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News: Recording

Nonesuch Releases New Pat Metheny Unity Band Record, June 12

June 12, 2012

Saxophonist Chris Potter, Drummer Antonio Sanchez, and Bassist Ben Williams Join Guitarist Metheny First Metheny-led band in 30 years to feature sax also embarks on 39-city summer & fall tour See upcoming tour dates For the first time since his 1980 release 80/81, guitarist Pat Metheny has recorded with a band that features tenor saxophone. Unity ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Shelly Manne

June 11, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Shelly Manne's birthday today! Shelly Manne - drums (1920 - 1984) As a jazz drummer, studio musician, bandleader and businessman, Shelly Manne was one of the most prolific instrumentalists of modern times. “I’ve really had the best of both worlds,” he said in 1983. “I’ve kept busy playing jazz, and between ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Joao Gilberto

June 10, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Joao Gilberto's birthday today! Born João Gilberto do Prado Pereira de Oliveira on June 10, 1931, in the town of Juázeiro in the northeastern state of Bahia, Brazil. His father was a wealthy merchant who insisted that all of his seven children receive an education. Gilberto defied his father\'s wishes however, ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Cole Porter

June 9, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Cole Porter's birthday today! WHILE the 1920\'s ended on December 30, 1929--and a far different political, social, and sociological climate prevailed during the ensuing decade--a number of highly gifted writers managed to keep alive in the musical theater of the 1930\'s some of the feverish spirit and the unconventional attitudes of ...

News: Award / Grant

Grammys add changes to jazz, Latin, R&B fields

June 8, 2012

NEW YORK—A year after the Grammy Awards cut 31 categories, sparking protests and a lawsuit by Latin jazz musicians, the music organization has made more changes by adding three awards, including the reinstatement of best Latin jazz album. The Recording Academy announced Friday in a statement to The Associated Press that the upcoming Grammys will feature ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Uri Caine

June 8, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Uri Caine's birthday today! Uri Caine was born in Philadelphia and began studying piano with Bernard Peiffer. He played in bands led by Philly Joe Jones, Hank Mobley, Johnny Coles, Mickey Roker, Odean Pope, Jymmie Merritt, Bootsie Barnes and Grover Washington. He attended the University of Pennsylvania and studied music composition ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Tal Farlow

June 7, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Tal Farlow's birthday today! Tal Farlow was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, and was brought up in a musical atmosphere. His father played several musical instruments, including some of the fretted ones, while the piano in the house was played by his mother and his sister, who became a fine classical ...

News: Obituary

Pete Cosey, 1943-2012

June 7, 2012

Innovative guitarist 'knew what to do with just one note' Jazz guitarist Pete Cosey used electronic distortion and innovative methods of stringing and tuning his guitar to impress his signature sound on recordings by artists from bluesmen Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf to jazz great Miles Davis. “Pete's sound was something quite amazing," said Wendy Oxenhorn, ...

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News: Website

All About Jazz Improvements: May 2012

June 6, 2012

Your favorite jazz website continually improved throughout the month of May. If you like what you see, please help support our efforts by making a modest contribution to All About Jazz today. Every little bit helps! WHAT'S NEW! Event Upload Service We launched a free event upload service so musicians, presenters, agencies, venues and festivals can ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Monty Alexander

June 6, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Monty Alexander's birthday today! By grafting the traditions of American jazz to his authentic Jamaican roots, pianist Monty Alexander has spent a lifetime exploring the rich depths of musical and cultural diversity. In a career that spans more than four decades, he has performed and/or recorded with artists from every corner ...