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Jazz Musician of the Day: Louis Armstrong

August 4, 2022

All About Jazz is celebrating Louis Armstrong's birthday today! By virtue of the role he played in its evolution during the first quarter of the 20th century, Louis Armstrong is regarded as the most influential jazz musician in history. This distinction is coupled with his stewardship of jazz around the world over the next five decades ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Tony Bennett

August 3, 2022

All About Jazz is celebrating Tony Bennett's birthday today! No one else in popular American music has recorded for so long and at such a high level of excellence as Tony Bennett. In the last ten years alone he has sold ten million records. The essence of his longevity and high artistic achievement was imbued in ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: David Binney

August 2, 2022

All About Jazz is celebrating David Binney's birthday today! Acclaimed as a considerable and highly individual compositional talent, saxophonist David Binney is one of the most prolific jazz musicians on the scene today. Winning praise from critics and colleagues alike, David was recently singled out by Jazz Times as one of a handful of “players who ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Josh Nelson

August 1, 2022

All About Jazz is celebrating Josh Nelson's birthday today! Pianist and composer Josh Nelson maintains an active and creative schedule. He has performed with some of the most respected names in jazz, including Natalie Cole, Anthony Wilson, George Mraz, Jeff Hamilton, Walter Smith III, Dayna Stephens, Alicia Olatuja, Eddie Daniels, Ken Peplowski, Richard Galliano, Michael Buble, ...

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All About Jazz Top 10 Tracks: July 2022

August 1, 2022

All About Jazz features a free song every day spanning all genres of jazz, and of the tracks featured in July, these ten represent our reader's favorites as indicated by total listens. Musicians and record labels can submit full length MP3s for consideration here. Enjoy! Top Tracks Last Kiss Sal La Rocca ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Hank Jones

July 31, 2022

All About Jazz is celebrating Hank Jones' birthday today! The oldest of the three Jones brothers (Hank, Thad and Elvin), Henry “Hank" Jones was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi and grew up in Pontiac, Michigan, where he studied piano at an early age and came under the influence of Earl Hines, Fats Waller, Teddy Wilson and Art ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Kevin Mahogany

July 30, 2022

All About Jazz is celebrating Kevin Mahogany's birthday today! With over ten recordings as a leader, vocalist, businessman and educator Kevin Mahogany has been the standard setter for jazz vocalists for three decades. His broad baritone was forged in his hometown: the legendary jazz metropolis known as Kansas City; where he learned to swing like Charlie ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: August 1, 2022

July 29, 2022

All About Jazz publishes the weekly JazzWeek Radio Chart. Discover new releases, track chart movement, and learn what is being played on jazz radio stations in the United States. Enjoy! TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Steve Davis Bluesthetic (Smoke Sessions) 256 254 +2 0 40 1 8 2 ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Charlie Christian

July 29, 2022

All About Jazz is celebrating Charlie Christian's birthday today! As the man who popularized the guitar in a jazz setting, his legacy lives on. Charlie Christian was born on July 29, 1916 in Bonham, Texas but was raised in Oklahoma City from the time he was two years old. Charlie's immediate family were all musically talented- ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Delfeayo Marsalis

July 28, 2022

All About Jazz is celebrating Delfeayo Marsalis' birthday today! Delfeayo Marsalis is one of the top trombonists, composers and producers in jazz today. Known for his “technical excellence, inventive mind and frequent touches of humor…” (Leonard Feather, Los Angeles Times), he is “…one of the best, most imaginative and musical of the trombonists of his generation.” ...