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Kenny Barron Quintet plays at the Village Vanguard (2013)
May 13, 2013 - the Kenny Barron Quintet - that is Kenny Barron (p), Vincent Herring (as), Brandon Lee (tp), Kiyoshi Kitagawa (b) and Lee Pearson (d) - plays at…
John Zorn’s Naked City performs in Germany (1989)
May 13, 1989 - John Zorn's Naked City - that is John Zorn (as), Bill Frisell (g), Wayne Horwitz (kb), Fred Frith (b) and Joey Baron (d) - will be…
Elektra Nonesuch publish Bill Frisell’s twentieth album : ‘History, Mystery’ (2008)
Bill Frisell‘s ‘History, Mystery’ is his twentieth album released on May 13, 2008 by Elektra Nonesuch.
Cécile McLorin Salvant releases her second album : ‘WomanChild’ (2013)
Cécile McLorin Salvant’s ‘WomanChild’ is her second album released on May 13, 2013 by Mack Avenue/Justintime.
We remember Chet Baker. ‘Chet After Chet’
This day (May 13, 1988), in Amsterdam, Netherlands, died Chesney Henry Baker, Jr. a.k.a Chet Baker, an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and singer.
Pharoah Sanders plays at Birdland (2011)
May 12, 2011 - Pharoah Sanders plays at Birdland in New-York City
Marc Ribot holds a launch party (2014)
May 12, 2014 - Marc Ribot with bassist Henry Grimes and drummer Chad Taylor present their new CD at Poisson Rouge in New-York City
Art Pepper records ‘Art Pepper + Eleven – Modern Jazz Classics’ with a big band conducted by Marty Paich (1959)
‘Art Pepper + Eleven – Modern Jazz Classics’ is an album recorded on March 12, 24 & May 12, 1959 with a jazz big band conducted and arranged by Marty Paich and released the same year by Contemporary.
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This week In Jazz Legends 19/52
Stan Getz, Chet Baker, Arturo Sandoval, Branford Marsalis, Dexter Gordon, Thelonious Monk, Joshua Redman, Sonny Rollins, Mal Waldron, Woody Shaw , Pharoah Sanders, Carla Bley, Steve Swallow, Andy Sheppard, Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack Dejohnette, Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow, Antonio Sanchez
This week In Jazz Legends 18/52
Miles Davis, Gill Evans, Dexter Gordon, Wes Montgomery, Martial Solal, Johnny Griffin, Charles Mingus, Gerry Mulligan, Hank Jones, Joe Lovano, Dizzy Gillespie, Arturo Sandoval, Elvin Jones, Joshua Redman, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Billy Cobham, Dave Brubeck, e.s.t., Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis
This week In Jazz Legends 17/52
John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Jimmy Smith, Count Basie, Joshua Redman, Benny Golson, Freddie Hubbard, Stan Getz, Michel Legrand, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, The Modern Jazz Quartet, Toots Thielemans, Fred Hersch, Diane Schuur
This week In Jazz Legends (Special Pianists) 16/52
Earl Hines, Don Pullen, Count Basie, Roland Hanna, Keith Jarrett, Mccoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Oscar Peterson, Wynton Kelly, Sun Ra, Thelonious Monk, Terry Riley
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Buddy Guy rocks Michigan (2017)
May 12, 2017 – Buddy Guy’s Spring tour stops at Silver Creek Event Center in New Buffalo, MI
Muddy Waters plays at the first Montreal jazz festival (1980)
May 10, 1980 - Muddy Waters will share the bill of the first Montreal jazz festival with several other bluesmen at CEPSUM, Université de Montréal in Canada
John Lee Hooker plays at the first Montreal jazz festival (1980)
May 10, 1980 - John Lee Hooker plus the Coast to Coast Blues Band will share the bill of the first Montreal jazz festival with several other bluesmen at CEPSUM,…
B.B.King plays at the first Montreal jazz festival (1980)
May 10, 1980 - B.B.King will share the bill of the first Montreal jazz festival with several other bluesmen like Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters and others at CEPSUM, Université de…
Bob, Janiva et al attend the Blues Music Awards (2018)
May 9, 2018 - Southern Avenue, Tas Cru, Rich DelGrosso,Eric & LaDonna Gales, Benny Turner, Larkin Poe, Fabrizio Poggi, Altered Five Blues Band, Meg Williams, Kirby Newman,Wee Willie Walker, Anthony…
On TV today, B.B.King is on “Jazz Casual” (1968)
May 9, 1968 - you do not want to miss B.B. King (g), Mose Thomas (tp), Lee Gatling (ts), James Toney (org) and Sonny Freeman (drums) at "Jazz Casual" hosted…
Happy Birthday Joe Bonamassa. ‘Hey Joe’
This day (May 8, 1977), in New Hartford, New York, is born Joe Bonamassa, an American blues rock guitarist and singer.
RCA publish Etta James’ ‘Burnin’ Down the House: Live at the House of Blues’ (2002)
Etta James‘ ‘Burnin’ Down the House: Live at the House of Blues’ is her twenty-eighth album recorded in West Hollywood and released on May 7, 2002 y Rca Victor.
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This month In Blues Legends 04/12
Albert Collins, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny Winter, Walter Trout, Otis Spann, Johnnie Johnson, Ana Popovic, Ronnie Earl, Matt Schofield, Muddy Waters, Clark Terry, B.B King, R.L. Burnside, J.B. Lenoir, Lonnie Mack
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.