Alexei Batashov is 60. You cannot imagine Soviet and Russian jazz from 60-s up to now without him. Educator, scholar, critic, writer, he helped promote Russian and Soviet musicians, broke through bureaucracy to let them play at home and let them go abroad to play, "imported" western jazzers... He was one of those who made the government accept jazz and jazz musicians on official status... What's more?
Happy birthday!
1917 – В городе Ньюпорт Ньюс штат Вирджия родилась будущая "первая леди джаза" Элла Фитцджеральд. До участия в конкурсе Amateur Nights в гарлемском театре "Аполло", который стал первым шагом ее сценической карьеры, Элла подрабатывала смотрительницей в борделе »»
Albert KING (1923)
Vassar CLEMENTS (1928)
Jerry LEIBER (1933)
Harry MILLER (1941)
TONY CHRISTIE (1943)
Bjorn ULVAEUS (1945)
Stu COOK (1945)