Happy Birthday ... http://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/large/e/6/9/a77d5c741b55f98fea0004b6de46f.jpg Steve Davis April 14, 1967 http://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/large/3/6/d/f0f468c65a6de619db7ab3d6d9bef.jpg Shorty Rogers April 14, 1924 – November 7, 1994 http://www.geneammons.net/wp-content/uploads/...

I noticed something today I had missed in earlier Yankees games this year, the numeral 8 on the left sleeve of their jerseys. What a nice gesture to wear Yogi Berra's number on their sleeve this year in honor of their late catcher and manager. I loved Yogi, and am so glad that I got to meet him...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.cadencejazzbooks.com/_Media/john-laporta-2.jpeg John LaPorta April 13, 1920 – May 12, 2004 http://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/large/7/7/c/1e72990743f7cd40433cc5e814de3.jpg Teddy Charles April 13, 1928 – April 16, 2012

Happy Birthday ... http://www.jazz.org/userfiles/cms_images/artists_cache/20110929_FS_058_RKISOR_72DPI_width_767_431_0_0_0_90___141.jpg Ryan Kisor April 12, 1973 http://www.jazzstl.org/wp-content/gallery/herbie-hancock-at-the-touhill/herbie-hancock-by-peter-wochniak-1636.jpg Herbie Hancock April 12...

http://jazztimes.com/images/ui/logo_jt.gif Atlanta Jazz Festival Announces 2016 Lineup Gregory Porter, Benny Golson, Eliane Elias and more 04/07/16 By JazzTimes The schedule has been announced for the 39th annual Atlanta Jazz Festival in Piedmont Park over Memorial Day weekend, May 27-29. The lineu...

http://jazztimes.com/images/ui/logo_jt.gif Robert Glasper and Ashley Kahn to Teach Miles Davis Course at NYU Classes will focus on musicianship, cultural impact and more 04/05/16 By JazzTimes Pianist and composer Robert Glasper and journalist Ashley Kahn will teach a course jointly on the music and...

Happy Birthday ... http://walterbishopjr.jazzgiants.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/walter_bishop_jr.jpg Walter Bishop, Jr. April 10, 1927 – January 24, 1998 http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/waer/files/201501/4_20_12_B_KABIK-462-5-588_0.jpg Joey DeFrancesco April 10, 1971 http://static.agendac...

A gracious filmmaker is making his documentary of Merle Haggard available for a limited time . I discovered this and want to share it with our members. "I have decided to make my film Merle Haggard: Learning To Live With Myself available for free streaming on Youtube for a limited time for tho...

Happy 98th Birthday, Bobby Doerr! Happy 98th Birthday to Bobby Doerr, the oldest living Hall of Fame recipient. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/5b/7c/39/5b7c397180b76055eb929356d403bc27.jpg When Bobby Doerr debuted in the big leagues for the Boston Red Sox on April 20, 1937, Franklin Roos...

Happy Birthday ... http://images37.concordmusicgroup.com/artists/fullsize/FeldmanVictor_PC_RogerMarshutz.jpg Victor Feldman April 7, 1934 – May 12, 1987 http://www.drummerworld.com/pics/drumpics27/Pete-LA-ROCA.jpg Pete La Roca April 7, 1938 – November 20, 2012 http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p...

The Nenana Ice Classic is a quintessential Alaskan tradition, celebrating its 100th birthday this year. Nenana Ice Classic From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Nenana Ice Classic is an annual ice pool contest held in Nenana, Alaska. It is a fundraising event in which individuals attempt to gue...

http://cdn.rollingstone.com/feature/belly-of-the-beast/img/misc/logo-hi.png Merle Haggard, Country Legend, Dead at 79 Music legend died at his home in California By Patrick Doyle | April 6, 2016 http://i.imgur.com/b34WLtL.jpg?fb Merle Haggard, country music giant whose career spanned six decades, h...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.bluenote.com/cdn/mceuploads/artists/billhardman_p.jpg Bill Hardman April 6, 1933 – December 5, 1990 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/tomasutpen/SBFridays/franciswolff2/charlierouse.jpg Charlie Rouse April 6, 1924 – November 30, 1988 http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7vcY...

Another rare video has been unearthed, this one by drummer Danny Gottlieb. "This was a video recorded in 1995, featuring the GREAT Mundell Lowe on guitar. I have been looking for this for years! I was subbing for Joe Morello, with his long time buddy Sal Salvador on guitar as well. I used a fa...

Happy Birthday ... http://media.philly.com/images/glasper_wide-0c75a3cd915cc22004f2183ad69dea908f3fe596-s6.jpg Robert Glasper April 5, 1978 http://stanleyturrentine.jazzgiants.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Stanley_Turrentine2.jpg Stanley Turrentine April 5, 1934 – September 12, 2000

Happy Birthday ... https://pp.vk.me/c323720/v323720174/b022/CRQfsvjMCpY.jpg Gary Smulyan April 4, 1956 http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/image/4782550-3x2-700x467.jpg Hugh Masekela April 4, 1939 http://bennygreenmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/BennyGreen_JAZZBALTICA_2010_4_by_RolfKissling-10...

Third: http://www.rawac.de/Jazz/Cover/Schneider_Maria_Thompson_Fields.jpg The Thompson Fields acc: Gary Versace cond: Maria Schneider db: Jay Anderson dr: Clarence Penn gtr: Lage Lund p: Frank Kimbrough perc: Boccato Rogerio sax: Rich Perry sax/cl: Scott Robinson sax/cl/fl: Donny McCaslin; Dave Pie...

What a loss! I've always dug Gato, who carved a distinctive, passionate sound from his world. http://www.groundswell-mvmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/NEW-York-Times-631x92.png Gato Barbieri, Latin Jazz Trailblazer, Dies at 83 By CHRISTOPHER MELE | APRIL 2, 2016 https://static01.nyt.com/image...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/large/6/a/1/6c11037254450f37e18bce3b385c3.jpg Eric Kloss April 3, 1949 http://www.hammondclub.nl/db/upload/cache/image_resized/600x731/p24234bg9ta.jpg Jimmy McGriff April 3, 1936 – May 24, 2008 http://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/large/0/5/b/498439...

Happy Birthday ... http://bookerlittle.jazzgiants.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Booker_Little1.jpg Booker Little April 2, 1938 – October 5, 1961 http://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/large/b/a/6/4162990f4e6d731531a4c83d2825e.jpg Sal Nistico April 2, 1938 – March 3, 1991 http://musicguy247.typepad.com/...

Happy Birthday ... https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LOY6V4Uuhag/sddefault.jpg Duke Jordan April 1, 1922 – August 8, 2006 http://jazzinchicago.org/wp-jazzinchicago/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1982-Alberta-Hunter-LD.jpg Alberta Hunter April 1, 1895 – October 17, 1984 http://frederickhodges.com/pianist%20eddie%2...

Happy Birthday ... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/db/Freddie_Green.jpg Freddie Green March 31, 1911 – March 1, 1987 http://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/large/e/8/3/1454a791a859761022b21878584d5.jpg Red Norvo March 31, 1908 – April 6, 1999

http://jazzday.com/media/docs/logo_jazz2014_ijd_en.png April 30, 2016 NEWS PRESIDENT OBAMA AND MICHELLE OBAMA TO HOST INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY 2016 ALL-STAR GLOBAL CONCERT AT THE WHITE HOUSE FEATURING HERBIE HANCOCK, STING, ARETHA FRANKLIN, TROMBONE SHORTY, DIANA KRALL, AL JARREAU, HUGH MASEKELA, BUD...