Happy Birthday ... http://www.kazimcapaci.com/saksofon_dosyalar/image106.jpg Paul Quinichette May 17, 1916 – May 25, 1983 http://img.maniadb.com/images/artist/123/123122.jpg Jackie McLean May 17, 1931 – March 31, 2006 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Dewey_redman.jpg Dewey Redman...

Happy Birthday ... http://images.vervemusicgroup.com/images/local/500/6a3c8916-b146-459b-a91a-8799d71b1cf5.jpg Woody Herman May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987 http://jazzarium.pl/sites/default/files/styles/maxi_image_article/public/Betty%20Carter-Charles%20Hotel-8-25-90-1.JPG?itok=T_K41XNz Betty Carte...

Happy Birthday ... https://jazzlives.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/zutty-by-nat-goodwin.jpg Zutty Singleton May 14, 1898 – July 14, 1975 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Sidney_Bechet,_Freddie_Moore,_Lloyd_Phillips_(Gottlieb_00521).jpg Sidney Bechet May 14, 1897 – May 14, 1959

Happy Birthday ... https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/22/60/0b/22600b66cd09dd0d1923a3bd27c2b6f4.jpg Gil Evans May 13, 1912 – March 20, 1988 http://i1.wp.com/paulsemel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Red-Garland-Trio-Swinin-On-The-Korner-01.jpg Red Garland May 13, 1923 – April 23, 1984

Happy Birthday ... https://jazzleadsheets.com/media/composer/image/g/e/geraldwiggins2.jpg Gerald Wiggins May 12, 1922 – July 13, 2008 http://www.philharmonie-essen.de/assets/box/800/959_1307_110512_Doldinger.jpg Klaus Doldinger May 12, 1936 http://media.nbcsandiego.com/images/652*436/0297_Jarrett_P...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.bluenote.com/cdn/mceuploads/artists/freddie-roach.jpg Freddie Roach May 11, 1934 - October 3, 1980 https://cdn.theculturetrip.com/images/56-3731453-143924472234c05816d11a4d18bd5a69221af10692.jpg Carla Bley May 11, 1936 https://ionenewpittsburghcourier.files.wordpress.c...

Happy Birthday ... http://31.media.tumblr.com/e69012420eb2be8f9f00c73f926e8be0/tumblr_inline_mmccwddmCx1rh96g1.jpg Philip Harper May 10, 1965 http://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/large/e/8/b/cfbafd55124b3b6300ee1fab74df0.jpg Ahmed Abdullah May 10, 1946 https://jazzinphoto.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/m...

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Dennis Chambers
May 9, 1959




Tania Maria
May 9, 1948

Happy Birthday ... http://archive.sltrib.com/images/2005/0507/fea_nichols_0508~2.jpg Red Nichols May 8, 1905 – June 28, 1965 http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.2626008.1462462794!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_635/lvepatha6n.jpg Mary Lou Williams May 8, 1910 – May 28, 198...

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Michael Formanek
May 7, 1958




Arthur Blythe
May 7, 1940

I was pretty certain that things were going to get even sadder ... So close! http://static.bbci.co.uk/frameworks/barlesque/3.15.1/orb/4/img/bbc-blocks-dark.png http://static.bbci.co.uk/news/1.124.240/img/brand/generated/news-light.svg Prince death: Addiction specialist was called by singer's team 4...

Happy Birthday ... http://music.mintonsharlem.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/JAckWalrath1.jpg Jack Walrath May 5, 1946 http://static1.squarespace.com/static/54deba63e4b08bab4fb56cac/5658e203e4b0f0c1a01acd0f/565b4833e4b05079e4b92ad5/1448822875093/sc6.jpg?format=750w Stanley Cowell May 5, 1941 https:...

http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/logopedia/images/c/cc/Chicagotribune2008.png/revision/latest?cb=20110604220612 At 83, Bob Koester opens his newest record store (and how it compares to Jazz Record Mart) http://www.trbimg.com/img-5728e0a2/turbine/chi-delmark03-ct0038192218-20160502/800/800x600 De...

southside bistro looks like great joint,unfortunately a bit far for me... what kind of music do they play there? i would like some otis redding for example while enjoying their vegatarian dishes! We often hear jazz on their sound system, but also classic rock at times. The food is predictably good ...

What a cool, creative idea! https://vimeo.com/165224594 A short documentary following artist Gary Sweeney as he creates his site-specific installation, A Manhattan Beach Memoir: 1945-2015. In 1945, while Sweeney’s father Mike was returning from Guam after World War II, his mother Anita bought a sma...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/large/6/4/7/87ba8f6f4808ae9c182a5275fd6fb.jpg Maynard Ferguson May 4, 1928 – August 23, 2006 http://roncarter.net/JazzMaster/wp-content/uploads/Arranger_Composer_Ron_Carter.jpg Ron Carter May 4, 1937

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John Lewis
May 3, 1920 – March 29, 2001




Jymie Merritt
May 3, 1926

Seeing and hearing is believing! This is one of the most amazing videos I've seen in a long while. Talk about "doin' your homework"! https://youtu.be/k-65gEkR3Zc "I spend 90% of my time in the shed transcribing and absorbing the language of the masters. I've been trying t...

A good friend shared this video with me, and I think it's a fine example of a straight ahead piano trio. This is a group I wasn't hip too, but is definitely worthy of more listening time. There is a very interesting and informative interview in the 1st clip, and a dynamic live performance i...

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James Newton
May 1, 1953




Shirley Horn
May 1, 1934 – October 20, 2005

Happy International Jazz Day! Tune in to ABC tonight at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT for the broadcast of Jazz at the White House . http://www.userlogos.org/files/logos/sjdvda/Billboard2.png Watch President Obama Celebrate International Jazz Day With an All-Star Concert April 30 on ABC 4/30/2016 by Natalie ...

Enjoying the first spin of this long-awaited gem recently unearthed and beautifully packaged in a 2-CD box with lots of photos, interviews and background in a 40 page booklet. Kudos to Zev Feldman and Resonance Records for an artful and sonic masterpiece. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71WBT...