Happy Birthday, Eric Dolphy! One of my favorite jazz tracks in all the world: "Feathers" (aka "Feather"), composed by Hale Smith. It was recorded in 1960 and originally released on Dolphy's album Out There. It sounds much better to me on the LP than on any CD I'v...

Full announcement: http://www.arts.gov/news/2016/2017-recipients-nation%E2%80%99s-highest-award-jazz-announced
 

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Nasheet Waits
June 15, 1971
 

Happy Belated Birthday, . . . http://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7740/27372711596_9193c699d5_o.jpg Marty Ehrlich May 31, 1955 http://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7357/27372711556_fc297c7794_o.jpg Claire Ritter May 31, 1952 http://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7121/27372711616_c657f2a21d_o.jpg Albert "Tootie" ...

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Marc Copland
May 27, 1948




Bud Shank
May 27, 1926 – April 2, 2009
 

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Ben Monder
May 24, 1962
 

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Mark Taylor
May 22, 1961
 

Happy Birthday, . . . http://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7703/27151593235_c88fe2d7a9_o.jpg Marc Ribot May 21, 1954 http://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7342/27057580472_d0ee490e84_o.jpg Avreeayl Ra May 21, 1947 http://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7592/27151593245_88e94900c4_o.jpg Lewis "Flip" Barnes May 21, 1...

  http://www.jazz.org/blog/in-memoriam-joe-temperley http://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7357/26987073901_6f738b05e1_o.jpg     here. For more info. about Joe Temperley's musical career (apart from his membership in the JALC Orchestra), see an obit in JazzTimes . R.I.P.  

 
Festival website: https://zulapresents.org


More info. about the 2016 festival will be posted later.



 

Festival website: http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/playboyjazz



 

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Paul Dunmall
May 6, 1953
 

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Kidd Jordan
May 5, 1935
 

text: http://jazztimes.com/articles/171921-doris-duke-artist-awards-announced

photos: http://ddpaa.org/artists/
 

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Larry Ochs
May 4, 1949
 

Tune in to ABC tonight at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT for the broadcast of Jazz at the White House . And if you missed ABC's one-hour broadcast, you can watch a longer version right here (even so, the editing, the arrangements, or both seem to have cut off some of the performances abruptly). ht...

Free — limited seating: Carla Bley / Andy Sheppard / Steve Swallow — NYC | May 11, 2016 http://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1506/26565577622_cb9530a10b_o.jpg I'm 99 percent sure that the event is free . The trio's upcoming CD is Andando el Tiempo (U.S. release date: May 6, 2016). Source: A...

 



I'm 99 percent sure that the event is free.

The trio's upcoming CD is Andando el Tiempo (U.S. release date: May 6, 2016).


Source: An email sent to ECM Newsletter subscribers
 

http://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1707/26556952442_abb4d8a76f_o.jpg Andando el Tiempo features new music of wide emotional compass by Carla Bley, and underlines her originality and resourcefulness as a jazz composer. “Saints Alive!” sets up animated conversations between the three musical participants w...

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Chris Lightcap
April 23, 1971
 

Many buildings, bridges, bodies of water, and so on were lit up in purple last night. In a few cases, it was a preplanned display in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday, but in most cases, it was an impromptu tribute to Prince. Here are some other tributes: http://c2.staticflickr....

  

  
 

 
More info. about the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Music:

http://www.pulitzer.org/winners/henry-threadgill
 

 
Here's a taste of the glory in which the awarders have wrapped the 2016 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Music:

http://www.pulitzer.org/winners/henry-threadgill
 

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Sabir Mateen
April 16, 1951