JAM 2010: 156 Artists for a New Jazz Experience (Part V)

Good morning! I didn't know if I'd be able to pull this post together today because of some offline sadness but here it is.

This is Part V of my contribution to honor JAM (Jazz Appreciation Month) 2010. You'll find out a little background information about musicians such as Enoch Smith Jr, Eric Mingus, Etienne Charles, Frøy Aagre, Geri Allen, Hiromi Uehara, Ingrid Jensen, Jacky Terrasson and Esperanza Spalding.

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JAM 2010: 156 Artists for a New Jazz Experience (Part IV)

Welcome to Part IV of the "JAM 2010: 156 Artists for a New Jazz Experience" list. This ongoing project has received a lot of positive feedback here on the EoJ website and on Twitter (I'm @ElementsOfJazz).

I'm pleased that many of you are finding it useful and informative.

Today I would like to bring attention to other musicians/vocalists like Danilo Perez, D.D. Jackson, Derrick Gardner, Dianne Reeves, Eliane Elias and Elijah Jamal Balbed.

Enjoy ~

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JAM 2010: 156 Artists for a New Jazz Experience (Part III)

Good morning to everyone! I hope that you had a great weekend.

This is Part III of my contribution to the celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) 2010. Today you will find introductions to artists like Charmaine Clamor, Chris Potter, Cindy Blackman, Corey Wilkes and Cuong Vu.

Enjoy~

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JAM 2010: 156 Artists for a New Jazz Experience (Part II)

My contribution to the celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM 2010) is this ongoing list.

In Part II, you will get to know about artists like Brian Blade, Brownman, Brandee Younger and Buster Williams. I also give you an introduction to the Jazz Video Guy, Brett Primack. He puts together amazing video interviews of jazz musicians.

Enjoy~

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