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Jazz Musician of the Day: James Moody

March 26, 2013

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 ...

Article: Meet the Staff

Meet Dan McClenaghan

by AAJ Staff
April 26, 2013

I currently live in: Oceanside, CA I joined All About Jazz in: 2002 What made you decide to contribute to All About Jazz? I'd always sought out the reviews in the print magazines. Cruising the web, I found All About Jazz and liked it. I contacted Michael Ricci to see if he ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Cecil Taylor

March 25, 2013

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 ...

Article: Meet the Staff

Meet Dan Bilawsky

by AAJ Staff
April 25, 2013

I currently live in: Northport, NY I joined All About Jazz in: 2010 What made you decide to contribute to All About Jazz? I started writing for Jazz Improv/Jazz Inside Magazine in 2005 and continued writing for that publication until the summer of 2009. At that point, I took some time off ...

News: Recording

Blake Meister Releases Debut CD "Septagon" on Inner Circle Music

March 25, 2013

Jazz bassist and composer Blake Meister has released his debut album, Septagon. The album consists entirely of original compositions, ranging from the off-center blues of the title cut to the evocative imagery of “Sunset" and the engaging tone poem “Market East." “Blake Meister's debut release is filled with inspired writing performed by dedicated educators who are ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Dave Douglas

March 24, 2013

All About Jazz is celebrating Dave Douglas' birthday today! Two-time Grammy-nominated jazz musician Dave Douglas is arguably the most prolific and original trumpeter- composer of his generation. From his New York base, where he’s lived since the mid 1980s, Mr. Douglas has continued to earn lavish national and international acclaim including prizes from such organizations as ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Stefon Harris

March 23, 2013

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, 2013

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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Time Travel Pifa Pop Up Parade Takes Over Philadelphia Today!

March 22, 2013

TIME TRAVEL POP UP PARADE To celebrate the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts and its 2013 theme of Time Travel, PIFA Characters will take over Philadelphia on Friday, March 22nd. Prepare to travel through decades in the blink of an eye... a historical Pop Up PIFA Parade will take you through time, and some of ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Son House

March 21, 2013

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 ...