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Tom Whalley Exits Warner Bros. Records. as WMG Names New Executive Team
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HypeBot
(UPDATED) Tom Whalley, who has served as Chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Records since 2001, is leaving the label in a shakeup that substantially changes the makeup of the exectuive suite. The new team includes Rob Cavallo (currently WMG's Chief Creative Officer), who will serve as Chairman, Todd Moscowitz (currently EVP at Warner Bros, CEO of WMG's Independent Label Group and Pres. of Asylum Records) who will serve as Co-President and CEO and Livia Tortella (currently EVP and GM ...
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Jazz pianist Dee Spencer named director of SF State School of Music and Dance
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Matt Itelson
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Celebrated jazz artist Dianthe “Dee" Spencer was recently named director of the School of Music and Dance at San Francisco State University. She now leads one of the longest-standing and most diverse performing arts programs in Northern California. “Dee Spencer is poised to lead our School of Music and Dance with gusto," said Kurt Daw, dean of SF State's College of Creative Arts. “We are excited that her faculty colleagues selected someone so well-respected in the jazz community ...
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Bill Hughes, bandleader and director of the Legendary Count Basie Orchestra Announces Retirement
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Dawn Singh Publicity
Trombonist, Bill Hughes, bandleader and director of the Legendary Count Basie Orchestra, has announced his retirement on September 12, 2010. Hired by William “Count" Basie himself, Hughes first joined the Orchestra in 1953 and devoted nearly his entire career to the band. He assumed leadership of the band in 2003 following the passing of his musical companion and fellow trombonist, Grover Mitchell. William Henry Hughes was born in Dallas, Texas, on March 28, 1930, and graduated from Armstrong High School ...
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Now Hiring: Jazz Channel Producer for TheStage.TV
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Michael Ricci
Paid Jazz Channel Producer @ TheStage.tv! TheStage.tv is now accepting applications for Channel Producers! Channels are genre-specific implementations of TheStage.tv technology. Examples of possible channels include: Jazz, Classical, Bluegrass, and perhaps instrument-specific channels like ukelele or harp. There can only be one Channel Producer at one time for a given Channel. Pay is based on acquiring a minimum number of performers and performances per month for the channel you are producing. You must be well-connected in the genre you produce ...
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Programming Manager Job Opening: Ottawa Jazz Festival
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Michael Ricci
Job Title: Programming Manager
Job Type: Annual one year contract renewable Location: Ottawa, ON Date Posted: Jul 20, 2010 Start Time: TBA Application Deadline: Tuesday, September 7, 2010 Salary: Will be competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience Ottawa Jazz Festival Inc. seeks a dynamic professional to join the organization as Programming Manager, succeeding the founding programming manager. Annually, the Festival produces the 10-day TD Ottawa Jazz Festival, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2010. ...
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