Happy Birthday ... http://www.library.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/widescreen_large/public/horace-tapscott.jpg?itok=dfQlSWeg Horace Tapscott April 6, 1934 – February 27, 1999 https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/4c/77/f4/4c77f43cb875b7424b6b60475bdec7f1.jpg Art Taylor April 6, 1929...

Happy Birthday ... https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/e7/b5/01/e7b50111ae62d9d10ac65568e0dd7877.jpg Stanley Turrentine April 5, 1934 – September 12, 2000 http://genychina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/21robertglasper.jpeg Robert Glasper April 5, 1978 http://www.drummerworld.com/pics/dr...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.dhahabu.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Hugh-Masekela-2.jpg Hugh Masekela April 4,1939 http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kplu/files/styles/medium/public/201410/140726_3172.jpg Benny Green April 4, 1963 http://www.wdna.org/galleryimg/265_Gary_Smulyan.jpg Gary Smul...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.notreble.com/buzz/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/scott-lafaro-620x413.jpg?x43795 Scott LaFaro April 3, 1936 – July 6, 1961 http://www.janperssoncollection.dk/musicians/mno/mcgriffjimmy_files/warehouse_6bc8c6e9dc7438db16346cf19c0e6712/images/Jimmy%20McGriff%203.jpg Jimmy Mc...

Happy Birthday ... https://cfvod.kaltura.com/p/269692/sp/26969200/thumbnail/entry_id/1_m6qmpruu/version/100051/width/688/height/432 Michael Brecker March 29, 1949 – January 13, 2007 http://cdn1.umg3.net/thejazzlabels/uploads/2014/05/Astrud-Gilberto.jpg Astrud Gilberto March 30, 1940

https://www.passivedwellings.com/images/pr/press-nyt.png Chuck Berry, Rock ’n’ Roll Pioneer, Dies at 90 By JON PARELES | MARCH 18, 2017 https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/0a/97/58/0a9758797e87771b64ec679f4c3357d6.jpg Chuck Berry, who with his indelible guitar licks, brash self-confidenc...

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Paul Motian
March 25, 1931 – November 22, 2011




Cecil Taylor
March 25, 1929

Happy Birthday ... http://lubowphotography.com/wp-content/gallery/black-and-white-jazz/lubow-steve-kuhn_mg_7970.jpg Steve Kuhn March 24, 1938 https://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/large/2/7/f/18665f3aa48d0aa84e53be3f8b4cf.jpg Renee Rosnes March 24, 1962

Happy Birthday ... https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/3a/2d/30/3a2d30ca70ead0531908b5ccb73301ba.jpg Fred Anderson March 22, 1929 – June 24, 2010 http://mblogthumb3.phinf.naver.net/20150221_258/han22s_1424493877739nWGYa_JPEG/%C1%B6%C1%F6_1.jpg?type=w2 George Benson March 22, 1943 https://medi...

Happy Birthday ... http://haroldmabern.jazzgiants.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/harold-mabern1.jpg Harold Mabern March 20, 1936 http://www.norahjones.cz/images/novinky-norah-jones-marian-mcpartland-02-velky.jpg Marian McPartland March 20 1918 – August 20 2013

Happy Birthday ... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Lennie_Tristano_1947_(Gottlieb).jpg Lennie Tristano March 19, 1919 – November 18, 1978 http://www.jazzfest-bonn.de/wp-content/uploads/Eliane-Elias-079.jpg Eliane Elias March 19, 1960

https://www.passivedwellings.com/images/pr/press-nyt.png Jimmy Breslin, Legendary New York City Newspaper Columnist, Dies at 88 By DAN BARRYMARCH 19, 2017 Jimmy Breslin, the New York City newspaper columnist and best-selling author who leveled the powerful and elevated the powerless for more than 5...

Happy Birthday ... https://qph.ec.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-9272dba3e01852dc1124725d132b952d-c?convert_to_webp=true Jessica Williams March 17, 1948 http://flutejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/HORN-obit-master675.jpg Paul Horn March 17, 1930 – June 29, 2014 http://www.bet.com/news/national/2013/...

This was in my Inbox this morning. Remembering the legendary singer/performer. In Memory of Tommy LiPuma 1936-2017 Tommy LiPuma 1936-2017 https://www.jazziz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/TommyLiPuma2.jpg A year before I launched JAZZIZ, I bought an LP — this was before the emergence of CDs — based...

Record Producer And Label Executive Tommy LiPuma Has Died At Age 80 http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2017/03/14/gettyimages-131201756-af54d810dec2e259ff1995413c8850d59e4286a3-s800-c85.jpg Producer and label executive Tommy LiPuma, shot in New York City in 2011. LiPuma died Monday at age 80. Stephen ...

Happy Birthday ... http://jazztimes.com/images/content/articles/0002/7192/200110_055_depth1.jpg?1239729974 Ruby Braff March 16, 1927 – February 9, 2003 https://www.library.unh.edu/i/special/trad-jazz/flanagan1997.jpg Tommy Flanagan March 16, 1930 – November 16, 2001

Happy Birthday ... https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2015/10/29/shirley_wide-b5f75023d07b593ed849f931262a7860fa321f16-s800-c15.jpg Shirley Scott March 14, 1934 – March 10, 2002 https://melroseheightsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/quincy-jones-1.jpg Quincy Jones March 14, 1933

Happy Birthday ... https://static01.nyt.com/images/2009/11/13/arts/13katz_CA0/popup.jpg Dick Katz March 13, 1924 – November 10, 2009 http://www.terenceblanchard.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Website-Photo-France-TerenceBlanchard_JZZ3548.NEF-19.jpg Terence Blanchard March 13, 1962 http://ga-photos....