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Jazz Musician of the Day: Tal Farlow

June 7, 2022

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 ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Grant Green

June 6, 2022

All About Jazz is celebrating Grant Green's birthday today! Green was born on June 6, 1931 in St. Louis, Missouri. He first performed in a professional setting at the age of 13. His early influences were Charlie Christian and Charlie Parker; however, he played extensive R & B gigs in his home town and in East ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Peter Erskine

June 5, 2022

All About Jazz is celebrating Peter Erskine's birthday today! Peter Erskine has played the drums since the age of four and is known for his versatility and love of working in different musical contexts. He appears on over 600 albums and film scores, and has won two Grammy Awards, plus an Honorary Doctorate from the Berklee ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Anthony Braxton

June 4, 2022

All About Jazz is celebrating Anthony Braxton's birthday today! To his list of achievements and awards, Anthony Braxton may now add the 1994 MacArthur Fellowship: the so-called “genius" grant of (in his case) $300,000, awarded to individuals nominated for outstanding and original contributions to their field. The timing of this crowning achievement couldn't be better for ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: June 6, 2022

June 3, 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 Jeremy Pelt Soundtrack (HighNote) 302 246 +56 1 44 1 6 2 ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Dakota Staton

June 3, 2022

All About Jazz is celebrating Dakota Staton's birthday today! Dakota Staton was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and studied music at Pittsburgh's Filion School of Music. She was soon chosen to be a vocalist with the Joe Wespray Orchestra, then the top band in the Pittsburgh area. After spending two years with Wespray she traveled to Detroit, ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Valaida Snow

June 2, 2022

All About Jazz is celebrating Valaida Snow's birthday today! The tale of Valaida Snow is dramatic, a beautiful gifted entertainer, singer, dancer, arranger, and jazz trumpeter who succeeded against all odds. Valaida’s exceptional talent, determination and charm brought her international fame. Her talents nearly unlimited, a savvy business woman who spoke seven languages, she blew hot ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Lennie Niehaus

June 1, 2022

All About Jazz is celebrating Lennie Niehaus' birthday today! Featured alto sax soloist and arranger for the famous Stan Kenton Orchestra, he has also recorded several albums of his own with jazz greats Mel Lewis, Shelly Manne, Jimmy Giuffre, Hampton Hawes and more. Lennie has also been composer for numerous Clint Eastwood's films including Pale Rider, ...

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All About Jazz Top 10 Tracks: May 2022

June 1, 2022

All About Jazz features a free song every day spanning all genres of jazz, and of the tracks featured in May, 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 Dance Of The Yao People Doug Martin ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Benny Goodman

May 30, 2022

All About Jazz is celebrating Benny Goodman's birthday today! Benjamin David Goodman was born on May 30, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois. He was the eighth child of immigrants David Goodman and Dora Grisinsky Goodman, who left Russia to escape anti-Semitism. Benny's mother never learned to speak English. His father worked for a tailor to support his ...