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The Nels Cline 4 play at Paste Studio (2018)
April 17, 2018 - Nels Cline and The Nels Cline 4 present their new album "Currents, Constellations" just released on Blue Note at The Manhattan Center in New York City
Billy Cobham is in Indianapolis (2015)
April 17, 2015 - Billy Cobham is with Dean Brown on guitar at Jazz Kitchen in Indianapolis
Frank Sinatra performs for Nixon and Andreotti (1973)
April 17, 1973 - Frank Sinatra will sing with "The President's Own" U.S. Marine Band at the Presidential Gala to the Honour of Giulio Andreotti, Prime Minister Of Italy at…
Stanley Jordan plays in Madrid (2015)
April 17, 2015 - Stanley Jordan performs at Sala Clamores Jazz in Madrid, Spain
German TV tapes Roland Kirk (1961)
April 17, 1961 - Rahsaan Roland Kirk tapes a television show with René Urtreger (p), Pierre Michelot (b) and Kenny Clarke (d) in Baden-Baden, Germany
Kurt Elling sings with an orchestra in Sydney (2008)
April 17, 2008 - Kurt Elling performs with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at Opera House in Sydney, Australia
Universal publish Dee Dee Bridgewater’s album : ‘Red Earth’ recorded with african musicians (2007)
Dee Dee Bridgewater‘s ‘Red Earth’ is an album (subtitled ‘A Malian Journey‘) released on April 17, 2007 by Universal.
Jackie McLean records ‘Capuchin Swing’ for Blue Note (1960)
Jackie McLean”s ‘Capuchin Swing’ is an album recorded on April 17, 1960 by Blue Note.
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This week In Jazz Legends 15/52
Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, George Shearing, Joey Defrancesco, Bobby Hutcherson, Jean Luc Ponty, Stanley Clarke, Eddie Louiss, Daniel Humair, Kenny Garrett, Candy Dulfer, Charles Lloyd, Bernard Purdie, George Freeman, Steve Gadd, John Zorn, Peter Brötzmann, Brad Mehldau
This week In Jazz Legends 14/52
Joshua Redman, John Coltrane, Chris Potter, Paquito D'Rivera, Gato Barbieri, Benny Carter, Sonny Rollins, James Moody, Kenny Garrett, Benny Maupin, Peter Brötzmann , David Murray
This week In Jazz Legends 13/52
John Lewis, Chick Corea & Hiromi Uehara, Keith Jarrett, Terri Lynn Carrington, Diana Krall, Eliane Elias, Jimmy Smith, George Duke, Maynard Ferguson, Tete Montoliu & Jackie McLean, Michael Brecker, Gary Bartz
This week In Jazz Legends 12/52
Antonio Sanchez, Chick Corea, Jack De Johnette, Herbie Hancock , Eliane Elias, Airto Moreira & Flora Purim, Art Blakey, Miles Davis, Weather Report, Gil Evans, Dave Holland, Irakere
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Chess release Muddy Waters’ only all-acoustic album : ‘Folk Singer’ (1964)
Muddy Waters‘s ‘Folk Singer’ is his fourth (and only all-acoustic) album released on April 17, 1964 by Chess.
Samantha Fish bluesifies Florida (2015)
April 16, 2015 - Samantha Fish and her band plus Albert Castiglia on second Guitar on four songs will play at The Funky Biscuit in Boca Raton, Florida
Junior Wells starts the recording of ‘Come on in This House’ for Telarc (1996)
Junior Wells‘ ‘Come on in This House’ is a blues album recorded between April 16 and May 31, 1996 and released the same year by Telarc.
Columbia release ‘Johnny Winter,’ his self-titled second album (1969)
‘Johnny Winter‘ is his eponymous second official album, released on April 15 1969, by Columbia.
We remember Chuck Berry’s pianist Johnnie Johnson. ‘Johnnie Was Good’
This day ( April 13, 2005), in St. Louis, Missouri, died Johnnie Johnson, an American pianist and blues musician whose work with Chuck Berry led to his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Buddy Guy, Quinn Sullivan and Jimmie Vaughan join forces (2018)
April 8, 2018 - Buddy Guy, Quinn Sullivan and Jimmie Vaughan will certainly join forces for the encore at Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Ronnie Earl sits in with Ana Popovic (2014)
April 6, 2014 - guitar legend Ronnie Earl joins Ana Popovic's band at the Bull Run in Shirley, MA
On Web TV today, Keb’ Mo’ ‘Live From Nashville’ (2020)
April 4, 2020 - if in front of a computer, do not miss Keb' Mo' "Live From Nashville" in support of the Playing For Change Foundation
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This month In Blues Legends 03/12
Skip James, Chuck Berry, T Bone Walker, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Willie Dixon, Memphis Slim, Helen Humes, B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Pinetop Perkins , Otis Taylor, Ben Harper, Charlie Musselwhite, Gary Moore, Eric Clapton, Doyle Bramhall Ii, Jeff Healey, Ana Popovic, Robert Cray
This month In Blues Legends 02/12
James Blood Ulmer, Vernon Reid, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy, Louisiana Red, Taj Mahal, Eric Bibb, Sonny Terry, Brownie Mcghee, Magic Slim, Memphis Slim, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Albert King, Keb' Mo', Larry Johnson
This month In Blues Legends 01/12
How well do you know the music of Muddy Waters’ gritty “The Blues Had a Baby” ties rock to its blues roots with raw energy, while Willie Dixon’s “You Shook Me,” reimagined by Led Zeppelin and Jeff Beck, brims with slide guitar intensity. Howlin’ Wolf’s “Evil” growls with menace, and Junior Wells’ “Hoodoo Man Blues” captures Chicago blues with smoky harmonica. Taj Mahal and Gregg Allman invigorate “Statesboro Blues” in a spirited tribute.? Take our 12-track quiz.
This month In Blues Legends 12/12
John Mayall, Albert King, Taj Mahal, Bonnie Raitt, Hubert Sumlin, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Beth Hart, Jeff Beck, Keith Richards, Freddie King, Joe Louis Walker, Muddy Waters, Gary Moore, Willie Dixon, Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry, Lucky Peterson