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AllAboutJazz-New York October 2007 Issue Now Available
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All About Jazz
Jazz, a music of deep history, loves anniversaries. This month is a particularly important one: the 90th birthday of one Thelonious Sphere Monk. There are few musicians in jazz history as significant both as a player and composer as Monk and his influence is still being absorbed, some 25 years after his death. There are a gaggle of events marking this important occasion throughout the city. Browse our Event Calendar for more details. And also check out our Special Feature ...
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"Doo Wop: The Music, the Times, the Era": A Masterpiece! A Gem!
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All About Jazz
"Cousin Brucie" Morrow's and Rich Maloof's most recent book Doo Wop: The Music, The Times, The Era, will have an enormous effect and a major impact on music lovers, music historians and the conscience of American heritage chronicles at many levels, and for ad infinitum reasons. The Visual Effect The book is a delightful visual panorama of the life, the times and pioneers of America's most distinctive and meaningful musical era; the Doo Wop! The pagination is effective, the layout ...
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AllAboutJazz-New York September 2007 Issue Now Available
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All About Jazz
One of the hardest parts of our job is hearing the news of musicians who have passed. Jazz was built on the character and personality of so many musicians, each contributing his or her own thread to the tapestry, so that when one is lost, the weave seems a little thinner. Max Roach, one of the innovators of bebop, died last month and the outpouring of appreciation for his legacy has been significant. Another musician, perhaps not as well known ...
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Being Prez: The Life and Music of Lester Young
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All About Jazz
In BEING PREZ: The Life and Music of Lester Young, renowned British critic Dave Gellyhimself a jazz saxophonistfollows Lester Young through his life in a rapidly changing world, showing how the music of this exceptionally sensitive man was shaped by his experiences. Gelly introduces us to a complicated, vulnerable, gentle individual who was brought up in his father's traveling carnival band. He takes us to the nightclubs and dancehalls of Kansas City and the Southwest during Young's early career, and ...
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World of Contemporary Jazz: Biographies of Leading Singers and Musicians
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All About Jazz
The Federation of American Musicians, Singers and Performing Artists (FAMSPA) in collaboration with TimesSquarePress and Elite Associates is in the final stage of the production of WORLD OF CONTEMPORARY JAZZ: BIOGRAPHIES. This tome is the volume 7 of the World Who's Who in Jazz, Cabaret, Music and Entertainment. Professional performers, entertainers, singers and musicians are encouraged to apply for inclusion. The official profile contains bio, career highlight, press quotes, latest news about recent performances, and CD/Albums releases. Also, a photo ...
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Book Teaches Music Producers to Make Money
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All About Jazz
The #1 resource book, Beat-O-Nomics, is continuing to build excitement in the industry as the first guide to finally meet the need for helping independent music producers and studio owners make money. The internationally selling book, written by a veteran entertainment writer and music career consultant, has been called “the music producer's bible for marketing," and has proven to be helpful to music industry entrepreneurs because it filters through the BS and gives you real “sound" advice for making money ...
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The Independent Ear Vol. 2 No. 1
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
The Independent Ear, the online news, reviews & technical assistance “magazine" published by jazz writer-broadcaster-presenter & consultant Willard Jenkins as an interactive and regularly updated blog. This issue features Artist P.O.V. (point-of-view) chats with NEA Jazz Master Dr. Billy Taylor, and the extraordinary South African vocalist Sibongile Khumalo. At the 2007 Cape Town International Jazz Festival Ms. Khumalo was a vital component of Jack DeJohnette's extraordinary new Intercontinental project. See Dr. Taylor's insights into the very successful Kennedy Center Jazz ...
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New Book: The Original Hot Five Recordings of Louis Armstrong
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All About Jazz
The Original Hot Five Recordings of Louis Armstrong by Gene H. Anderson, edited by Michael J. Budds ISBN: 978-1-57647-120-3 Price (US Funds): $32.00 paper, CD included Published: June, 2007 Series: CMS Sourcebooks in American Music Vol. 3 Pendragon Press, HIllsdale NY, Order No. 592 Between 1925 and 1928 the Hot Five--the incomparable Louis Armstrong and four seasoned practitioners of the burgeoning jazz style--recorded fifty-five performances in Chicago for the OKeh ...
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