Cleveland Time Records

Nonprofit dedicated to bringing the world JAZZ from the CLE!

Debut album 'Cleveland Time' from @matthewalecjazz feat. legendary Tom 'Bones' Malone now out!

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OUT TODAY on Cleveland Time!

"Wanton Imbibement" from saxophonist Matthew Alec feat. pianist C.J. Briggs!

A Thelonious Monk-fueled spoken word odyssey on the perils of alcohol abuse. A MUST LISTEN for hard bop and stride piano fans!

Stream or purchase:
https://t.co/vEsQJoHaMe

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AKRON!!

Matthew Alec and The Soul Electric TOMORROW NIGHT at BLU Jazz+!!

Get tickets today before they sell out!
https://t.co/ZfSQLwA49z

#jazz #livemusic #akron #saxophone #matthewalec

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Celebrated vocalist Dianne Reeves turns 70 today, born on this day in 1956 in Detroit, MI 🎙️🎈🎶

#diannereeves #singer #vocalist #jazz #happybirthday

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Happy birthday to jazz and popular music saxophonist Ernie Watts who turns 81 today, born October 23, 1945 in Norfolk, VA 🎷🎂

#erniewatts #saxophone #jazz #happybirthday

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Trumpeter and bandleader John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) set a new standard for virtuosity on the trumpet and became the leading figure in popularizing the bebop movement in jazz

#dizzygillespie #trumpet #jazz

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Happy birthday to pianist and prolific Grammy Award nominee Fred Hersch who turns 71 today, born October 21, 1955 in Cincinnati, OH 🎹🎈

#fredhersch #piano #jazz #happybirthday

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Happy birthday to saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi who celebrates his 79th birthday today, born October 21, 1947 in Boston, MA 🎷🎂

#jerrybergonzi #saxophone #happybirthday

[Matthew Alec @MatthewAlecJazz]

Akron!!

My badass fusion band (and my really good friends) Matthew Alec and The Soul Electric are back at BLU Jazz+!

Plus... I just turned 43. Come hang and celebrate with us. 🎷🎂

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Happy birthday to Grammy Award winning bassist Esperanza Spalding who turned 42 yesterday, born October 18, 1984 in Portland, OR 🎸🎈🎵

#esperanzaspalding #bassist #bass #Jazz #happybirthday

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Happy birthday to world famous virtuoso trumpeter Wynton Marsalis who celebrated his 65th birthday yesterday, born October 18, 1961 in New Orleans, LA 🎺⚜️🎂

📸Piper Ferguson

#wyntonmarsalis #jazz #happybirthday

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Solo sax clip from the end of Gershwin's "Summertime" at a private event a week ago at Akron's 1840 Manor House 🎷

Congrats to the bride and groom!

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Politically outspoken Nigerian saxophonist Fela Kuti (10.15.38 -8.2.97) and his group the Africa 70 innovated the musical genre called Afrobeat; the complex fusion music that blends the traditional Nigerian sounds of Yoruba and Igbo music with American funk and jazz

#jazz

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Happy birthday to pianist Bill Charlap who turns 60 today, born October 15, 1966 in New York, NY 🎹🎂

#billcharlap #piano #jazz #happybirthday

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Virtuoso drummer and fiery personality Buddy Rich (9.30.17 – 4.2.87) was known as one of the top drummers in jazz through multiple generations working for Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, and Charlie Parker before leading multiple iterations of his own successful big band

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Inspired by Impressionist composers Debussy and Ravel, Toledo, Ohio born virtuoso pianist Art Tatum (October 13, 1909 – November 5, 1956) was one of the very first jazz musicians to incorporate upper chord extensions and substitutions, doing so on record as early as the mid-1930s

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Despite Charlie Parker’s massive influence among saxophonists at the time, iconic alto saxophonist Lee Konitz (October 13, 1927 – April 15, 2020) exhibited his own unique, understated style and rhythmic approach to the cool jazz and bebop movements

#leekonitz #saxophone #jazz

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Jazz giant Thelonious Sphere Monk (10.10.17 – 2.17.82) brought unorthodox technique, jarring harmonic complexity, and a characteristically angular rhythmic approach to the art of bebop piano and the many notable compositions he contributed to the Great American Songbook

#jazz

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Saxophonist/flautist/multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef (b. William Huddleston, 10.9.20 – 12.23.13) released more than 60 albums as a leader and notably collaborated with Dizzy Gillespie and Cannonball Adderley. Lateef was one of the first artists to blend Eastern music with jazz

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Happy birthday to trumpeter Cecil Bridgewater who turned 84 this past Saturday, born October 10, 1942 in Urbana, IL 🎺🎂🎶

#cecilbridgewater #trumpet #jazz #HappyBirthday

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Happy birthday to multi-Grammy Award winning NEA Jazz Master pianist Chucho Valdés who turns 85 today, born October 9, 1941 in Quivicán, Mayabeque, Cuba 🎂🎹🇨🇺

#chuchovaldes #piano #jazz #happybirthday

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Happy birthday to Detroit-born alto saxophone master Kenny Garrett @KennyTGarrett who celebrates his 66th birthday today, born October 9, 1960 🎷🎈

📸Joseph Allen

#kennygarrett #saxophone #jazz #happybirthday