Happy Birthday ... https://s3.amazonaws.com/allaboutjazz/photos/2010/JonHendricks620x355.jpg Jon Hendricks September 16, 1921 http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0003/713/MI0003713453.jpg?partner=allrovi.com Earl Klugh September 16, 1953 http://pmauriatmusic.com/images/artistsmanager/hamiet-...

Happy Birthday ... https://i.pinimg.com/736x/c1/f1/9e/c1f19e2f53b92132b5771687619344f9--saxophone-alto-saxophone-players.jpg https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/e7/46/24/e74624dc8faa0b6345867312f90fd24f.jpg Cannonball Adderley September 15, 1928 – August 8, 1975

Happy Birthday ... https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/640x360/p031gynw.jpg Chu Berry September 13, 1910 – October 30, 1941 https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/01/31/mel-torme_wide-2e78d3e8226eff1e235d6aacfc875132f3c1ae83.jpg?s=1400 Mel Torme September 13, 1925 – June 5, 1999

Happy Birthday ... http://abel.hive.no/trumpet/cat_anderson/cat_photo.jpg Cat Anderson September 12, 1916 – April 29, 1981 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Scott_Hamilton_Quartet_-_INNt%C3%B6ne_Jazzfestival_2013_08.jpg/512px-Scott_Hamilton_Quartet_-_INNt%C3%B6ne_Jazzfestiva...

Happy Birthday ... https://www.musicworks.ca/sites/default/files/styles/small_image_asset/public/DaveBurrell_1.jpg?itok=Y4f9wUcn http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/wrti/files/styles/medium/public/201506/DaveBurrell1.jpg Dave Burrell September 10, 1940

Happy Birthday ... http://img1.liveinternet.ru/images/attach/b/3//48/499/48499037_Mraz1_1.jpg George Mraz September 9, 1944 http://www.robertburnsphotography.co.uk/images/Elvin-Jones-1992.jpg http://blogs.kcrw.com/music/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Elvin-Jones.jpg Elvin Jones September 9, 1927 – May ...

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Happy Birthday ... https://www.mkmjazz.com/images/ken.mcintyre.studio.09.jpg https://www.mkmjazz.com/images/ken.mcintyre.studio.10.jpg Makanda Ken McIntyre September 7, 1931 – June 13, 2001 https://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/05/04/arts/04PLAYLIST1/04PLAYLIST1-videoSixteenByNine1050.jpg Sonny Roll...

Happy Birthday ... http://jazztourdatabase.com/sites/jazztourdatabase.com/files/charles%20moffett.jpg Charles Moffett September 6, 1929 – February 14, 1997 https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/e0/5a/2f/e05a2fb7432ed756b213a840fecf09bf--charles-bolden-jazz-festival.jpg Buddy Bolden September 6,...

Happy Birthday ... https://s3.amazonaws.com/allaboutjazz/media/large/6/a/c/60a07cd74c11e9cd063efc8f5a423.jpg Lonnie Plaxico September 4, 1960 https://s3.amazonaws.com/allaboutjazz/media/large/5/b/9/4393359a814cad8b912abc4ac6e1b.jpg Dave Liebman September 4, 1946 http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net...

I discovered this lovely, thoughtful piece from Rickie Lee Jones to share. http://cdn.sixthman.net/sessions/images/press/RollingStone(2).png Read Rickie Lee Jones' Poignant Tribute to Steely Dan's Walter Becker http://img.wennermedia.com/article-leads-horizontal-800/gettyimages-591627350-555663e6-c...

Happy Birthday ... https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/photogallery/ncr/park/hafe/3023EEAB-1DD8-B71C-07CB4676EEA22018/3023EEAB-1DD8-B71C-07CB4676EEA22018-large.jpg Larry Ridley September 3, 1937 http://www.drummerworld.com/drummerworld/mickeyrokerjazzindex.jpg Mickey Roker September 3, 1932 – May 22...

From Facebook, Marc Myers' entry today. Fascinating. Marc JazzWax Myers https://graph.facebook.com/1593708037/picture?width=72&height=72 RIP Walter Becker, co-founder of Steely Dan. Read my recent WSJ interview with co-founder Donald Fagen... http://on.wsj.com/2eNtt1i ...my 2011 Q&A wit...

What a sad day. I'm seriously shocked and bummed. https://54below.com/app/uploads/New-York-Times.png Walter Becker, Co-Founder of Steely Dan, Dies at 67 By JON PARELES | SEPT. 3, 2017 https://static01.nyt.com/images/2017/09/04/arts/04BECKERobit/04BECKERobit-master768.jpg Walter Becker, left, an...

I loved this man from my teenage years into college. He was very bright and observant. And obtuse. https://54below.com/app/uploads/New-York-Times.png Shelley Berman, Stand-Up Comic Who Skewered Modern Life, Dies at 92 By PETER KEEPNEWS | SEPT. 1, 2017 https://static01.nyt.com/images/2017/09/02/obit...

Happy Birthday ... http://roulette.org/assets/13919975_1231982510157438_5843749162081752210_o-780x525.jpg John Zorn September 2, 1953 https://jazzinphoto.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/1958-hackensack-new-jersey-usa-saxophonist-clifford-jordan-during-the-recording-session-for-horace-silvers-further-ex...

Happy Birthday ... http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/weaa/files/201509/736ea5c8c8480d8fdadf0f1fa54bc.jpg Gene Harris September 1, 1933 – January 16, 2000 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/find-a-grave-prod/photos/2009/165/8975_124509075161.jpg Art Pepper September 1, 1925 – June 15, 1982

More special photos — https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/11692531_10153527001223783_3134333982795516646_n.jpg?oh=183e494afe347594e52670676127778f&oe=5A58EF4C Valerie with Anua Maupin https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/10686619_10204981138032006_2601711263443988601_n.jpg?oh...

https://54below.com/app/uploads/New-York-Times.png The Opinion Pages | Op-Ed Contributor Charlie Parker and the Meaning of Freedom By ARTHUR C. BROOKS | AUG. 29, 2017 https://static01.nyt.com/images/2017/08/29/opinion/29abrooksWeb/29abrooksWeb-blog427.jpg Charlie Parker in Los Angeles in the 1940s....