Happy Birthday ... http://wesmontgomery.de/mag/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/Buddy.jpg Buddy Montgomery January 30, 1930 – May 14, 2009 http://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/files/2011/01/Roy-Eldridge-Spotlite-31.jpg Roy Eldridge January 30, 1911 – February 26, 1989

Ralf, thanks very much for your overview and comments with respect to Branford Marsalis' recent solo outing in Basel. The venue sounds extraordinary, and wonderfully suited to such an event. Your English is fine, so no apologies are necessary. I knew exactly what you were sharing with us and appreci...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.thewire.co.uk/images/artists/bailey__derek/BAILEY-Derek-93.jpg Derek Bailey January 29, 1930 – December 25, 2005 http://i.ytimg.com/vi/RMNcII-Xg84/hqdefault.jpg Jeanne Lee January 29, 1939 – October 25, 2000 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/wp-content/content/images/marc%20ca...

Happy Birthday ... http://images-2.drive.com.au/2013/08/26/4693106/JS_wide3_Bobmoses-20130826122717781841-620x349.jpg Bob Moses January 28, 1948 http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/640x360/p01hgfdr.jpg Ronnie Scott January 28, 1927 – December 23, 1996 http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DMgC3Bbhrrk/TyQrF9iBA-I...

Happy Birthday ... http://richbreen.info/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/bobm2009/bob-mintzer-12_2009-13.jpg Bob Mintzer January 27, 1953 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Hot_Lips_Page,_Sidney_Bechet,_Freddie_Moore,_and_Lloyd_Phillips,_Jimmy_Ryan's_(Club),_New_York,_N.Y.,_ca._June_19...

Happy Birthday ... http://cdn1.umg3.net/thejazzlabels/uploads/2014/08/Antonio-Carlos-Jobim.jpg Antonio Carlos Jobim January 25, 1927 – December 8, 1994 http://wydarzenia.o.pl/wp-content/i/2013/01/golson-bielska-zadymka-jazzowa-bielsko-biala-2013-01-10.jpg Benny Golson January 25, 1929

Happy Birthday ... http://blog.lightintheattic.net/wp-content/uploads/JoeAlbany_a.jpg Joe Albany January 24, 1924 – January 12, 1988 http://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/large/c/c/f/970ccab45eed6f92beb6db1589689.jpg Julius Hemphill January 24, 1938 – April 2, 1995

Happy Birthday ... http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/aksyonoff/10500295/55447/55447_original.jpg Django Reinhardt January 23, 1910 – May 16, 1953 http://www.jazzspace.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/gb4-1024x692.jpg Gary Burton January 23, 1943

Happy Birthday ... http://jjjohnson.jazzgiants.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/j-j-johnson21.jpg J. J. Johnson January 22, 1924 – February 4, 2001 http://americanhistory.si.edu/documentsgallery/images/content/jazz/tizol_full.jpg Juan Tizol January 22, 1900 – April 23, 1984 http://www.swr.de/-/id=144...

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Jimmy Cobb
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Jeff "Tain" Watts
January 20, 1960

Happy Birthday ... http://www.bluenote.com/cdn/mceuploads/artists/horace-parlan.jpg Horace Parlan January 19, 1931 http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/OBrien/hod.jpg Hod O'Brien January 19, 1936 https://demiusik.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/jamal_fournier_crosby.jpg?w=640&h=329 Israel Crosby ...

Happy Birthday ... http://img2-ak.lst.fm/i/u/arO/1033bf57b23140b8b4dccc3699cb62b4 Irene Kral January 18, 1932 – August 15, 1978 http://www.blueartmanagement.com/it/wp-content/uploads/Steve-Grossman-4.jpg Steve Grossman January 18, 1951 http://www.cerveza1906.es/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/AlFosterQu...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.newyorker.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/cedar-walton-580.jpeg Cedar Walton January 17, 1934 – August 19, 2013 http://bi.gazeta.pl/im/6/10395/z10395846Q,Billy-Harper-w-Szczecinie-w-2009-r--podczas-Zmagan.jpg Billy Harper January 17, 1943 http://www.lesherjazz.org/image...

Happy Birthday ... http://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/DifferentDrummer-Gene-Krupa-sitting-1970-2.jpg Photo Credit: Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images Gene Krupa January 15, 1909 – October 16, 1973 http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/images/artists/baikida-carroll-20120328125828.jpg Baikida Carro...

I discovered this photo on Facebook today, one I took in our front yard in 2012. Strange. We had some minor snowfall today which may increase, but this is far more serious. https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfl1/v/t1.0-0/s480x480/400044_3100018106484_711030896_n.jpg?oh=1c10d7d824c09ee1c81...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/large/e/8/4/010bdb273f56b2555fa2198f92600.jpg Grady Tate January 14, 1932 http://www.allaboutjazz.com/photos/2010/kennywheeler2013_620x355.jpg Kenny Wheeler January 14, 1930 – September 18, 2014 http://www.maxresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/...

http://pdxjazz.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/pdx_jazz_festival_2016_narrow1.jpg Photograph by Francis Wolff © Mosaic Images Celebrating John Coltrane at 90 John Coltrane’s musical legacy is undeniable; his everlasting influence as a seeker of truths transcendent. John Coltrane at 90 is a ...

Happy Birthday ... http://guitardaily.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/3/2/12329041/565781_orig.jpg?270 Joe Pass January 13, 1929 – May 23, 1994 http://cdn.ipernity.com/200/20/24/38352024.12acb2f3.640.jpg?r2 Melba Liston January 13, 1926 – April 23, 1999

http://jazztimes.com/images/ui/logo_jt.gif 01/12/16 Unreleased Live Gilberto/Getz Album from 1976 Due in Feb. Resonance Records will also release Stan Getz Quartet set http://jazztimes.com/images/content/articles/0014/4830/Stan-Getz-Joao-Gilberto_depth1.jpg?1397753714 By JazzTimes Resonance Records...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.ronaldshannonjackson.com/rsj-kessler.jpg Ronald Shannon Jackson January 12, 1940 – October 19, 2013 http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FtZqml1aNSk/Us_sHj8DcVI/AAAAAAAAK7Q/yb4XorJmiXY/s1600/Jane+Ira+bloom.jpg Jane Ira Bloom January 12, 1955 http://downtownmusic.net/images/0/0f7b...

Happy Birthday ... http://downtownmusic.net/images/2/2ff249487eee9195f47d0957f5dfe41c293eb040.jpg Ed Schuller January 11, 1955 http://secondhandsongs.com/picture/181440/original Osie Johnson January 11, 1923 – February 10, 1966 http://guitarhd.com/images/Lee-Ritenour_Img5.jpg Lee Ritenour January 1...