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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: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/ma…

Remembering bassist Percy Heath (April 30, 1923 – April 28, 2005) who served as the long standing bassist for the Modern Jazz Quartet during its entire 5 decade run #percyheath #jazz #modernjazzquartet #bassist

Alto sax master Greg Banaszak on THE BLUES!! Clip from the latest music video release "Whinin' Boy Moan" filmed at Akron's The Rialto Theatre 2023 Full vid: youtube.com/watch?v=7CgRT6… From the latest album "A Bad Rep in the Rubber City" on @CLETimeRecords #vanmorrison #sax

A #FlashbackFriday today to spring of 2007, when I recorded my album, "It's the Time" for Somethin' Else Records. I played both my bass and my piccolo bass on the album. Give it a listen on my YouTube channel here: tinyurl.com/4ytj4hy7

Known for his exhilarating chops and brilliant upper register, trumpeter (and all-around brass specialist) Maynard Ferguson (May 4, 1928 – August 23, 2006) led a career that spanned more than five decades across multiple genres including jazz, pop, and rock #maynardferguson

Happy birthday to fusion saxophonist and Spyra Gyra co-founder Jay Beckenstein who turns 75 today, born May 14, 1951 in Brooklyn, NY 🎂🎷 #jaybeckenstein #saxophone #jazz #happybirthday

Happy birthday to the one and only Stevie Wonder @StevieWonder who turns 76 today, born on this day in 1950 in Saginaw, MI 🎙️🎼🎂 📸Savion Washington #steviewonder #happybirthday

Creed Taylor was born today in 1929. The records he made were some of the most iconic in music history, and I could not be more proud to be on so many. Tune in to some history here: ow.ly/sBZI50OmZOT #planetelegance #roncarter #jazz #creedtaylor #CTI #ververecords

Jazz clarinetist and saxophonist Jimmy Giuffre (April 26, 1921 – April 24, 2008) was a key figure in the cool jazz scene of the 1950s, but interestingly he is often overlooked as one of the first to experiment with fully-improvised free jazz in the late 1950s #jimmygiuffre #jazz

Acclaimed German composer Claus Ogerman (right, 4.29.30 – 3.8.16) arranged hundreds of records in popular music in Europe in the 1950s before moving to the US, where he turned his attention to jazz, working with the likes of Michael Brecker (left), Bill Evans, and Wes Montgomery

Largely influential pianist, composer, and arranger Mary Lou Williams (5.8.10 – 5.28.81) was born in Atlanta, but moved to Pittsburgh at a young age, where she earned the moniker “The Little Piano Girl” as child prodigy before she turned professional at only 15 years old #jazz

@Vanmorrisony 's got THE BLUES!! Clip from the all-new music video for "Whinin' Boy Moan" from my group filmed LIVE feat. our former guitarist Steven Forrest Sanders on vocals! full vid🔗 youtube.com/watch?v=7CgRT6… From the album "A Bad Rep in the Rubber City" on @CLETimeRecords

Perhaps best known for his work with Woody Herman’s orchestra during the 1940s, tenor saxophonist and clarinetist Flip Phillips (b. Joseph Filippelli, 3.26.15 – 8.17.01) also did work with Jazz at the Philharmonic, Charlie Parker, and released 28 albums as a leader #jazz

Happy birthday to drum legend Dennis Chambers who celebrated his 67th birthday this weekend, born May 9, 1959 in Baltimore, MD 📸Monica Morgan #dennischambers #drums #jazz #happybirthday

Happy 81st birthday to celebrated pianist Keith Jarrett, born May 8, 1945 in Allentown, PA Jarrett retired from actively performing in 2018 due to health concerns. #keithjarrett #piano #jazz

Venerable trombonist Locksley “Slide” Hampton (April 21, 1932 – November 18, 2021) performed with Maynard Ferguson, Max Roach, Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Herman, and many others during his nearly 70 year career #slidehampton #trombone #trombonist #jazz

One of the first prominent jazz musicians on flute, Herbie Mann (born Herbert Solomon, April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003) scored a #1 Billboard dance hit with “Hi-Jack” in 1975 #herbiemann #flute #jazz

Had a really fun photoshoot with legendary underground Cleveland filmmaker Robert Banks a week ago... a ton of great photos, but here are a few favorites 🎷📸 #photography #jazz #saxophone

Toledo, OH born pianist Stanley Cowell (5.5.41 – 12.17.20) was inspired as a child seeing the great Art Tatum who was a friend of the family perform at his home. Cowell went on to work with the likes of Roy Haynes, Larry Coryell, Art Pepper, Max Roach, and many others

A couple of quick clips from my group's performance last week at Cleveland's Treelawn Social!! Huge THANK YOU to everyone who came out!! #jazz #fusion #saxophone #matthewalec

Pittsburgh born bassist Paul Chambers (April 22, 1935 – January 4, 1969) anchored Miles Davis’ famous quintet through two separate iterations of the group from ‘55 to ‘68, and appeared on the landmark albums “Miles Ahead,” “Porgy and Bess,” “Kind of Blue,” and “Sketches of Spain”