Its 3 years today that the legend that was Stan Tracey passed away my thoughts are with his family today
How sad the passing of a true genius Mr. Leonard Cohen .....2016 has been so unkind to the music industry with the passing of so many talented people all i can say is heaven must be having one hell of a music festival ............... rest well
Today would have been Buddy Rich's Birthday. Bernard "Buddy" Rich was an American jazz drummer band leader known for his amazing solos and technique power and speed and in my oppinion the worlds greatest drummer
Today is John Coltrane's Birthday also known as "Trane" this Jazz sax colossus born in 1926 North Carolina. In truth what can you say about Trane its not a case of who he has played with but more of who he hasnt its like the name of this website art to zoot and everyone in-between
Today would have been Cannonball Adderley's Birthday one of the greatest jazz sax players and to Quote him........ "Hippeness is not a state of mind its a fact"
Today is Billy Cobham's Birthday. A Panamainian American jazz drummer band leader and compser Billy came to prominance in the 60's working with Miles Davis Billy is also acclaimed to be the best ever fusion drummer of all time
Today is the 6th year since Freddys passing time has moved so fast and i hope i have done you proud restoring your amazing work and starting this website and showing the world your photographs
Wishing Courtney Pine a very happy 52nd Birthday today. Courtney from London is a British Jazz mulit-instrumentalist, although he learnt to play clarinet at school he is mainly known for his saxaphone playing he also plays the flute and plays piano. Courtney recieved an OBE in 2000 and a CBE in 2009 for his services to Jazz music he also has a Honorary Doctorate from University of Westminster in 2004 and an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Southampton in 2010 . I hope you have an amazing birthday today.
Today is Quincy Jones's 83rd Birthday Quincy is an American record producer arranger conductor compser tv producer film producer instrementalist magazine founder entertainment company executive and if you have enough breath left Humaniterian, his career has spanned over 60 years he has won somewhere in the region of 25 Grammy Awards and one Grammy Ledgend Award as well as somewhere in the region of at least another fifty or more nomintations Quincy has worked with so many amazing musians including Ray Charles Dizzy Gillespie Clark Terry Lionel Hampton Frank Sinatra Dean Martin Sarah Vaughan Michael Jackson and so many more i will be typing well into the night. This blog could be pages long which in truth he deserves because he really is a living legend but on a last note i saw a Documentry about Clark Terry not so long ago in which Quincy makes an apperance all i can say after watching this is what an incredable humble man he is and last but not least have a fantastic Birthday Mr Jones and thankyou for the massive contrabutions to our lives in so many different ways
Today would have been Bix Beiderbecke's Birthday Born this day in 1903 He was an American Jazz cornetist Jazz pianist and composer playing with Louis Armstrong and Muggsy Spanner Bix became one of the most infuential Jazz artists of the 1920's. He helped to invent the jazz ballard style and what would become cool jazz some 20 after his death
