Happy Birthday Danilo Perez. ‘PanaPerez’
This day (December 29, 1965), in Panama, is born Danilo Perez, a pianist and jazz composer. (more…)
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This day (December 29, 1965), in Panama, is born Danilo Perez, a pianist and jazz composer. (more…)
This day (December 29, 1952), in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, is born Joseph Salvatore Joe Lovano an American jazz saxophonist, alto clarinetist, flautist. (more…)
Dizzy Gillespie‘s ‘Sonny Side Up’ is an album recorded in December 1957 with Sonny Rollins and Sonny Stittand released in 1958 by Verve.
This day (December 29, 2023), in Los Angeles, California, died Les McCann, an American soul jazz piano player and vocalist. (more…)
Joe Lovano‘s ‘From the Soul’ is an album recorded on December 28, 1991 with Michel Petrucciani, Dave Holland and Ed Blackwell and released in 1992 by Blue Note.
Bill Evans‘ ‘Portrait in Jazz’ is an album recorded on December 28, 1959 with Paul Motian and Scott LaFaro and released in 1960 by Riverside.
This day ( December 28, 1940), in Richmond, Virginia, is born Lonnie Liston Smith, Jr., an American jazz, soul, and funk musician. (more…)
Ella Fitzgerald‘s ‘Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson’ is a studio album recorded on January 5, 1959–December 27, 1961 with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra and released in 1962 by Verve.
‘Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie‘ is an album of music associated with Count Basie, recorded on December 27, 1955 with Ray Brown, Herb Ellis and Buddy Rich and released in 1955 by Clef.
Charles Mingus‘ ‘Changes Two’ is an album recorded on December 27, 28 & 30, 1974 and released In 1975 by Atlantic Records.
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Duke Ellington‘s ‘ A Concert of Sacred Music’ is an album recorded at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York on December 26, 1965 and released in 1966 By Rca.
This day (December 26, 2011), in Orlando, Florida, died Sam Rivers, an American jazz musician – soprano and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet, flute, harmonica and piano – and composer . (more…)
This day (December 26, 2016), in Los Angeles, California, died Alphonse Mouzon, a jazz-fusion drummer and percussionist (more…)
This day (December 26, 1951), in Dayton, Ohio, is born John Scofield, an American jazz guitarist and composer. (more…)