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Jazz Musician of the Day: John Abercrombie

December 16, 2012

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 ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Curtis Fuller

December 15, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Curtis Fuller's birthday today! Curtis Fuller was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1934. He came to music late, playing the baritone horn in high school and switching to the trombone at age 16. Detroit, at the time, was the breeding ground for an astonishing pool of fresh, highly individual talent. Milt ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Clark Terry

December 14, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Clark Terry's birthday today! Clark Terry\'s career in jazz spans more than sixty years. He is a world-class trumpeter, flugelhornist, educator, and NEA Jazz Master. He performed for seven U.S. Presidents, and was a Jazz Ambassador for State Department tours in the Middle East and Africa. More than fifty jazz festivals ...

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Michael A. Nutter, Mayor of Philadelphia, to Give Keynote Address at the Jazz Connect Conference at APAP|NYC 2013

December 13, 2012

Conference on January 10-11, 2013 to address important issues and trends in the jazz community The Jazz Connect Conference at APAP|NYC 2013, organized by JazzTimes in conjunction with the Jazz Forward Coalition, announced today that the Honorable Michael A. Nutter, the Mayor of Philadelphia and President of the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM), will give ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Ben Tucker

December 13, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Ben Tucker's birthday today! A native of Tennessee, Tucker by the age of twelve, began to develop his musical interest first on trumpet and later on the bass and quickly made a name for himself in Nashville. Following a stint in the Air Force, Ben settled in California, playing with Art ...

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All About Jazz Tops 10,000 Facebook Likes Since February 24, 2011

December 12, 2012

Thanks to the efforts of Jeff Fitzgerald, Genius and James Nadal, All About Jazz has just topped 10,000 Facebook Likes. Jeff brings his Genius brand of humor to our Facebook page and James sources some very cool, must-see videos daily. We're still looking for someone to help us post timely jazz news to our Facebook page, ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Tony Williams

December 12, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Tony Williams' birthday today! Born in Chicago and growing up in Boston, Williams began studies with master drummer Alan Dawson at an early age and began playing professionally at the age of 13 with saxophonist Sam Rivers. Jackie McLean hired Williams at 16. At 17 Williams found considerable fame with Miles ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: McCoy Tyner

December 11, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating McCoy Tyner's birthday today! It is not an overstatement to say that modern jazz has been shaped by the music of McCoy Tyner. His blues- based piano style, replete with sophisticated chords and an explosively percussive left hand has transcended conventional styles to become one of the most identifiable sounds in ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Diane Schuur

December 10, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Diane Schuur's birthday today! Diane Schuur, who has often been on the periphery of jazz, has the potential to be an important jazz singer although she still includes a large dose of pop tunes in her repertoire. Early in her career she had the tendency to screech in her upper register, ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Donald Byrd

December 9, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Donald Byrd's birthday today! Trumpeter Donald Byrd was born in Detroit in 1932, his studies at Wayne State University (1954) were interrupted by military service, during which he played in an Air Force band. He then attended the Manhattan School of Music (MA in music education). At the same time he ...