Happy Birthday ... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/Norah.jpg Norah Jones March 30, 1979 http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/960x540/p01bqx69.jpg Ted Heath March 30, 1902 – November 18, 1969 http://jazztimes.com/images/content/articles/0012/2771/Marilyn_Crispell__Paul_Motian_tribut...

http://sslnodeassets.nbcnews.com/images/non-rev/nbcnews-logo.svg Oscar-Winning Actress Patty Duke Is Dead at 69 by Corky Siemaszko Mar 29 2016, 2:03 pm ET Oscar-winning actress Patty Duke, a beloved child star who became one of Hollywood's most acclaimed actresses, is dead. She was 69. Duke died Tu...

This recording is a gem. I feel so fortunate to have heard Paul McCandless in two settings, first with Oregon in Anchorage, then in a trio in Seattle, where my wife and I met Paul, hanging with him long after Parnell's Jazz Club had closed. What a talented, genuine, gentle man. http://cps-stati...

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Astrud Gilberto
March 29, 1940




Michael Brecker
March 29, 1949 – January 13, 2007

Happy Birthday ... http://www.pauljacksonbass.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/IMG_6967.jpg Paul Jackson March 28, 1947 http://archives.williams.edu/images/whiteman1.jpg Paul Whiteman March 28, 1890 – December 29, 1967 https://jazzinphoto.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/thad-jones-as-he-plays-the-trumpet...

Happy Birthday ... http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Pee_Wee_Russell_(Gottlieb_07571).jpg/440px-Pee_Wee_Russell_(Gottlieb_07571).jpg Pee Wee Russell March 27, 1906 – February 15, 1969 http://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/edit...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.drummerworld.com/pics/drumpics31/donaldbailey7623.jpg Donald Bailey March 26, 1933 – October 15, 2013 http://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/large/c/f/9/a93cfe4456f2518ca4d88cb3c0751.jpg Flip Phillips March 26, 1915 – August 17, 2001 http://static1.squarespace.com/static/54...

Happy Birthday ... http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/12/04/arts/04PLAYLIST1_span/04PLAYLIST1-articleLarge.jpg Paul Motian March 25, 1931 – November 22, 2011 http://www.purojazz.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/CecilTaylor.jpg Cecil Taylor March 25, 1929 http://instrumentali.files.wordpress.com...

http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/logopedia/images/5/54/The_New_York_Times.png/revision/latest?cb=20100917031051 Don Cheadle on Becoming Miles Davis By ROBERT ITO | MARCH 23, 2016 https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/03/27/arts/27CHEADLE1/27CHEADLE1-blog427.jpg BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Don Cheadle...

http://pmc.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Brand_Variety_289.png Garry Shandling Dies at 66 March 24, 2016 | 01:21PM PT https://pmcvariety.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/gary-shandling-dead.jpg?w=670&h=377&crop=1 AP Photo/Chris Carlson Alex Stedman News Editor, Variety.com Comedian, actor, writ...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/large/d/6/4/b23b455e0a9e6359c335d722d1fa3.jpg Paul McCandless March 24, 1947 http://imagine-mexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/183419-steve-kuhn.jpg Steve Kuhn March 24, 1938 http://peggy.rockefeller.edu/image/peggy/2015-2016/details/rosnes.jp...

This is a particularly sad passing for me to report. Joe was one of my very favorite baseball people ... genuine, humorous and self-effacing. I'll really miss you, Joe. http://cdn1.thecomeback.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/94/2013/01/sportingnews.gif Former MLB player, broadcaster Joe Garagiola dead...

The following message, along with some lovely photos, was posted today by Gloria Avner on Facebook. "This is Gloria writing, dear friends and family of David. At 4:00 pm today the Visiting Nurse Association here in the Upper Keys is hosting a memorial service for those they served in the last ...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/large/b/1/d/3b7f28b50c77db348343729924706.jpg Stefon Harris March 23, 1973 https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/42/1e/de/421ede0819509c6fe4fd24c142850329.jpg Dave Pike March 23, 1938 – October 3, 2015

http://www.worldtonedance.com/Home_files/The_New_York_Times_logo.png Ernestine Anderson, Grammy Nominated Jazz Singer, Dies at 87 By DANIEL E. SLOTNIK    MARCH 16, 2016 http://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/03/16/arts/16anderson-obit/16anderson-obit-blog427.jpg Ernestine Anderson, a versatile jazz si...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.trbimg.com/img-512cd7d3/turbine/ct-ent-0227-jazz-20130227-001/600/400x600 Fred Anderson March 22, 1929 – June 24, 2010 http://www.festivaldecarthage.com/images/galerie/max/45.jpg George Benson March 22, 1943 http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2011/03/17/melvin-sparks-bac5...

Chick Corea & Bela Fleck Presented by The Wilbur Theatre at The Wilbur Theatre April 10, 2016 OFFICIAL WEBSITE http://calendar.artsboston.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/calendar.artsboston.org/images/primary-Chick-Corea---Bela-Fleck-1450380131-450x167.jpeg Chick Corea & Béla Fleck, two master...

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Marian McPartland
March 20, 1918 – August 20, 2013




Harold Mabern
March 20, 1936

http://jazztimes.com/images/ui/logo_jt.gif 03/17/16 JT Song Premiere: Bill Evans' "These Foolish Things" From Resonance Records' forthcoming "Lost Session" release By JazzTimes Resonance Records will release Some Other Time: The Lost Session From the Black Forest , a previously ...

Happy Birthday ... http://newarkwww.rutgers.edu/IJS/curlyRussell/images_russell/curley_russell_1.jpg Curley Russell March 19, 1917 – July 3, 1986 http://www.latinomusiccafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Eliane_Elias-cover-3.JPG Eliane Elias March 19, 1960 http://lennietristano.jazzgiants.net/wp-co...

This CD arrived today with great anticipation. From the liner notes: "These are not your usual recordings. These are field recordings, created by fans on cassette tapes with equipment sitting on jazz club tables or attached to house sound systems, catching a master jazz musician and his band i...