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Jazz Musician of the Day: Duke Ellington
All About Jazz is celebrating Duke Ellington's birthday today! By the time of his passing, he was considered amongst the world’s greatest composers and musicians. The French government honored him with their highest award, the Legion of Honor, while the government of the United States bestowed upon him the highest civil honor, the Presidential Medal of ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Blossom Dearie
All About Jazz is celebrating Blossom Dearie's birthday today! Blossom Dearie was a remarkable American jazz vocalist, pianist and composer from the bebop era known for her unique voice, definitive arranging style and continent spanning career. From recordings and radio to Calvin Klein ads, the Gilmore Girls television show, and many other film and TV soundtracks, ...
All About Jazz: New Features, General Improvements, and Bug Fixes
All About Jazz, which includes Jazz Near You, is a custom-developed software platform. It covers all the bases: content management, commerce, reader engagement... it even offers messaging capabilities. Though it can sometimes be a bear to maintain, it doesn't stop us from developing new sections—our polling and contest giveaway technology are terrific examples. This year, our ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Lionel Loueke
All About Jazz is celebrating Lionel Loueke's birthday today! Born in Benin, a small country of west Africa, Lionel first picked up percussion instruments before choosing guitar at the age of 17. In 1990, he moved to Ivory Coast for a general musical training in the “National Institute of Art" which lasted four years. As he ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Jimmy Giuffre
All About Jazz is celebrating Jimmy Giuffre's birthday today! Reedman and composer Jimmy Giuffre was born in Dallas, TX. He started his musical education at age 9 learning the clarinet and within few years he was proficient enough to give solo clarinet recitals at local functions. After high school he attended North Texas State University receiving ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Ella Fitzgerald
All About Jazz is celebrating Ella Fitzgerald's birthday today! Dubbed “The First Lady of Song," Ella Fitzgerald was the most popular female jazz singer in the United States for more than half a century. In her lifetime, she won 13 Grammy awards and sold over 40 million albums. Her voice was flexible, wide-ranging, accurate and ageless. ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Joe Henderson
All About Jazz is celebrating Joe Henderson's birthday today! The tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson was born on April 24, 1937 in a small city called Lima Ohio midway between Dayton and Toledo. He spent his childhood and adolescence in Lima in a family of 15 children where he was exposed to a variety of musical styles. ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Alan Broadbent
All About Jazz is celebrating Alan Broadbent's birthday today! Alan Broadbent was born in Auckland, New Zealand and in 1966, at the age of 19, received a Downbeat Magazine scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston. In 1969 he was asked to join Woody Herman's band as his pianist and arranger for 3 years. ...
JazzWeek Radio Chart: April 25, 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 Jazzmeia Horn Dear Love (Empress Legacy) 238 263 -25 0 39 1 13 ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Charles Mingus
All About Jazz is celebrating Charles Mingus' birthday today! One of the most important figures in twentieth century American music, Charles Mingus was a virtuoso bassist, accomplished pianist, bandleader and composer. Born on a military base in Nogales, Arizona in 1922 and raised in Watts, California, his earliest musical influences came from the church— choir and ...
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