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Jazz Musician of the Day: Oscar Peterson

August 15, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Oscar Peterson's birthday today! One of the most admired pianists in jazz, Oscar Peterson has rightfully claimed the same sort of status as earlier greats such as James P. Johnson, Art Tatum, Teddy Wilson, Fats Waller, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, and Bill Evans. Possibly the most successful artist produced by Canada, ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Tony Monaco

August 14, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Tony Monaco's birthday today! One of the greatest honors in a Jazz Musician\'s life is to be voted in the Downbeat Magazine Critics polls and readers polls. In 2005, Tony was blessed to be a voted in both polls and in January 2006, he was also voted by Jazztimes Readers as ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: George Shearing

August 13, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating George Shearing's birthday today! George Shearing enjoys an international reputation as a pianist, arranger and composer. Equally at home on the concert stage as in jazz clubs, Shearing is recognized for inventive, orchestrated jazz. He has written over 300 compositions, including the classic “Lullaby of Birdland,” which has become a jazz ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Pat Metheny

August 12, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Pat Metheny's birthday today! Pat Metheny was born in Kansas City on August 12, 1954 into a musical family. Starting on trumpet at the age of 8, Metheny switched to guitar at age 12. By the age of 15, he was working regularly with the best jazz musicians in Kansas City, ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Donny McCaslin

August 11, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Donny McCaslin's birthday today! Donny McCaslin launched 2004 with a new CD, balancing his career as bandleader with work as one of New York\'s most in-demand tenor saxophonists. On his latest Arabesque releae, The Way Through, the Brooklyn-based artist continues to defy label, proving he can unearth musical truth in any ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Denny Zeitlin

August 10, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Denny Zeitlin's birthday today! Denny Zeitlin has recorded over thirty critically acclaimed albums; twice won first place in the Down Beat International Jazz Critics Poll; written original music for Sesame Street; and appeared on network TV, including repeats on the Tonight Show, and CBS Sunday Morning. Zeitlin’s lecture- demonstration “Unlocking the ...

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Calendar FAQ: Why do I have to enter the venue if it does not exist in the AAJ Database?

August 9, 2012

We've received several emails recently—from both presenters and musicians—asking why they must add a venue before they can submit an event (if the venue does not exist in the AAJ database). The answer: Once a venue (with complete address) is added to the database, All About Jazz/Jazz Near You can then map that address to a ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Jack DeJohnette

August 9, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Jack DeJohnette's birthday today! Born in Chicago in 1942, Jack De Johnette is widely regarded as one of jazz music\'s greatest drummers. Music appreciation flourished in De Johnette\'s family. He studied classical piano from age four until fourteen before beginning to play drums with his high school concert band.and taking private ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Benny Carter

August 8, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Benny Carter's birthday today! Benny Carter\'s long career was consistently characterized by high musical achievement, and he developed a unique and readily identifiable style as both an alto saxophonist and an arranger. He was able to double on trumpet and was also proficient on clarinet, piano, and trombone. His saxophone playing ...

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All About Jazz Top 5 MP3 Downloads: July 2012

August 7, 2012

All About Jazz features and syndicates an exceptional song every day spanning all genres of jazz, and of the 31 tracks featured in July, these five represent our personal favorites. We also included the top five reader favorites as indicated by total downloads. If you are a musician or record label, you can submit your full ...