Each issue reflects choice content previously published at All About Jazz with strong consideration given to connected material. For instance, the first issue focuses on ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Stephane Grappelli

January 26, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Stephane Grappelli's birthday today! Stephane Grappelli (originally surname was spelled with a \'Y\') would have earned himself a place in Jazz History books if only for his important role in the Quintette of the Hot Club of France, featuring the dazzling virtuosity of Django Reindhart. Grappelli\'s violin was the perfect foil ...

Article: The Mort Report

WOW! Bird and Bach: Them two cats really could play!

by Mort Weiss
January 26, 2014

O.K. Now that I've got your attention, what should I write about? The many articles here at AAJ have damn near covered each and every aspect on the topic of jazz and its place (albeit) always in flux and change with each and every up and coming generation of players. Where is jazz in the scheme ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Benny Golson

January 25, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Benny Golson's birthday today! Multitalented and internationally famous jazz legend, - a composer, arranger, lyricist, producer - and tenor saxophonist of world note, Benny Golson was born in Philadelphia, PA on January 25, 1929. Raised with an impeccable musical pedigree, Golson has played in the bands of world famous Benny Goodman, ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Duane Eubanks

January 24, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Duane Eubanks' birthday today! Duane Eubanks was born into a family of gifted musical talent. His mother, pianist Vera Eubanks, brothers, trombonist Robin Eubanks and guitarist Kevin Eubanks, and uncle, legendary pianist Ray Bryant have all contributed to his early music education. The Philadelphia native played trumpet for the first time ...

News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: January 27, 2014

January 23, 2014

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio (Whaling City Sound) 199 195 +4 0 40 1 13 2 3 2 Gregory Porter Liquid Spirit (Blue Note) 196 176 +20 0 42 1 17 3 2 3 Rene Marie I Wanna Be ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Django Reinhardt

January 23, 2014

All About Jazz is celebrating Django Reinhardt's birthday today! The man who became the 1st European jazz giant was born Jean Baptiste Reinhardt on January 24 1910 in a Gypsy encampment at Liberchies Belgium. His father was a traveling entertainer so he lived with his mother and her tribe. His early childhood was spent in and ...