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Jazz Musician of the Day: Sue Raney
All About Jazz is celebrating Sue Raney's birthday today!
Sue Raney has one of the most beautiful voices in music. She is always in-tune, displays complete control over her vibrato, and has the rare gift of being able to interpret lyrics with such deep understanding that she makes them sound fresh, even if the words are ...
Artist, Location Selected for Miles Davis Statue in Alton
According to a story published in yesterday's Alton Telegraph, artist and sculptor Preston Jackson has been selected to create a statue of Miles Davis for display in the town where the legendary trumpeter was born. Jackson, who grew up in Decatur and now lives in Peoria, has taught at the Art Institute of Chicago and created ...
Berkshire Gateway To Feature Phil Woods, Freddie Bryant, Greg Caputo Big Band
Berkshires Jazz, Inc. today announced the second annual Berkshire Gateway Jazz Weekend, bringing marquee performers and local jazz musicians to downtown Lee, Massachusetts, July 25-28. In collaboration with Berkshire Gateway Preservation, Inc., Berkshires Jazz presents the {Greg Caputo Big Band, Phil Woods, and the Freddie Bryant Quartet in the striking performance space at First Congregational Church, ...
Brainkiller Pushes The Envelope On Genre-defying Second Album Colourless Green Superheroes
On the creative instrumental music scene today there are a plethora of fresh-sounding new bands that artfully blend jazz, classical, rock, electronica and the avant-garde. Add to that list the renegade trio Brainkiller, which has been flying under the radar with a potent sound that is steeped in structure while pushing the envelope on audaciousness. With ...
Student Led Berklee Rhythm Collective Teach And Perform In Colombia As Cultural Ambassadors
Berklee College of Music student bassist Esther Rojas, a native of Barranquilla, Colombia, leads the Berklee Rhythm Collective on a two-week trip to her home country to teach and perform. The program, sponsored by the Colombo-Americano Bi-National Center (BNC) of the U.S. Embassy’s Cultural Affairs Office, is part of an initiative to promote Colombian and U.S. ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Tony Scott
All About Jazz is celebrating Tony Scott's birthday today!
Tony Scott, a distinguished jazz clarinetist who in the 1950s helped steer his instrument out of the swing era and into the sax-infested waters of bebop. With Buddy DeFranco, Mr. Scott was considered one of the leading bebop clarinetists. (The two men were often described as the ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Tom Harrell
All About Jazz is celebrating Tom Harrell's birthday today!
Praised by Newsweek for his pure melodic genius, Tom Harrell is widely recognized as one of the most creative and uncompromising jazz instrumentalists and composers of our time. Even with a discography of over 260 recordings and a career that spans more than four decades, Harrell has ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Ride the "Lunatic Express" with Mike Dillon
This week, let's check out some videos of the Mike Dillon Band, who will be in St. Louis to play on Thursday, June 27 at The Demo. The group features Dillon on vibraphone, percussion and vocals, Carly Meyers on trombone and bass pedals, Cliff Hines on guitar, bass and keyboards, and Adam Gertner on drums. They ...
Jazz at Holmes Series Announces Dates of Free Summer Concerts
The Jazz at Holmes series at Washington University has announced a summer schedule of three free concerts during the month of July. The summer series starts on Thursday, July 11 with a performance by singer Feyza Eren and her band. Next up, trumpeter Erik Jekabson, who's from San Francisco, will play with a quartet of local ...
Enter the "Will Calhoun - Life in This World" Giveaway at All About Jazz!
All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Motema Music “Will Calhoun - Life in This World“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on July 15th. Click here to enter the contest
(Becoming a fan of Will Calhoun at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.)
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Erroll Garner
All About Jazz is celebrating Erroll Garner's birthday today!
Born in Pittsburgh in 1921 (Sy Johnson\'s biographical note in The Erroll Garner Songbook has June 15, 1923 as Garner\'s birthdate), Errol Garner started playing piano at the age of two (three according to Johnson). He never learned to read music, probably because it was never a ...
The Grandmothers Of Invention Featuring Legendary Zappa Alumni Don Preston & Napoleon Murphy Brock To Embark On 'one Size Fits All And More' Us Tour
Los Angeles, CA - Having just completed a month long European tour of performances in the CZECH REPUBLIC, HUNGARY, SLOVAKIA, AUSTRIA, GERMANY, HOLLAND, SWITZERLAND, the GrandMothers Of Invention, featuring legendary Frank Zappa Alumni Napoleon Murphy Brock and special guest artist Don Preston, once again will tour America. This time around the ensemble will be performing the ...
