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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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Born on this day, April 6th

  • Horace Tapscott (Piano) was born in Houston, TX, 1934–1999.
  • Bill Hardman (Trumpet) was born in New York City, 1923–1990.
  • Eddie Hubble (Trombone) was born in Santa Barbara, CA in 1928.
  • Gerry Mulligan (Baritone Saxophone) was born in New York City, 1927–1996.
  • Andre Previn (Piano) was born in Berlin, Germany in 1929.
  • Charlie Rouse (Tenor Saxophone) was born in Washington D.C., 1924–1988.
  • Art Taylor (Drums and Percussion) was born in New York City, 1929–1995.
  • Randy Weston (Piano, Arranger) was born in New York City in 1926.
  • Gerry Niewood (Flute, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone) was born in Rochester, NY, 1943–2009.
  • Dorothy Donegan (Piano) was born in Chicago IL, 1922–1998.
  • Gene Bertoncini (Guitar) was born in New York, NY in 1937.
  • John Pizzarelli (Guitar, Vocals-Lead) was born in Paterson, NJ in 1960.
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