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Anita O’Day Musician – All About Jazz

Born Anita Belle Colton in Chicago, Illinois on October 18, 1919, O’Day got her start as a teen. She eventually changed her name to O’Day and in the late 1930’s began singing in a jazz club called the Off-Beat, a popular hangout for musicians like band leader and drummer Gene Krupa. In 1941 she joined […]

Studio Architect And Stage Anchor, Arturo Valdez Scales Up A Transatlantic Career With A High-Impact U.S. Slate Through 2028

Few bassists combine the authority of a first-call bandleader with the technical fluency of a studio producer the way Peruvian jazz standout Arturo Valdez does. His next chapter in the United States, running through 2028, doubles down on both fronts: a robust pipeline of major-label-caliber recording work and a coast-to-coast performance calendar with nationally recognized […]

Same But Different album review @ All About Jazz

Home » Jazz Articles » Album Review » Christy Doran’s May 95 Sextet: Same But Different Curse or blessing? A festival handing a musician carte blanche for a one-off adventure sounds liberating, but the allure of artistic freedom can be tempered by pressure: what if the personalities do not gel? What if it bombs? Christy […]

They Are for Real… Really article @ All About Jazz

Home » Jazz Articles » Interview » Shuffle Demons: They Are for Real… Really Courtesy Camille Neirynck The costumes provide an identity, and once you put that suit on, you’re shuffled in… it’s no holds barred. —Richard Underhill On the Shuffle Demons’ Are You Really Real (Alma Records 2025), the uncategorizable Toronto band knits together […]

Today's Song: After The Last Sky

Listen to After The Last Sky (05:42) By Artist/Band Anouar Brahem From the Album After the Last Sky (ECM Records ) More Downloads Source link

Take Five with Pianist & Guitarist Justin Fitzgerald article @ All About Jazz

Home » Jazz Articles » Take Five With… » Take Five with Pianist & Guitarist Justin Fitzgerald Meet Justin Fitzgerald I think of myself primarily as a composer, and jazz is my favorite form of music to write. I’ve always been surrounded by music—my mother was an opera singer before I was born, my wife […]

Adrian Butts article @ All About Jazz

Speak with any recording engineer, and they will express to you the frustration they have with modern music listening habits. Think about the money invested in top-notch gear to maximize the sonic quality of their productions, the effort put into having great sounds on a recording, the care poured into getting just the right mix, […]

The Music of Pat Metheny album review @ All About Jazz

Home » Jazz Articles » Album Review » Transcendence: The Music of Pat Metheny Although ” data-original-title=”” title=””>Pat Metheny is known primarily as a guitarist, he has also established himself as one of the most influential composers in modern jazz. His music emphasizes storytelling and emotion over virtuosity. His compositions incorporate various elements from rock, […]

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