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Jazz Musician Database

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Family Feeling by Terell Stafford
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Encontros - Orquestra... by Antonio Adolfo

AAJ For Pros

Jazz Musician Starter Guide

Jazz Birthdays

Count Basie b. 1904
Art Farmer b. 1928
Tom Kennedy b. 1960
Tom Coster b. 1941
Steve Smith b. 1954
Peter Apfelbaum b. 1960
Chris Dingman b. 1980

Track of the Day

Track
Long Journey

Artist/Band
Satoko Fujii

Album
Mizu

Featured Albums

Family Feeling
Terell Stafford
BCM&D Records, 2018
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Encontros - Orquestra Atlantica
Antonio Adolfo
AAM Music, 2018
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Featured Event

First Annual Jazz Industry Day Conference scheduled for September 13 in Philadelphia

Story of the Day

I love jazz because...jazz encompasses all. Jazz is freedom. It is the ultimate expressive musical conversation. I was first exposed to jazz as an infant. I grew up in a family of musicians. I first fell in love with jazz when listening to Ella Fitzgerald’s scat solo on “How High The Moon”. I met Dianne Reeves, Chaka Khan, Patti Labelle and more... The best show I ever attended was...I can’t pick a best
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I love jazz because...jazz encompasses all. Jazz is freedom. It is the ultimate expressive musical conversation. I was first exposed to jazz as an infant. I grew up in a family of musicians. I first fell in love with jazz when listening to Ella Fitzgerald’s scat solo on “How High The Moon”. I met Dianne Reeves, Chaka Khan, Patti Labelle and more... The best show I ever attended was...I can’t pick a best. But, I can say that seeing Dianne Reeves live changed my life. The first jazz record I bought was Nancy Wilson and Cannonball Adderley. My advice to new listeners; Listen to it ALL. Listen to instrumentalist, vocalists, big bands, vocal groups.... just LISTEN.
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By Ashleigh Smith
Member since: 2018

Jazz Musician Database

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