Artist of The Day - Buddy Rich

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Artist of The Day - Jean - Luc Ponty

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Artist of The Day - John Taylor

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Artist of The Day - Marlena Shaw

Today's artist of the day is vocalist Marlena Shaw. Read more about her here.

Passings - Kenny Wheeler

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Passings - Joe Sample and Jackie Cain

Joe Sample - NY Times obituary here

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Artist of The Day - Baby Face Willette

Roosevelt "Baby Face" Willette was born on this day in 1933. Read more about this obscure Hammond B3 player here.

Artist of The Day - Lorraine Feather

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Artist of The Day - Elvin Jones

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Gerald Wilson Passes

The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Gerald Wilson has passed away. Read the obituary.

Artist of The Day - Butch Warren

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New Sounds on KEWU

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Artist Of The Day

Bluesman  Peter "Memphis Slim" Chatman is today's Artist Of The Day

Birth: Sep. 15, 1915
Memphis
Shelby County
Tennessee, USA
Death: Feb. 24, 1988, France

Blues Pianist. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, as a young man he frequented Beale Street, where he picked up hints from other piano players. He lived in Helena, Arkansas before moving to Chicago in 1939, where in 1940 he cut one of his trademark tunes, "Beer Drinking Woman" for Bluebird using his nickname, "Memphis Slim". Later that year he teamed up with guitarist "Big Bill" Broonzy and the two musicians played and recorded in Chicago until 1944. It was then that Chatman formed his first group, "The Houserockers" and recorded such classics as "Lend Me Your Love" and "Rockin' The House" During the 1940s and 1950s, he recorded for a number of labels, including Miracle, United, Chess, Vee-Jay, Bluesville, and Folkways. He also performed as soloist and with artists such as Willie Dixon and Sonny Boy Williamson. After an European tour in 1962, he moved to Paris where he recorded and performed regularly.  (bio by: Kim Inboden)

Artist of the Day

Kenny Drew

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Artists of The Day

Lester Young

Alice Coltrane

Happy Birthday!

Jimmy Rushing

Leon Redbone

Branford Marsalis

Today in Jazz History

Aug 25

Tenor saxophonist Buddy Tate records Meets Dollar Brand, 1977.
Saxophonist/composer Wayne Shorter born 1933 in Newark, NJ.
Organist Jimmy Smith records The Sermon, 1957 with trumpeter Lee Morgan and guitarist Kenny Burrell.

Courtesy: Smithsonian Jazz

Happy Birthday Wayne Shorter!

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happy Birthday John Lee Hooker!

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Happy Birthday Count Basie and Art Farmer!

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Find out more about trumpeter Art Farmer by clicking here.