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Jazz Musician of the Day: Jack Sheldon

November 30, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Jack Sheldon's birthday today! Along with Lester Young in the 30s, Dizzy Gillespie in the 40s, and Zoot Simms in the 50s, Jack Sheldon is one of the Original Lions of the West Coast Sound. Jack\'s a premier improviser, is one of only a handful of trumpet players throughout jazz history ...

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All About Jazz Launches Gift Shop for the Holidays

November 29, 2012

All About Jazz has teamed with Zazzle, makers of custom T-shirts, gifts, and posters, to create a line of All About Jazz- and Jazz Near You-branded merchandise. Just in time for the 2012 holiday season, and launched on Cyber Monday (check out our one day sale), All About Jazz offers several products ranging from T-shirts and ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Chuck Mangione

November 29, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Chuck Mangione's birthday today! For more than five decades, Chuck Mangione\'s love affair with music has been characterized by his boundless energy, unabashed enthusiasm, and pure joy that radiates from the stage. Mangione first attracted attention with his brother, Gap, in a mainstream jazz band, The Jazz Brothers, in which he ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Pete Robbins

November 28, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Pete Robbins' birthday today! “I like Robbins’ playing,” wrote Cadence reviewer Jason Bivins. “He’s got vision in his writing and improvising and the focus to bring it out in the open.” Pete Robbins (born 11/28/78) moved to New York in September, 2002, and immediately became “a welcome presence on the creative ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Maria Schneider

November 27, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Maria Schneider's birthday today! Maria Schneider, born in Windom, Minnesota, arrived in New York City in 1985 after studies at the University of Minnesota, the University of Miami and the Eastman School of Music. She immediately sought out Bob Brookmeyer to study composition. At the same time she became an assistant ...

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Celebrate Cyber Monday with All About Jazz and Save!

November 26, 2012

We're celebrating Cyber Monday at the brand new All About Jazz Store with discounts! If you make a purchase any time on November 26th, you can save up to 30% on select items. Just type in “60ZCYBERSALE" as the promo code when you go to check out. We offer a line of T-shirts, sweatshirts, mobile phone ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Guy Buttery

November 26, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Guy Buttery's birthday today! As you drive about 13 miles north of Durban, the largest city in the province of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa, you pass a lush fertile belt where the rich green shades of the sugar cane meet the turquoise of the Indian Ocean. This is where on the ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Paul Desmond

November 25, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Paul Desmond's birthday today! He is revered for the pure, gentle tone of his alto saxophone, and the elegant lyricism of his improvisations. For seventeen years he was the lead soloist in the most commercially successful jazz combo ever, the Dave Brubeck Quartet. In an era that worshipped the frenetic, bebop ...

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All About You

by Michael Ricci
November 25, 2012

Over the years I've helped shape the editorial direction of the website--placing a strong emphasis on modern jazz while supporting touring bands and musicians worldwide. Add an international mix of writers with their wide-ranging interests and opinions and you have a fascinating tapestry of content that makes All About Jazz an enduring destination online.It's ...

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Purchase All About Jazz Ad Space and Merchandise on Small Business Saturday!

November 24, 2012

Help celebrate Small Business Saturday by purchasing All About Jazz / Jazz Near You advertising space or official All About Jazz merchandise. Advertise at the Internet's most trafficked website Learn more about advertising at the All About Jazz and the Jazz Near You websites and in the Jazz Near You weekly email announcement. Shop at the ...