In honour of International Jazz Day on May 29th, a little history on WordPress and jazz. Due to a shared love of jazz, the developers of WordPress have named each major version after a jazz musician. Those versions are:

  • 1.0 Miles Davis
  • 1.2 Charles Mingus
  • 1.5 Billy Strayhorn
  • 2.0 Duke Ellington
  • 2.1 Ella Fitzgerald
  • 2.2 Stan Getz
  • 2.3 Dexter Gordon
  • 2.5 Michael Brecker
  • 2.6 McCoy Tyner
  • 2.7 John Coltrane
  • 2.8 Chet Baker
  • 2.9 Carmen McRae

 

The History of Jazz from The Reel Score. 

WordPress Release Jazz Stations