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AAJ Nominated for "Best Website Concentrating on Jazz" Award

Source: All About Jazz
May 2, 2006

Philadelphia, PA--All About Jazz, the web's leading jazz portal has been nominated for “Best Website Concentrating on Jazz" by the Jazz Journalists Association (JJA) for the 10th Annual JJA Jazz Awards.

“It's always an honor to be recognized by your peers," says Michael Ricci, AAJ's founder and publisher. “We're committed to continually improving AAJ--we took some major steps forward since last year with the Download Center and the Visual Arts Center. Later this year we'll deliver MY AAJ, the regional ...

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All About Jazz-New York Nominated for "Best Periodical Covering Jazz" Award

Source: All About Jazz
May 2, 2006

All About Jazz-New York, New York's leading monthly jazz print publication has been nominated for “Best Periodical Covering Jazz" by the Jazz Journalists Association (JJA) for the 10th Annual JJA Jazz Awards.

Launched in 2002 by Laurence Donohue-Greene, Managing Editor, and Andrey Henkin, Editorial Director/Production Manager, AAJ-NY has grown in circulation (14,000 monthly), pages (44-48) and drop sites (near 200 throughout New York City). States Donohue-Greene, “This first-time nomination of 'Best Periodical Covering Jazz' by our peers at the Jazz ...

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Ziga Koritnik's new pictures in Art Gallery and nomination for the best 2006 jazz picture

Source: All About Jazz
April 30, 2006

This year's 11th edition of Vision festival is hosting Ziga Koritnik as part of group photo exposition togehther with Stefania Errores,Jacques Bisceglia. The festival (starting June 13th), is happening at Angel Orensanz Center(http://www.orensanz.org/center/photos/index.php), New York - programme you can find at: http://www.citizenjazz.com/breve2346247.html

Ziga's photo “Gipsies breakfast" is “in the game" for best Jazz picture of the year 2006 at JazzJournalists awards. The finalists nominations you can find at: http://www.jazzhouse.org/vote/

Ziga Koritnik add some new pictures at gallery at Allaboutjazz site ...

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Meet Pat Martino on the AAJ Bulletin Board

Source: All About Jazz
April 26, 2006

Guitar legend Pat Martino is now guesting on the All About Jazz Bulletin Board in our “Catching up with..." forum.

If you have questions, comments, or simply want to follow the discussion thread, click here.

Related Links Pat Martino: A Tribute to Wes (April 25, 2006 Audio Interview / Pat plays) Pat Martino: At One with His Favorite Toy (April 24, 2006 Interview) Pat Martino @ AAJ Pat Martino Photo ...

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10,000+ Musicians added to AAJ Musician Center!

Source: All About Jazz
April 24, 2006

All About Jazz has added over 10,000 musicians to our musician center. Readers can now access profiles on artists like Ben Allison, Bill Bruford, Cassandra Wilson, Charlie Hunter, Dave Douglas, Don Braden, Irvin Mayfield, Marc Ribot, Pat Martino, Pat Metheny, and Wynton Marsalis.

We also have profiles featuring the legends of jazz including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Bill Evans and many more.

Each profile contains biographical info, links to related articles, links to related news, links to CD ...

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Over 200 New Releases at AAJ Upcoming Jazz Release Page

Source: All About Jazz
April 19, 2006

The AAJ Upcoming Jazz Release page has just been updated with over 200 new listings for April, May and June.

Amongst the listings are some eagerly anticipated items, including pianist Keith Jarrett's Tokyo Solo DVD, the Soft Machine Legacy Live New Morning, Paris DVD, remastered reissues of two Pat Metheny Group titles (We Live Here and Quartet), new releases by Marc Copland/Randy Brecker, Ralph Towner, Dafnis Prieto, John Ellis, Toots Thielemans, Larry Vuckovich, Yellowjackets and Vijay Iyer and a variety ...

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AAJ Generates over 250,000 MP3 Downloads!

Source: All About Jazz
April 13, 2006

The All About Jazz Download Center which features a daily MP3 track as well as archived tracks has generated 262,957 total downloads since its launch back in October 2005.

AAJ presents an eclectic mix of tracks by a diverse group of jazz artists including David Weiss, Richard Leo Johnson, Ron Horton, Greg Tardy, Ingrid Jensen, John McNeil, Mario Pavone, Fred Hess, Billy Kilson, the Upper Left Trio, Cuong Vu, Charlie Hunter, Erik Friedlander, Dave Stryker, Rez Abbasi, Paul Bollenback, Tony ...

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Accessing AAJ Daily Downloads by Last 30, 60 and 90 Days

Source: All About Jazz
April 11, 2006

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