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Jazz Musician of the Day: Jonah Jones

December 31, 2013

All About Jazz is celebrating Jonah Jones' birthday today! A talented and flashy trumpeter, Jonah Jones hit upon a formula in 1955 that made him a major attraction for a decade; playing concise versions of melodic swing standards and show tunes muted with a quartet. But although the non-jazz audience discovered Jones during the late \'50s, ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Lewis Nash

December 30, 2013

All About Jazz is celebrating Lewis Nash's birthday today! Rhythm Is My Business" is the title of his debut recording as a leader, and rhythm is a booming business as far as Lewis Nash is concerned. He is the drummer of choice for an incredible array of artists - from the masters of the music to ...

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Barry Cleveland Publishes Hardcover Second Edition Of Cult Classic Joe Meek’s Bold Techniques

December 30, 2013

Veteran music journalist Barry Cleveland (currently an editor at Guitar Player magazine) has published the Second Edition of his now cult classic, Joe Meek’s Bold Techniques, in a large-sized hardcover print edition, available via the author’s website, and Amazon.com. Joe Meek’s Bold Techniques updates the 2001 print edition, and features a new Introduction, an additional chapter, ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Danilo Perez

December 29, 2013

All About Jazz is celebrating Danilo Perez's birthday today! Grammy award winner Danilo Pérez is among the most influential and dynamic musicians of our time. In just over a decade, his distinctive blend of Pan-American jazz (covering the music of the Americas, folkloric and world music) has attracted critical acclaim and loyal audiences. Danilo’s abundant talents ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Earl Hines

December 28, 2013

All About Jazz is celebrating Earl Hines' birthday today! A brilliant keyboard virtuoso, Earl “Fatha” Hines was one of the first great piano soloists in jazz, and one of the very few musicians who could hold his own with Louis Armstrong. His so-called \'trumpet\' style used doubled octaves in the right hand to produce a clear ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Walter Norris

December 27, 2013

All About Jazz is celebrating Walter Norris' birthday today! Classical piano studies with John H. Summers from age four and a half until eighteen. Working professionally (`44-`50) with Howard William’s 19 piece band in Little Rock; also in \'49 with Bitsy Mullin\'s tentet. After graduating from High School, June `50, he joined Mose Allison’s Quartet but ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: John Scofield

December 26, 2013

All About Jazz is celebrating John Scofield's birthday today! When I first got into jazz — around 1969, I came from playing R&B and Soul in High School. Jazz Rock was in its infancy stage and I was lucky enough to be around to experience the Golden Age of both Rock and Soul and see Jazz ...

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All About Jazz: Year in review and looking ahead!

December 25, 2013

Dear friends, What a magnificent year! In 2013, we transformed All About Jazz to expand coverage, improve ease of use, and make it more useful to all our readers. Jazz Near You took a major step forward with the release of the Jazz Near You app. Fans from 250 cities worldwide receive our event information across ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Don Pullen

December 25, 2013

All About Jazz is celebrating Don Pullen's birthday today! Don Pullen developed an extended technique for the piano and a strikingly individual style, post-bop and modern, but retaining a strong feeling for the blues. He produced acknowledged masterworks of jazz in a range of formats and styles, crossing and mixing genres long before this became almost ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Woody Shaw

December 24, 2013

All About Jazz is celebrating Woody Shaw's birthday today! Woody Shaw, Jr. was born in Laurinburg, N.C. on December 24th, 1944 to Rosalie Pegues Shaw and Woody Shaw, Sr. He grew up in Newark, New Jersey, and began playing trumpet at the age of 11. Shaw attended Arts High School in Newark where he studied trumpet ...