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Remembering James Moody

Moody with Dizzy Gillespie.

Today (Mar. 26, 2025) we celebrate the centennial birthday of James Moody. Moody, a prolific saxophonist and flutist with a career spanning eight decades, passed on here in San Diego in late 2010. He led an extraordinary life, and would've turned 100 years old today.

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BREAKING JAZZ: The Top 10 Albums of 2024

BREAKING JAZZ: The Top 10 Albums of 2024

*Pictured above: Trumpeter Riley Mulherkar. Photo by Zenith Richards.

By Matt Silver

As we approach Thanksgiving, I feel compelled to share my abundant gratitude for all the great new music that’s come out this past year, and especially this past six months since I began hosting Breaking Jazz (Sundays, 6:30 to 8 p.m. PT). In keeping with year-end traditions, this gratitude will take the form of a “best of” list. But this particular list is exciting because it will be starting a new tradition. Behold! The inaugural Breaking Jazz Best Albums of the Year!

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And While You're Here…

Tues., May 13: Vibraphonist Chuck Redd to Pay Musical Tribute to the Terry Gibbs Dream Band

Tues., May 13: Vibraphonist Chuck Redd to Pay Musical Tribute to the Terry Gibbs Dream Band

If you’re talking about the greatest jazz big bands ever assembled, the conversation is neither fully credible nor complete without including The Terry Gibbs Dream Band. 

Killer charts by some of the greatest arrangers ever: Bill Holman, Bob Brookmeyer, Al Cohn, Shorty Rogers, Lennie Neihaus, and Marty Paich. Drum-tight ensemble playing. Solos like smart bombs: devastatingly explosive and precisely controlled. And a propulsive yet economical rhythm section. Nothing superfluous. Burning hot, yet ALWAYS cool.

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April 18th in Jazz History…

  • Sidney Bechet (bee-shay), playing six instruments, records "Blues of Bechet" for Victor Records in 1941.
  • The Earl Warren orchestra records "Circus in Rhythm" in 1944.
  • John Coltrane recorded "Gnid", "Super Jet, "On a Misty Night" and "Romas" in 1957 for Prestige Records.
  • Woody herman cuts "Get your Boots Laced Papa" in 1940 in New York City for Decca.
  • And on a sad note, stride pianist Willie "The Lion" Smith died on this day in New York City in 1973. He was 75.
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