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Jazz Musician of the Day: Benny Golson

January 25, 2013

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: Marcus Printup

January 24, 2013

All About Jazz is celebrating Marcus Printup's birthday today! Marcus Printup, who was born and raised in Conyers, Georgia, had his first musical experiences hearing the fiery gospel music his parents sang in church, and would later discover jazz as a senior in high school. While attending the University of North Florida on a music scholarship, ...

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All About Jazz Download of the Day Widget and RSS Feed

January 23, 2013

You can now place the All About Jazz MP3 Download of the Day on your Facebook Wall by reading our new RSS feed. If you publish a website or blog, you can also embed the contents of the RSS feed or embed our MP3 Download of the Day widget. Musician? Spread the word about yourself and ...

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Jazzahead! Conference in Bremen Germany: April 25-28, 2013

January 23, 2013

jazzahead! program – a round-the-world trip in music 2013, jazzahead! welcomes bands from 19 different countries to Bremen. Increased interest in participation in the German Jazz Expo. Again, it was a tough choice: Four different juries faced a selection of 267 applications for the coveted live program that is part of the showcase festival. As with ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Django Reinhardt

January 23, 2013

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 ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: J.J. Johnson

January 22, 2013

All About Jazz is celebrating J.J. Johnson's birthday today! Considered by many to be the finest jazz trombonist of all time, J.J. Johnson somehow transferred the innovations of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie to his more awkward instrument, playing with such speed and deceptive ease that at one time some listeners assumed he was playing valve ...

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Expanded All About Jazz and Jazz Near You Advertising Options for 2013

January 21, 2013

Whether it's a run-of-site or geo-targeted advertisement, All About Jazz and Jazz Near You offer several options to greatly elevate the awareness of your music, your event, or your service. Leverage the web's leading readership of All About Jazz with the local capabilities of Jazz Near You to reach the largest collection of jazz enthusiasts and ...

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Dex @ 90: Celebrating the Legacy of Dexter Gordon

January 21, 2013

2013 Dexter @ 90 Schedule The Dexter Gordon Society which was formed to honor and preserve the legacy of Dexter Gordon will be launched on February 27, 2013. Thursday, February 7 and Friday, February 8, 2013, University of Hartford. Screening of Round Midnight and a discussion by Maxine Gordon and Rene McLean on the relationship between ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Jason Moran

January 21, 2013

All About Jazz is celebrating Jason Moran's birthday today! Since his formidable emergence on the music scene in the late 90s, jazz pianist Jason Moran has proven more than his brilliance as a performer. The Blue Note Records recording artist has established himself as a risk-taker and innovator of new directions for jazz as a whole. ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Jimmy Cobb

January 20, 2013

All About Jazz is celebrating Jimmy Cobb's birthday today! Legendary jazz drummer, Jimmy Cobb, was born in Washington, D.C. on January 20, 1929. A superb, mostly self-taught musician, Jimmy is the elder statesman of all of the incredible Miles Davis bands. Jimmy\'s inspirational work with Miles, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderly and Co. spanned 1957 until 1963, ...