Piedmont Jazz Alliance was created to provide those in the Piedmont Triad who are sincerely interested in the music the opportunity to explore, share and celebrate the American Art form of Jazz. Whether you're a jazz enthusiast, educator, historian, musician or new to the music, all are welcome as we join efforts to build a stronger jazz scene in the Piedmont Triad.

Featured Women in Jazz Events:
3/11/10 Melva Houston and Bob Sanger @ Elliot's Main Street Eatery in Mount Airy
3/14/10 Diana Tuffin and the Reggie Buie Trio @ Dan Thai Jazz Bistro in HighPoint
3/14/10 Jazz Guitarist Emily Remler: A Musical Remembrance

GET JAZZED! Join Piedmont Jazz Alliance today for details about jazz events in and around the Piedmont Triad.

JAZZ QUOTE

"I hope we left you with something to put under your pillows."
—Dexter Gordon

THIS WEEK IN JAZZ HISTORY

Mar 8
Saxophonist George Coleman born 1935 in Memphis, TN.

Pianist James Williams born 1951 in Memphis, TN.

Alto saxophonist Lee Konitz records Yesterdays with Miles Davis, 1951.

Mar 9
Alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley records Somethin’ Else, with trumpeter Miles Davis, pianist Hank Jones and drummer Art Blakey, 1958.

Saxophonist Ornette Coleman born 1930 in Fort Worth, TX. .

Pianist Paul Bley records Turns, featuring tenor saxophonist John Gilmore, 1964.

Mar 10
Bassist/composer Charles Mingus records Cumbia and Jazz Fusion, 1977.

Cornetist Bix Beiderbecke born 1903 in Davenport, IA.

Trumpeter Bunk Johnson and saxophonist Sidney Bechet record Milenberg Joys 1945

Mar 11
Violinist Leroy Jenkins born 1932 in Chicago, IL.

Pianist Kenny Barron records Scratch with bassist Dave Holland and drummer Daniel Humair, 1985.

Tenor saxophonist Stan Getz and guitarist Johnny Smith record Moonlight In Vermont, 1952.

Mar 12
Pianist/composer Mary Lou Williams records Russian Lullaby with trumpeter Frankie Newton, 1944.

Bassist/composer/bandleader Charles Mingus records Haitian Fight Song 1957

Pianist Sir Charles Thompson born 1918 in Springfield, OH.

Mar 13
Drummer Roy Haynes born 1926 in Roxbury, MA.

Trombonist Albert Mangelsdorff records A Matter of Taste, 1977.

Trumpeter/composer Terence Blanchard born 1962 in New Orleans, LA.

Mar 14
Pianist/composer Chick Corea records his first trio album Now He Sings, Now He Sobs with Miroslav Vitous and Roy Haynes 1968

Trumpeter/arranger Quincy Jones born 1933 in Chicago, IL.

Alto saxophonist Art Pepper records Plus Eleven, with arrangements by Marty Paich, 1959.

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