Home » Search Center » Results: Michael Ricci

Results for "Michael Ricci"

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Chet Baker

December 23, 2013

All About Jazz is celebrating Chet Baker's birthday today! Chesney Henry “Chet" Baker Jr. was raised in a musical household in Oklahoma (his father was a guitar player), and coming of age in Southern California during the bebop era of jazz, Baker found success as a trumpet player in 1951 when he was chosen by Charlie ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: John Patitucci

December 22, 2013

All About Jazz is celebrating John Patitucci's birthday today! Born in 1959 in Brooklyn, New York, John Patitucci began playing the electric bass at age ten. John began composing and performing at age 12. At age 15, he began to play the acoustic bass and at age 16 began the piano. He quickly moved from playing ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Hank Crawford

December 21, 2013

All About Jazz is celebrating Hank Crawford's birthday today! Hank Crawford was an alto sax sensation since he stepped out of the Ray Charles band back in 1963. A signature piercing, full bodied, blues, soul, and gospel drenched tone, sets him apart from the alto pack. He has an instantly recognizable voice, and his excellent choice ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Larry Willis

December 20, 2013

All About Jazz is celebrating Larry Willis' birthday today! Pianist Larry Willis has had an important and distinguished 40-year career in jazz. Since making his recording debut on Jackie McLean’s landmark 1965 album “Right Now!,” the New York-born Willis has played everything from free jazz to fusion to rock while performing as a valued sideman with ...

News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: December 23, 2013

December 19, 2013

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) 236 305 -69 1 39 1 10 2 3 2 Gregory Porter Liquid Spirit (Blue Note) 216 271 -55 0 40 1 14 3 4 3 Houston Person Nice N ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Bob Brookmeyer

December 19, 2013

All About Jazz is celebrating Bob Brookmeyer's birthday today! Bob Brookmeyer has an unusually varied and extensive background in all forms of improvised and composed music. He was born December 19, 1929, attended Kansas City Conservatory of Music where he won the Carl Busch Prize for Choral Composition. He arrived in New York playing piano with ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Fletcher Henderson

December 18, 2013

All About Jazz is celebrating Fletcher Henderson's birthday today! The bands Fletcher Henderson led in the 1920s and 1930s were vitally significant incubators of new developments in jazz. Henderson played a key role in bringing improvisatory jazz styles from New Orleans and other areas of the country to New York, where they merged with a dance-band ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: James Booker

December 17, 2013

All About Jazz is celebrating James Booker's birthday today! The Piano Prince. As a piano player from New Orleans, he has no peers,though there is legion of those who have tried to imitate, duplicate and emulate his phenomenal approach on the keys. James Carroll Booker III was born in New Orleans on December 17, 1939, son ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: John Abercrombie

December 16, 2013

All About Jazz is celebrating John Abercrombie's birthday today! Over a career spanning more than 40 years and nearly 50 albums, John Abercrombie has established himself as one the masters of jazz guitar. Favoring unusual sounds (he played electric mandolin on McCoy Tyner\'s 1993 album 4x4) and nontraditional ensembles (recent quartet recordings have included violinist Mark ...

News: Obituary

Pianist and Educator Jimmy Amadie Passes Away at Age 76 After Long Battle with Cancer

December 16, 2013

Jimmy Amadie, the celebrated Philadelphia pianist and educator known for his contributions in improvisational jazz theory, passed away on December 10, 2013 in Philadelphia, PA. He was 76. His death comes after being diagnosed with lung cancer in 2007. Amadie was known not only for his supreme musicality, but also for his unrelenting fighting spirit. As ...