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Most Read Album Reviews: 2021
by Michael Ricci
All About Jazz tracks how often an album review is read, and the reviews listed below represent our most popular in 2021. Eberhard Lyle Mays Reviewed by John Kelman August 20, 2021 XXXX Wollny / Parisien / Lefebvre / Lillinger Reviewed by Phillip Woolever The ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Trombone Shorty
All About Jazz is celebrating Trombone Shorty's birthday today! Since the release of their Grammy-nominated 2010 debut album, Backatown, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue have grown creatively while winning hordes of new fans performing nonstop on five continents. Their latest album, For True, offers substantive proof of their explosive growth, further refining the signature sound Troy ...
Most Read Articles: 2021
by Michael Ricci
All About Jazz tracks how often an article is read, and the articles listed below represent our most popular in 2021. Chris May won the chicken dinner placing six articles in the top 16. John Coltrane: An Alternative Top Ten Albums Building a Jazz Library April 8, 2021
Jazz Musician of the Day: Chris Potter
All About Jazz is celebrating Chris Potter's birthday today! A world-class soloist, accomplished composer and formidable bandleader, saxophonist Chris Potter has emerged as a leading light of his generation. Down Beat called him “One of the most studied (and copied) saxophonists on the planet" while Jazz Times identified him as “a figure of international renown." Jazz ...
All About Jazz Top 10 Songs: December 2021
All About Jazz features a free song every day spanning all genres of jazz, and of the tunes featured in December, 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 Songs Not Where, But When (Radio Edit) Brian ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Jonah Jones
All About Jazz is celebrating Jonah Jones' birthday today! A talented and flashy trumpeter, Jonah Jones hit upon a formula in 1955 that made him a major attraction for a decade; playing concise versions of melodic swing standards and show tunes muted with a quartet. But although the non-jazz audience discovered Jones during the late '50s, ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Lewis Nash
All About Jazz is celebrating Lewis Nash's birthday today! Rhythm Is My Business" is the title of his debut recording as a leader, and rhythm is a booming business as far as Lewis Nash is concerned. He is the drummer of choice for an incredible array of artists- from the masters of the music to the ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Danilo Pérez
All About Jazz is celebrating Danilo Pérez's birthday today! Grammy award winner Danilo Pérez is among the most influential and dynamic musicians of our time. In just over a decade, his distinctive blend of Pan-American jazz (covering the music of the Americas, folkloric and world music) has attracted critical acclaim and loyal audiences. Danilo’s abundant talents ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Earl Hines
All About Jazz is celebrating Earl Hines' birthday today! A brilliant keyboard virtuoso, Earl “Fatha” Hines was one of the first great piano soloists in jazz, and one of the very few musicians who could hold his own with Louis Armstrong. His so-called 'trumpet' style used doubled octaves in the right hand to produce a clear ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Walter Norris
All About Jazz is celebrating Walter Norris' birthday today! Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on December 27, 1931, Norris first studied piano at home with his mother, then with John Summers, a local church organist. His first professional performances were with the Howard Williams Band in and around Little Rock during his junior high and high ...
