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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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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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Today's Birthdays

Born on this day, April 19th

  • Tommy Benford (Drums and Percussion) was born in Charleston, WV, 1895–1994.
  • Joe Rushton (Bass Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone) was born in Evanston, IL, 1907–1964.
  • Alexis Korner (Guitar, Vocals) was born in Paris, France, 1928–1984.
  • Dudley Moore (Piano, Vocals) was born in Dagenham, Essex, England, 1935–2002.
  • Mary Louise Knutson (Piano) was born in Madison, WI in 1966.
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April 19th in Jazz History…

  • Sarah Vaughan records with Basie band in 1960.
  • John Coltrane recorded "Mal-2" in 1957 for Prestige Records.
  • The great jazz clarinetist Jimmie Noone died in Los Angeles at the age of 49.
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