All About Jazz Turns 30

The premier online jazz presence turns 30 years old...

In 1995, All About Jazz publisher Michael Ricci got a wild hair to combine two different interests: online computing and jazz. An alumnus of The Ohio State University, Michael had all the smarts necessary for the undertaking. His love of jazz and indeed, all music, provided the existential exegesis to push this labor of love, even when the going got hard.

Today, AAJ boasts published articles by 1,501 writers who have written over 250,000 articles. Here are the top four contributors.

I am fortunate to be part of this organization. Happy Birthday, All About Jazz. Well done, Michael Ricci!