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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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Today's Birthdays

Born on this day, April 4th

  • Lucy Reed (Vocals-Lead) was born in Marshfield, WI, 1921–1998.
  • Buster Cooper (Trombone) was born in St. Petersburg, FL, 1929–2016.
  • Jake Hanna (Drums and Percussion) was born in Roxbury, MA, 1931–2010.
  • Gene Ramey (Bass) was born in Austin, TX, 1913–1984.
  • Hugh Masekela (Trumpet) was born in Whitbank, South Africa in 1939.
  • Muddy Waters (Guitar, Vocals-Lead) was born in Rolling Fork, MS, 1915–1983.
  • Gary Smulyan (Baritone Saxophone) was born in Bethpage, NY in 1956.
  • Bob Shoffner (Trumpet) was born in St. Louis, MO, 1900–1983.
  • Benny Green (Piano) was born in New York, NY in 1963.
  • Michel Camilo (Piano) was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 1954.
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On This Day

April 4th in Jazz History…

  • Glenn Miller cuts his theme "Moonlight Serenade" for Bluebird Records in 1939.
  • Benny Goodman records his first session for Victor Records in 1935.
  • We lost a great one on this date. The Divine One, Sarah Vaughan, died in Los Angeles in 1990.
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