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A Spotify playlist for Ted Gioia's "The Jazz Standards" of 2,000 songs

July 9, 2012

My passage as a listener into the jazz world was accidental and fortuitous. As a young rock fan browsing the vinyl cutouts at Jack's Record Rack, I found one of Miles Davis' Live at the Blackhawk albums for $1.99 or so. Something about the moody cover appealed to me, so I bought it. Not long after ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Kendrick Scott

July 8, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Kendrick Scott's birthday today! Kendrick ‘KADS’ Scott was born and raised in Houston, Texas. His initial inspiration and appreciation for music came from growing up in a household of musicians. The first encounters Kendrick had with the drums were in church, where his parents and older brother were involved in the ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Joe Zawinul

July 7, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Joe Zawinul's birthday today! It may be a word overused but there isn\'t truly a more appropriate way to describe keyboardist/composer Joe Zawinul. Austrian born, Joe Zawinul emigrated to the US in 1959 where he played with Maynard Ferguson and the great Dinah Washington before joining alto saxophonist great Cannonball Adderley ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Louie Bellson

July 6, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Louie Bellson's birthday today! One of the world’s greatest drummers, Louie Bellson has been an exciting crowd pleaser for over 60 years. A well-respected educator and one of the nicest people in the music business, the still-active Louie Bellson is a class act. Born Luigi Paolino Balassoni, Bellson won a nationwide ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Brian O'Neal

July 5, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Brian O'Neal's birthday today! Born in Detroit, Michigan, Brian O’Neal first discovered his love for music at the tender age of six, when he began taking drum lessons. Although Brian (known to his friends as “Bean”) learned to play many instruments including saxophone, bass, and trombone, he aspired to be a ...

News: Website

All About Jazz / Jazz Near You Seminar for Musicians and Presenters at the Kongsberg Jazz Festival on Friday, July 6th

July 4, 2012

Learn how to promote your live shows and your recorded music at All About Jazz and Jazz Near You On Friday, July 6th, All About Jazz will present a free seminar for professional musicians, presenters, and music producers at the Kongsberg Jazz Festival in Kongsberg, Norway. The one hour workshop starts at 11:00am and is followed ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Mike Mainieri

July 4, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Mike Mainieri's birthday today! Primarily recognized as an award-winning, jazz vibraphonist, Mike Mainieri’s equally remarkable talents as producer, arranger, and composer have contributed to shaping the cutting-edge in music. Throughout his fruitful career--now spanning almost five decades--Mike has collaborated with the world’s most formidable jazz player’s produced numerous albums, and discovered ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Johnny Hartman

July 3, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Johnny Hartman's birthday today! John Maurice Hartman (b. 7/3/23, d. 9/15/83) was a critically acclaimed baritone jazz singer who specialized in ballads. Born in Louisiana but raised in Chicago, he began singing and playing the piano by age eight. In 1940, Hartman graduated from DuSable High School where he studied music ...

News: Website

Let's create the most comprehensive jazz venue listing online!

July 2, 2012

As we prepare for the Jazz Near You (website and app) launch in September, we're looking for readers to help us complete our jazz venue directory region by region. If you own a venue, or present at a venue, make sure it is listed. Also, if you are a fan and catch lives shows regularly, please ...

News: Website

Soundcloud and Bandcamp links added to All About Jazz Musician Profile

July 2, 2012

We'd like to thank bassist Douglas Johnson for his suggestion to add Bandcamp and Soundcloud link opportunities from a musician profile. If you're a musician and have a Bandcamp or Soundcloud page, you can link to them from your profile by entering them on your musician profile submission form. e.g. The Bandcamp and Soundcloud icons will ...