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Jazz Musician of the Day: Marian McPartland

March 20, 2013

All About Jazz is celebrating Marian McPartland's birthday today! Marian McPartland has made jazz piano duets into something of an art form. Sure, it\'s been done before, but not very often. There are the Pete Johnson/Albert Ammons duet sessions that made both boogie pianists stars, but save for the occasional live performance where a couple of ...

News: Education

Jazz At Lincoln Center's Swing University Spring 2013 Course Schedule

March 20, 2013

Guitarist Vincent Pelote, Pianist Connie Crothers, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Trombonist Vincent Gardner, Jazz Historians Phil Schaap, Terry Waldo, and Ben Young to Lead Jazz Education Courses Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) continues the 25th anniversary education season with the Spring Term of Swing University. This term marks the return of old favorites such as ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Eliane Elias

March 19, 2013

All About Jazz is celebrating Eliane Elias' birthday today! Multi GRAMMY® Award Nominee, pianist/singer/composer/arranger Eliane Elias is known for her distinctive and immediately recognizable musical style which blends her Brazilian roots, her sensuous, alluring voice with her impressive instrumental jazz, classical and compositional skills. Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Eliane’s performing career began in Brazil at ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Bill Frisell

March 18, 2013

All About Jazz is celebrating Bill Frisell's birthday today! Born in Baltimore, Bill Frisell played clarinet throughout his childhood in Denver, Colorado. His interest in guitar began with his exposure to pop music on the radio. Soon, the Chicago Blues became a passion through the work of Otis Rush, B.B. King, Paul Butterfield and Buddy Guy. ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Nat "King" Cole

March 17, 2013

All About Jazz is celebrating Nat “King" Cole's birthday today! Nat King Cole was one of the most popular singers ever to hit the American charts. A brilliant recording and concert artist during the 40\'s, 50\'s and 60\'s, he attracted millions of fans around the world with a sensitive and caressing singing voice that was unmistakable. ...

Article: Meet the Staff

Meet RJ DeLuke

by AAJ Staff
March 17, 2013

I currently live in: Saratoga Springs, New YorkI joined All About Jazz in: 1999What made you decide to contribute to All About Jazz?The love of jazz music and the great cooperation provided by Michael Ricci and his staff.How do you contribute to All About Jazz?Interviews; festival ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Tommy Flanagan

March 16, 2013

All About Jazz is celebrating Tommy Flanagan's birthday today! Rarely has such unanimously unstinting praise been bestowed on a less self-congratulatory recipient. As genial and matter-of-fact off the stand as he is fiercely individual at the keys, Tommy Flanagan handles his world class ranking with an equanimity, a modesty, an easy friendliness not always associated with ...

Article: Meet the Staff

Meet Daniel Lehner

by AAJ Staff
March 16, 2013

I currently live in: New York, NYI joined All About Jazz in: 2010What made you decide to contribute to All About Jazz? I actually submitted my first review, which was the Undead Jazz Festival 2010, to the AAJ message boards. I saw they had a section for concert reviews so I decided ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Charles Lloyd

March 15, 2013

All About Jazz is celebrating Charles Lloyd's birthday today! Sangam is the first release from Charles Lloyd’s exciting new trio with Indian tabla master Zakir Hussain and Eric Harland, the gifted drummer from his ‘regular’ quartet. The album--Lloyd’s first live disc for ECM--was recorded in California in 2004. Taped at the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara ...

Article: AAJ PRO

Banner Advertising: Questions to Ask, What to Look For and Red Flags

by Michael Ricci
March 15, 2013

As a leader in the online jazz music space, and with years of hands-on experience at managing advertising sales and ad serving software, I felt it was a good time to help the many newcomers to this arena better understand how banner advertising works, and offer sound solutions and insights when making purchasing decisions.