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2010 Jazz Education Network Conference Hotel Information

Source: Michael Ricci
January 27, 2010

The Jazz Education network is pleased to announce our hotel partner for the 2010 Conference in St. Louis! The newly renovated Hilton St. Louis Airport hotel in St. Louis, Missouri is located across from the St. Louis Lambert International Airport and just minutes from the Downtown area featuring shopping, the St. Louis Zoo, Edward Jones Dome - Home of the Rams, St. Louis Science Center, Busch Stadium - Home of the St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis University, and Washington University. ...

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2010 Jazz Education Network Conference Exhibitor Information

Source: Michael Ricci
January 27, 2010

The Jazz Education Network (JEN) invites you to be an exhibitor at its first annual conference, to be held on the campus of the University of Missouri - St. Louis, May 20-22, 2010.

We know that our conference attendees consider exhibits to be one of the most important parts of the event. Exhibits for the 2010 JEN Conference will be located in the Millennium Student Center on the university campus. The JEN conference will be a great opportunity to showcase ...

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Midem Continues

Source: HypeBot
January 26, 2010

Monday #MIDEM

I hosted the afternoon of MidemNet yesterday and lead a great panel on Monetization and Live Music. You can check out videos of it and all the other panels here. Some companies to pay attention to: MusicDNA (think mp3 on steroids) MOG (this real comer hosted well attended party last night with DJ Rapture), Fanatic.fm (fan or brand sponsored music sponsorship platform), Silva Screen Music (exploring some interesting projects in the soundtrack space), Slow Joe (Indian Street ...

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MIDEM 2010 so Far

Source: HypeBot
January 25, 2010

They say they numbers are down about 10% over last year to closer to 7000 attendees, but on the streets and cafes it seems as busy as always. They included admission to MidemNet in the MIDEM badge this year, so numbers their appeared to be up. A few highlights and impressions:

MySpace really appears to get that they have problems and are working hard to turn them around. It's easy to be skeptical that it won't work, but wouldn't it ...

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18th Annual Junior Jazz Festival Returns to Please Touch Museum (Philadelphia)

Source: Michael Ricci
January 25, 2010

It's time for Please Touch Museum's jazziest festival of the year! The 18th Annual Junior Jazz Festival, the only area event to introduce young children to the wonderful world of jazz, will transform Memorial Hall into the biggest and hippest jazz club around! Live music, theater performances, and educational activities will fill the museum for five weeks focusing on musical expression and the history of jazz.

Top kid-friendly musicians will take the stage of the museum's Playhouse on each weekend ...

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Action Begins #midem: The Artist's Perspective

Source: HypeBot
January 24, 2010

On the artist's panel Amanda Palmer told about how sharing her frustration with her record label - i.e. when they told her she looked fat in her photos - cemented her relationship with her fans. Palmer opened with ukulele and a short version of Radiohead's “Creep". Watch Palmer remains constantly connected with her fans. She twittered within 1 minute of waking up ("The light was so beautiful in my room".) and seconds before she walked on stage telling her ...

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On the Ground in Cannes For #midem

Source: HypeBot
January 22, 2010

I arrived Cannes Thursday evening before the start of the MIDEM gathering. All the usual suspects are just starting to appear. The first thing that I noticed, however, was that their was no main sponsor billboard above the main entrance of the Palais. Perhaps its still to go up, but I remember the ,assive Napster banner being installed already in 2009.

Are the days of the massive flashy sponsorships over? The big parties have given way to smaller, and I ...

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Rising New York Jazz Vocal Star Pauline Jean Makes First Visit to UK

Source: Michael Ricci
January 21, 2010

Pauline Jean announces UK concert dates to coincide with the release of her debut CD A Musical Offering on CD Baby and I-Tunes (also available on gigs).

“Pauline's voice is going to capture you from the first note" --Jazz & Bossa Review

“This phenomenal vocalist With a voice and stage presence made for jazz, Pauline indeed is a force to look out for" --HaitianBeatz.com

Pauline Jean presents Remembering Nina Simone at the following UK venues in March:

Monday 1 March ...

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