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Drum! Presents: Disciples Of Bonham Speak On His Historic Beat During 4th Annual Bonzo Tribute Night
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JCM Media
San Jose, Calif., — Enter Music Publishing, publishers of hip, drum/percussion magazines worldwide, has published a very special Issue of DRUM! to start the year. The January Issue is dedicated to the legacy of John Bonham, and it features 12 diverse drummers, from Mike Portnoy to Jason Bonham, discussing how Bonham influenced their drumming and playing their favorite Bonzo beats during the 2012 Annual Bonzo Tribute Night. The event was held at The House Of Blues in Hollywood. The Bonzo ...
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Jazz & Blues Florida December 2012 Online Edition Posted
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Jazz & Blues Florida
The new edition of Jazz & Blues Florida, Florida's best and only free online source for information on live jazz and blues in clubs, concerts and festivals, is now available. This issue marks four years of being totally online. The issue also offers a special promotional click-through entry for a free drawing for tickets to Steve Wilson & Wilsonian’s Grain (Jan. 25, 2013 at The University of Florida Auditorium in Gainesville). The December 2012 online edition of JAZZ & BLUES ...
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Drum! Gets Down To The Odd Time Sound Of Matt Cameron With Reunited Soundgarden
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JCM Media
San Jose, Calif., — As 2012 rolls to an end, Enter Music Publishing, publishers of hip, drum/percussion magazines, is groovin’ full-speed ahead. So, it’s no surprise that DRUM! Magazine’s December Issue features Matt Cameron, discussing his odd time grooves with the reunited Sound Garden on King Animal. No Stranger To Odd Time From Soundgarden’s hit “Black Hole Sun” to the 15/8 in a section of the new cut, “By Crooked Steps,” Cameron demonstrates musicianship and command of meter. Throughout the ...
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2013 Special Edition eBook "Power, Passion And Beauty - The Story Of The Legendary Mahavishnu Orchestra"
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Walter Kolosky
2013 marks the 40th anniversary of the tumultuous break-up of the greatest band that ever was, the Mahavishnu Orchestra. The group, founded by British guitarist John McLaughlin, was the first to fuse jazz, rock and world music into critical and commercial success. In a remarkable feat, its strictly instrumental albums were able to find their way into the Top 20 of the Billboard rock charts. The Special Edition eBook “Power, Passion and Beauty - The Story of the Legendary Mahavishnu ...
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"Social Media is Bullshit" and Blogging is Evil: Books for the Social Media Hater
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HypeBot
Sick of all this nonsense everybody keeps yelling in your ear about social media marketing while you're busy tuning your guitar? Wondering what the heck becoming a better typist and learning to write in 117 word sentences has to do with being a great musician? Well you're in luck because we have not just one but two vicious assaults on the concept of social media for your consideration. I received review copies of both Ryan Holiday's “Trust Me, I'm Lying: ...
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The Insanity Hoax Becomes An E-! And It's Free For Two Days!
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Dr. Judith Schlesinger
In a belated acknowledgment of 21st century technology, All About Jazz's own columnist/reviewer Dr. Judith Schlesinger has finally made her acclaimed book, The Insanity Hoax: Exposing the myth of the mad genius into a Kindle edition. Even better: for two days, The Insanity Hoax will be available on amazon.com for free (and she's only telling her friends at AAJ). You can still get the paperback on amazon, as well as signed copies at the author's web site (cleverly called theinsanityhoax.com), ...
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John Pizzarelli's Memoir "World on A String" Chronicles the Guitarist's Rise to Top of Jazz World
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Chris M. Slawecki
Written by one of the best jazz guitarists in the business, World on a String: A Musical Memoir by John Pizzarelli and Joseph Cosgriff tells the story of a young man who went from growing up in a modest New Jersey home to selling out concert tours around the world. Pizzarelli’s story is a tour through a musical who’s who of the 20th century, with everyone from Benny Goodman to Frank Sinatra to Paul McCartney making an appearance. It is ...
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Paul De Barros Presents New Marian McPartland Biography "Shall We Play That One Together" At The University Of The District Of Columbia's Jazzforum
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Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives
Thursday, November 1st At 7:00pm Author Paul de Barros discusses his just-published biography, Shall We Play That One Together?: The Life and Art of Jazz Piano Legend Marian McPartland (St. Martin's Press). Though she is well-known as the award winning host of NPR's long-running Piano Jazz program, McPartland's remarkable career began in the 1930s in her native England and has involved performing, composing, teaching, and running her own record label. De Barros will discuss the book and read from it. ...
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