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Jason Lindner: Suheir (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music October 30, 08Jason Lindner, a native New Yorker, emerged as the foremost big band leader among the wave of young jazz musicians wh...
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Mary Lou Williams: Clean Pickin' (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music November 26, 07Mary Lou Williams didn't need bass and drums to keep the dancers shaking and shimmying. With her driving, two-fisted...
Sarah DeLeo: Rockin' Robin (Rating: 83/100) posted in Music January 30, 09Oh man, here I have to admit that I used to have a cassette tape copy of the Jackson 5 doing this song way back in th...
Wikan, Jon posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Wikan, Jon, drummer; b. Petersburg, Alaska, 8 May 1969. Wikan was transplanted to Seattle, Washington at age 13. His ...
Reid, Rufus (L.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Reid, Rufus (L.), bass, educator, author; b. Atlanta, GA, 10 February 1944. His mother, Sylvia Reid, and his father, ...
Swell, Steve (Stephen David) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Swell, Steve (Stephen David), trombonist, composer, poet, painter; b. Newark, NJ, 6 December 1954 (Presbyterian Hospi...
Jain, Sunny posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Jain, Sunny, drummer; b. Rochester, NY, 22 April 1975. His father is Dr. Shri C. Jain (b. 8/7/40) and his mother is A...
Sarah DeLeo: Stolen Moments (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music January 22, 09"Stolen Moments" is the jazziest number on vocalist Sarah DeLeo's I'm In Heaven Tonight. The familiar strains of this...
Kirchner, Lisa (Beth) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Kirchner, Lisa (Beth), singer, songwriter and actress b. Los Angeles, CA, 10 June 1953. When she was a child, she mov...
Paul, Howard (Raymond) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Paul, Howard (Raymond), guitarist (7-string); b. Petersburg, Virginia, 15 November 1960. His family moved to the Atla...
Nurock, Kirk posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Nurock, Kirk, composer, pianist; b. Camden, NJ, 28 February 1948. Nurock was raised in Trenton, NJ. He has led a d...
Queen, Alvin posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Queen, Alvin, drummer, producer; b. Bronx, NY, 16 August 1950. His family relocated to Mt. Vernon when he was 2 years...
OctoJAZZarian Profile: Buddy DeFranco posted in Features and Interviews October 16, 09For the first time in jazz’s brief century, many leading artists are staying active beyond their eighth decade. Octo...
OctoJAZZarian Profile: Russell Garcia posted in Features and Interviews November 23, 08For the first time in jazz’s brief century, many leading artists are staying active beyond their 8th decade. OctoJAZ...
Luger, Larry posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Luger, Larry, guitar; b. Bronx, NY, 25 April 1950. He has been a professional musician all of his adult life. He s...
Seaton, Lynn (Earl) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Seaton, Lynn (Earl), bass, educator; b. Tulsa, OK, 18 July 1957. His father was Earl Alva Seaton (Born 1919 Died 1992...
Sunshine, Ron (Ronald Scott) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Sunshine, Ron (Ronald Scott), vocalist, harmonica player, songwriter, producer; b. Denver, CO, 24 August 1963. ...
Johnson, Ellen (Joy) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Johnson, Ellen (Joy), singer, teacher; b. Chicago, IL, 18 December 1954. Johnson began her singing career in Chica...
In Conversation with Fred Hersch posted in Features and Interviews May 19, 09By Ted Panken ...
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