Paul Taylor is April 15 Jazz Artist of the Day. Read about this talented jazz saxophonist below:
Website: http://paultaylorsax.com/
All Music: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/paul-taylor-mn0000066318
All About Jazz: http://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/paultaylor
Music: “Exotica” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQZU2qTOgMU; “Pleasure Seeker” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW8UB0wE3NQ; “Avenue” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j8gWShxxmM; “Hypnotic” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCEi2fvFqxQ
Carmen McRae is June 30 Artist of the day. She was a legendary jazz singer that spanned over five decades. Read about this fascinating vocalist here:
NPR: http://www.npr.org/artists/16892612/carmen-mcrae
Black Past: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/mcrae-carmen-1920-1994
Youtube videos: “I’m Glad There is You” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJaD09M5Iko “I Won’t Last a Day” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h8TaOLsHDY
June 29 Artist of the Day is Reverend Thomas Andrew Dorsey. He became known as the “Father of Gospel Music”. Read about this fascinating artist here:
NPR: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5152069
PBS: http://www.pbs.org/thisfarbyfaith/people/thomas_dorsey.html
Georgia Music Magazine: http://georgiamusicmag.com/the-life-and-legacy-of-the-rev-thomas-andrew-dorsey/
Youtubevideo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJsV495hYhE, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEosw5GUCzQ, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4d7foVat8xk
Betty Carter is June 28 Artist of the day. She is a jazz and blues singer and founder of Jazz Ahead Program. Read about this multitalented vocalist here:
AllMusic: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/betty-carter-mn0000048908
NPR: http://www.npr.org/artists/93579473/betty-carter, http://www.npr.org/2008/08/14/93572181/betty-carter-fiercely-individual
Youtube videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6yvktTx2Ug: , “Giant Steps” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4AyCqCHCK0, “How High the Moon” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFywEM5tGOY, Medley http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iemkYXz8UNs
Max Roach is June 27 Artist of the day. He was a jazz drummer, and married to Abbey Lincoln. Read about this influential artist here:
AllMusic: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/max-roach-mn0000396372
NPR: http://www.npr.org/artists/15622859/max-roach, http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2012/01/10/144900022/max-roach-drums-front-and-center, http://www.npr.org/2007/08/16/12862395/remembering-max-roach-rhythmic-innovator
Youtube videos: “Cherokee” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9cUWqkHCQ8, “Freedom Now” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5Dj7HQEasQ
June 26 Artist of the day is Abbey Lincoln. She was a jazz singer and a civil rights activist. Read about this trailblazing vocalist here:
NPR: http://www.npr.org/programs/jazzprofiles/archive/lincoln.html, http://www.npr.org/artists/15396508/abbey-lincoln
Youtube videos: “Throw It Away” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2OO3vuk3r4, “Afro Blue” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiHS8Hf7Tb4
Cyrus Chestnut is June 25 Artist of the day. He is a jazz pianist who began playing piano at the age of six. Read more about this talented musician here:
AllMusic: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/cyrus-chestnut-mn0000148978
NPR: http://www.npr.org/artists/15039966/cyrus-chestnut
Kennedy Center: https://www.kennedy-center.org/explorer/artists/?entity_id=3490&source_type=A
Youtube video: “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw2NCpmZSr0
June 24 Artist of the day is Dee Dee Bridgewater. She is an award-winning vocalist who also starred as Billie Holiday in the musical biography “Lady Day.” Read about this versatile singer and performer here:
AllMusic: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/dee-dee-bridgewater-mn0000227415
NPR: http://www.npr.org/artists/15296069/dee-dee-bridgewater
PBS: An Interview with Dee Dee Bridgewater: http://video.pbs.org/video/2365205715/
Youtube video: “Maybe Today” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdRrP7BMAGk
Scott Joplin is June 23 Artist of the day. He was a ragtime composer and musician. Read about this talented musician here:
AllMusic: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/scott-joplin-mn0000843212
PBS: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/1900/peopleevents/pande22.html
BlackPast: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/joplin-scott-1867-1917
Library of Congress: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.natlib.ihas.200035815/default.html
Youtube videos: “Maple Leaf Rag” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1894JRqbsc, “The Entertainer” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCToGv-lO7c
Terri Lyne Carrington is June 22 Artist of the Day. She is a jazz drummer, composer, record producer and an entrepreneur. Read about this award winning musician here:
AllMusic: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/terri-lyne-carrington-mn0000022508
NPR: http://www.npr.org/artists/101472592/terri-lyne-carrington
Youtube videos: “Money Jungle” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYTvyVrhlkM, “I Get Lost in His Arms” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMFd4RKeYZg
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