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News from allaboutjazz.com | May 18, 2005

FUND DRIVE: FINAL DAYS - PLEASE HELP
SITE REDESIGN: LOOKIN' GOOD!
UPCOMING JAZZ RELEASES - IMPROVED!
BULLETIN BOARD COMMUNITY GROWING
NEW JOE LOVANO VIDEO
MOST READ ARTICLES & CD REVIEWS

FUND DRIVE: FINAL DAYS

AAJ needs your support to raise funds to help us complete two important projects: (1) the "my.allaboutjazz.com" system and (2) the regional calendar of events.

Thanks to several generous contributions, we were able to purchase a firewall, which will protect the site against several potential security-related problems.

Please lend your financial support to the following projects:

(1) my.allaboutjazz.com. This technology will allow you to specify your personal interests and make it possible for us to deliver dynamic, individually-customized content.

Filter/prioritize content (articles, reviews, news, digital downloads) based on genre, artist name, record label, release date, etc.
Create your own profile page (list your desert island picks, list what you're listening to now, list your favorite websites, add your bio, etc.)
View the regional calendar of events
Post comments to articles and cd reviews
Rate the usefulness of an article
Subscribe to a column or a contributor

(2) Regional calendar of events. This system will allow you to...

View a daily event calendar specially tailored to your location (or any other location)
Subscribe to your local calendar (via email)
Purchase tickets to events
Place a dynamically-updated local calendar on your website

If you've followed AAJ over the years, you know we're a committed, caring and innovative group. Please contribute today and help us finalize the projects mentioned above. $10, $25, $50... whatever you can afford is enough. We accept online credit card payments, Paypal and checks. Heck, if you'd prefer to handle the transaction over the phone, we'll call you. Just email us your number and a good time to call.

A WORD FROM OUR SPONSORS...

AAJ is proud to showcase several exciting new releases at our New Release Showcase Center. We've also recently created an advertising index page to list all our banner advertisers.

Please show your support and visit these two pages. If you see a link of interest, please click on it and see what our advertisers have to offer.

SITE REDESIGN: LOOKIN' GOOD!

We recently re-launched the website with a sparkling new look and have been refining it ever since.

We now prominently feature our cover stories on the top of the home page, we've reduced the dropdown menu options from nine to six, and we've repositioned a few content sections. Enjoy!

UPCOMING JAZZ RELEASES - IMPROVED!

AAJ has greatly improved the performance of the Upcoming Releases Center. Regular visitors will notice a much zippier page and Netscape users will enjoy a complete list of titles.

Maintained by Charlie Dahan and John Kelman, the AAJ Upcoming Releases Center is the most comprehensive searchable jazz upcoming releases listing on the web.

BULLETIN BOARD COMMUNITY GROWING

The AAJ bulletin board is as active as ever; the wealth of information posted daily is astonishing. To visit the board, click the "Community" link at the top of the AAJ home page or scroll down to the "Community" box.

Kudos for the board...

"I find this a very friendly community and am always amazed at the level of knowledge and helpfulness on this board!" ~Mike Bryan

"I am enjoying being connected to All About Jazz, the jazz people here are so great." ~SirStittsville

JOE LOVANO: JOYOUS ENCOUNTER VIDEO

The multi-talented Bret Primack produced Joe Lovano: A Joyous Encounter and we're currently featuring it on the home page. If you're a fan of Joe's music, you won't want to miss it.

Click here to read the accompanying article.

MOST READ ARTICLES & CD REVIEWS

AAJ continues to grow in reach and breadth with each passing month. We served over 500,000 visitors in March. We published a record 276 CD Reviews in April, and May promises to yield another bumper crop of over 500 CD Reviews, articles, and news items.

Our seven most read articles in May...

And the seven most read CD reviews...

Keith Jarrett: Radiance
DJ Spooky vs Dave Lombardo: Drums of Death
Gary Burton: Next Generation
Jack DeJohnette and Foday Musa Suso:
Music from the Hearts of the Masters
Marc Ribot: Spiritual Unity
Bill Carrothers: I Love Paris
Joe Lovano: Joyous Encounter

View the Top 50 Most read CD Reviews and Articles in the last 30 days.

Thanks for your support!

Mike R., Chris, Nils, Mike L. and the entire All About Jazz Staff