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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Jimmy Giuffre

April 26, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Jimmy Giuffre's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Jimmy GiuffreReedman 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 ...

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News: Interview

Pianist Neil Cowley Interviewed at AAJ...And More!

April 26, 2010

It's not an observation based on hard evidence, but the jazz world seems to be more awash with piano trios than it has been for many years. Whether it's a whim of fashion, a response to economic recession, a reaction to the over-digitization of music technology, or something else entirely, is far from clear. But there ...

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News: TV / Film

8 1/2 Turns 50

April 26, 2010

Is it possible? Can “8 1/2" be close to 50 years old? The calendar may say yes, but to see this classic of personal cinema one more time is to be in the presence of a kind of picture-making that defiantly remains forever young. First released in 1963, Italian director Federico Fellini's landmark examination of self-portraiture ...

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News: Technology

Steve Wozniak on Apple Security, Employee Termination, and Gray Powell

April 26, 2010

During last weeks iPhone leak saga, Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, reached out to us with a story: The morning of the iPad launch, an engineer showed Woz an iPad for two minutes. For this he was fired. It's a story that paints Apple as many people already see the company: ruthlessly secretive, and even vindictive. ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Ella Fitzgerald

April 25, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Ella Fitzgerald's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Ella FitzgeraldDubbed “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 ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Joe Henderson

April 24, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Joe Henderson's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Joe HendersonThe tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson was born on April 24, 1937 in a small city called Lima Ohio midway between Dayton and Toledo... more Website | Photos | Articles Follow Joe Henderson ...

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News: Obituary

Gene Lees, 1928-2010

April 23, 2010

Gene Lees died today. We lost a writer unsurpassed at illuminating music and the world that musicians inhabit. I lost a cherished colleague whose work inspired me, a dear friend whose companionship brightened my existence. For a formal biography, see his entry in The Canadian Encyclopedia. My remarks are more personal. Gene's books about Oscar Peterson, ...

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News: Festival

16th Annual Children's Athletic Games & Family Fair Jazz Festival in Conjunction with the Cure Network Corp at Victoria Regional Park in Carson on April 24th

April 23, 2010

The Center for Community and Family Services, Inc. will sponsor its 16th Annual Children's Athletic Games & Family Fair. Opening ceremony begins promptly at 9:00am with the running of the torch into the stadium by former Olympic US Gold Medalist, Mark Crear, followed by the Parade of Athletes and presentations of Proclamations and commendations from State ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Alan Broadbent

April 23, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Alan Broadbent's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Alan BroadbentBorn in Auckland, New Zealand, composer, arranger and jazz pianist Alan Broadbent began performing professionally at the age of 15, following classical studies... more Website | Photos | Articles Follow Alan Broadbent ...

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News: Looking For...

New Orleans / Jazz Fest Photos Wanted

April 22, 2010

If you have photos from previous Jazz Fests or are planning to attend this year, please share your photos at the All About Jazz Gallery. gallery.allaboutjazz.com We're also looking for general New Orleans photos, photos of clubs, bands, musicians, Preservation Hall, parades, the culture, the landmarks... whatever you care to share. We plan to feature select ...