Happy Birthday ... http://www.radio3.rai.it/dl/img/2015/03/1426761568653anita.jpg Anita O'Day October 18, 1919 – November 23, 2006 http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kbia/files/styles/medium/public/201512/wynton_wide-04864561fc013c357a16890123ffc7652d8b8dc5-s1000-c85.jpg Wynton Marsalis October...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.famousnewjerseyans.com/Images/cozy_cole.jpg Cozy Cole October 17, 1909 – January 9, 1981 https://jazzinphoto.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/barney-kessel-performs-in-copenhagen-lebrecht-music-arts.jpg Barney Kessel October 17, 1923 – May 6, 2004

Happy Birthday ... https://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/large/f/b/e/5832904bea909a4e93d3b172e39ee.jpg Roy Hargrove October 16, 1969 http://www.bennettslane.com/images/imageuploads/2f24c441e1fc2f2352d30862c052f2bf.jpg Ray Anderson October 16, 1952

Happy Birthday ... http://soddjazz.no/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/palle.jpg Palle Danielsson October 15, 1946 https://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu/sites/chicagopresents.uchicago.edu/files/styles/event_image_2x/public/BillCharlap_action.jpg?itok=phDKv_Zb Bill Charlap October 15, 1966

Happy Birthday ... http://www.bassplayersunited.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/st0906_ray_brown.jpg Ray Brown October 13, 1926 – July 2, 2002 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/J5F7sijf4xs/sddefault.jpg Lee Konitz October 13, 1927 https://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/large/f/2/4/ff3043dcc18801e6c64205d8863e2.jpg...

I played drums in a band ( Northwest Passage ) with the Father (Rob) of this young lady over a decade ago. I used to carry Julia around as a baby and toddler, helping her to play my drums and other percussion "toys" at our rehearsals in her home. I'm blown away by her ...

Happy Birthday ... http://s3.amazonaws.com/drumlessonscom/00-drummers/art-blakey-3.jpg Art Blakey October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990 https://demiusik.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/curtis_amy.jpg?w=640&h=313 Curtis Amy October 11, 1929 – June 5, 2002 http://www.purojazz.com/wp-content/uploads/201...

http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_1080/MI0004/130/MI0004130943.jpg?partner=allrovi.com Available in the U.S. on November 18, 2016 A Multitude of Angels is a 4-CD set of recordings from a series of solo concerts in Italy in October 1996, documenting the conclusion of Keith Jarrett's experiments w...

Happy Birthday ... https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-b6waTgCUNOo/ViU0YdWDoQI/AAAAAAAAVDc/NRcJ2VWHIns/w255-h460-no/junior.jpg Junior Mance October 10, 1928 http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HzO92zGd4Kc/VoBydNtC7JI/AAAAAAAAGnI/698amcWLQhI/s1600/img-7.jpg Fred Hopkins October 10, 1947 – January 7, 1999 http:...

Happy Birthday ... http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kplu/files/styles/medium/public/201506/abdullah_ibrahim_van2015.jpg Abdullah Ibrahim October 9, 1934 https://litchfieldjazzfest.com/uploads/images/photos/2010/DaveSamuels_LJF10_photoby_StevenSussman.jpg Dave Samuels October 9, 1948 http://ww...

Happy Birthday ... http://marcmyers.typepad.com/.a/6a00e008dca1f08834019101d1cf53970c-500wi Jo Jones October 7, 1911 – September 3, 1985 https://jazzinphoto.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/larry-young-plays-the-organ-during-the-recording-session-for-his-into-somethin-album-1964.png Larry Young October ...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.prekindle.com/image/id/24314848457601167 Eddie Gomez October 4, 1944 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/wp-content/content/images/leon%20thomas%2004.jpg Leon Thomas October 4, 1937 – May 8, 1999 http://www.lz.de/_em_daten/_dpa/2013/04/17/130417_1821_ku_jazzfestival_blomberg_ste...

http://media.apps.chicagotribune.com/ward-redistricting-2012/logo.png Bob Koester opens new record store after Jazz Record Mart closes http://www.trbimg.com/img-57f28476/turbine/chi-jazz15-ct0036601803-20160214/750/750x422 Owner Bob Koester looks at some of the CDs he has for sale at Jazz Record Ma...

https://youtu.be/O0kfTlf1l7U September 29, 2016 by Anne Litt • Norah Jones returns to the piano for many of the songs on her new album, Day Breaks , which harkens back to her blockbuster debut, Come Away With Me . She recruited an assortment of Blue Note jazz greats for the album, on which she delv...

Happy Birthday ...






Von Freeman
October 3, 1923 – August 11, 2012




Ronnie Laws
October 3, 1950

Happy Birthday ... http://profilesarts.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/robert-burke/files/2014/05/Helias.jpg Mark Helias October 1, 1950 https://jazzyoutoo.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/dave_holland.jpg Dave Holland October 1, 1946 http://www.smokejazz.com/files/2114/0417/8935/Curtis_Lundy_Quintet.jpg Curtis...

I found additional detail from Zev Feldman at Resonance Records with respect to this upcoming release and felt that it was worth sharing. I love this background stuff! No, I'm not on the Resonance Records payroll. ;) Last June I was approached by a friend and colleague to create a 'sampler'...

Happy Birthday ... http://m1.paperblog.com/i/293/2937226/musica-men-in-black-forget-nots-L-RxJnjj.jpeg Patrice Rushen September 30, 1954 http://www.drummerworld.com/pics/drumpics34/buddyrich500999.jpg Buddy Rich September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987 https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/01/31/oscar-pe...

http://www.resonancerecords.org/_img/covers/HCD-2026-l.jpg Various Artists Release Date: Oct. 7, 2016 Format: CD The first in a series of jazz compilations from the historical catalog of Resonance Records, Jazz Haunts & Magic Vaults: The New Lost Classics of Resonance Records, Volume 1 features...