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All About Jazz MP3 and Video of the Day Submission Forms Improved

Source: All About Jazz
April 30, 2012

We completed the sitewide upgrade of our submission forms by making significant improvements to our MP3 Download of the Day and Video of the Day submission forms. Download of the day improvements include an MP3 upload feature, an album cover art upload feature, musician/band name auto complete and record label auto complete. Video of the day improvements include auto width/height sizing of the YouTube code, auto completion of the video thumbnail JPG and musician/band name auto complete. To participate in ...

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All About Jazz Photos at Pinterest

Source: All About Jazz
April 30, 2012

Fan of the All About Jazz photo gallery? If so, follow us on Pinterest and view our photo of the day, photo of the week and other hand-picked images. If you like one of our photos at Pinterest, re-pin it and share it with your friends. Thanks! Board name: Jazz Photography Related Photo Gallery Links Featured Photographers Photos of the Week Popular Photos Recommended Photos Recent Photos Upload Photos

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More Social Sharing Opportunities at All About Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
April 27, 2012

We increased the social bookmarking options associated with our articles, news announcements, free MP3 downloads, photos and more. In addition to the All About Jazz recommendation, the Facebook Like, the Google +1, and the Tweet buttons, you can now click our new Share button and choose from over 300 more social bookmarking options like Pinterest, digg, StumbleUpon, Reddit, LinkedIn and more. We also improved how we communicate with Facebook. Clicking the Facebook Like button will now include the image associated ...

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All About Jazz How-to Tips: Adding Venues, Festivals And Events

Source: All About Jazz
April 22, 2012

Since we started emailing a weekly local concert calendar a few weeks back, website calendar usage has increased significantly (we added over 1,000 events on March 31!). But our system is only as good as our data and we'd like to ask everyone to submit complete and accurate information and make it look as professional as possible. I've outlined tips (below) on how best to submit events and how to ensure that your events will appear in our weekly geo-targeted ...

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Contribute to the "Future Jazz" column at All About Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
April 16, 2012

Musicians, presenters, producers, record companies, managers, agents, radio stations, media, entrepreneurs and the many other contributors to the field of jazz are invited to identify and address areas where jazz can improve its economic vitality and cultural relevance. The Jazz Forward Coalition along with All About Jazz are establishing a vision for how we can collectively move jazz forward and as a result, improve its marketplace perception and economic sustainability. We're looking for ideas that encompass the entire field of ...

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All About Jazz Top 5 MP3 Downloads: March 2012

Source: All About Jazz
April 13, 2012

All About Jazz features and syndicates an exceptional song every day spanning all genres of jazz, and of the 31 tracks featured in March, these five represent my personal favorites. I also included the top five reader favorites as indicated by total downloads. If you are a musician or record label, you can submit your full length MP3 for consideration here.

Enjoy! Dave Sumner Editor, Download of the Day Editor's Picks

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All About Jazz Improves Musician Profile

Source: All About Jazz
April 11, 2012

All About Jazz improved its musician profile submission form by grouping information in a new tabbed interface for easier access. If you're a musician, you can access your profile from the musician center or by simply entering your permalink URL (http://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/yourfullname). If you're a musician and do not have a musician profile, you can create one here. Registered musicians can take advantage of the following promotional opportunities. About the All About Jazz Musician Profile An All About Jazz musician profile ...

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Composer/Guitarist Skip Heller Launches "Hardly Strictly Jazz" Column at All About Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
April 9, 2012

Genre-bending musician and longtime friend of All About Jazz, Skip Heller has launched “Hardly Strictly Jazz," a monthly column that focuses on great music that doesn't fit comfortably in a categorical box. If you're someone who prefers music to categorical boxes, this column is dedicated to you. We're kicking the column off with a look into a document that embodies the great American pioneering spirit: Sun Ra: The Eternal Myth Revealed Vol. 1. We hope this sets the tone for ...

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