Music Industry News

Essential Cachao Recordings: Part 3, Cachao's Early Miami Years

Source: All About Jazz
April 2, 2008

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Ultimate Jazz? Why Not!

Source: All About Jazz
April 1, 2008

Jazz has a new friend. And this unlikely pairing might just be what finally catapults jazz into the cultural mainstream. What is it that finally might just give America's indigenous music its long-over-due notoriety? Believe it or not it's Ultimate Fighting (aka Mixed Martial Arts). More and more jazz festivals are not only headlining their events with big names in jazz, but also with big names in this newest and most popular of sports. To no one's surprise, spectators come ...

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Exalt Entertainment Group to Launch iGenJazz.com

Source: Mosnar Communications, Inc
April 1, 2008

Detroit, Michigan -- Exalt Entertainment Group premiering jazz and spoken word artists nationally. Today announced to hold an online dance contest on YouTube which they are revealing is the ultimate dance contest for iGeneration contestants. The dance contest will be launched in May of 2008 via their website iGenJazz.com and is targeted for contestants 9 - 25 years of age. The contest rules and regulations will be available on the website. Contestants will compete by performing dance moves to the ...

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LJC Community Conversation: Valuing Our Latin Jazz Mentors

Source: All About Jazz
April 1, 2008

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Shout! Factory Acquires Hightone Records Catalog

Source: LRI Publicity
March 31, 2008

Catalog Titles To Be Incorporated Into Shout! Factory's Expansive Library Artists Include Buddy and Julie Miller, Tom Russell, Robert Cray, Dale Watson, Dave Alvin, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and More

Los Angeles, CA - Shout! Factory, a leading multi-platform audio and video entertainment company devoted to revitalizing the very best of pop culture, is proud to announce the acquisition of the HighTone Records catalog. This announcement was made today by Shout! Factory's founding partners Richard Foos, Bob Emmer, and Garson Foos. ...

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Too Little, Too Soon: Booker Little

Source: All About Jazz
March 31, 2008

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Essential Cachao Recordings: Part 2, Cachao in New York

Source: All About Jazz
March 28, 2008

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Steve Poltz Notches 12 SXSW Shows and Reaps Critical Praise

Source: conqueroo
March 27, 2008

Album title Traveling tells no lie: Poltz began tour in January with dates continuing into July.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Steve Poltz considers himself more at home in a hotel room than at his beach-accessible San Diego home. Many artists say they tour year-around, but Poltz truly does. Often when he plays a city, he comes back and hits it again within weeks, and then again. “No two shows are alike," he says. “So if you saw me at Joe's ...

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