All About Jazz — All About Jazz is celebrating Lester Young's birthday today!
Lester YoungLester "Prez" Young was one of the giants of the tenor saxophone. He was the greatest improviser between Coleman Hawkins and Louis Armstrong of the 1920s and Charlie Parker in... more info
Guardian Music — US trombonist known as the 'Mighty Flea'When the Johnny Otis Rhythm & Blues Revue played the 100 Club in London in July 1972 in front of a teeming, enthusiastic crowd, several acts stood out, among them the diminutive, yet slightly menacing, singlet-... more info
Detroit Free Press — Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, one of the most famous sons of New Orleans, has always felt a special kinship with Louis Armstrong -- the Gabriel of the 20th Century, who came roaring out of the Crescent City nearly 100 years ago and, more than any other ... more info
All About Jazz — George David Weiss, who authored such signature pop songs as Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling in Love" and Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World," died Aug. 23 of natural causes in Oldwick, N.J. He was 89.
His passing was acknowledged in a ... more info
All About Jazz — The Marsalis family is among a group of jazz-loving musicians and actors helping a first-time director bring to life a pair of dramatic films about the genre's earliest days in New Orleans.
Dan Pritzker, a professional musician and an heir to the ... more info
All About Jazz — Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola October 2010 Lineup Coca-Cola Generations In Jazz Festival Sept 6-Oct 10
WHAT/WHO: The Coca-Cola Generations In Jazz Festival, which began September 6, 2010, continues through October 10, 2010. It features a full array of jazz... more info
All About Jazz — NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM ACQUIRES LONG-LOST COLLECTION OF RECORDINGS BY AMERICAN JAZZ ICONS
Over 100 hours of live performances capture the golden age of jazz and include Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman... more info
Guardian Music — Savory Collection, featuring rare live sets by Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday and Coleman Hawkins, to go on display at US National Jazz MuseumSome of the most sought-after recordings in early jazz will soon be available to the public – at least if... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — On “Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin,” the summer mash-up between the surf-sound maestro and the Jazz Age composer, the most obvious retooling is on “They Can’t Take That Away From Me.” Far from Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong’s wistf... more info
Topix — Jazz scene photographer Herman Leonard, famous for his smoky, backlighted black-and-white photos of such greats as Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis and Frank Sinatra, has died. more info
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