Music Industry News

LJC Community Conversation: Smooth Latin Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
January 22, 2008

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Philadelphia's Jazz Bridge Project 2008 Calendar Features Local Artists, Photographers, and Quotes

Source: All About Jazz
January 19, 2008

Support Philadelphia-area Jazz Musicians and the Jazz Bridge Project by purchasing our 2008 Calendar

This 12-month calendar features photos of and quotes by legendary Philadelphia jazz musicians like McCoy Tyner, Evelyn Simms, and Sid Simmons.

The Jazz Bridge Project is a nonprofit organization established by a group of caring Philadelphia jazz musicians and fans dedicated to assisting professional Delaware Valley jazz musicians and vocalists in times of crisis by providing confidential and caring support in keeping with their personal dignity. ...

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Center for Creative Resources (CCR) Heads the "New York Times" Timescenter Arts Venue

Source: AMT Public Relations
January 17, 2008

The Center for Creative Resources (CCR), a New York City-based arts management firm, today announced its appointment as Building Operator of TheTimesCenter, a public assembly venue serving as the centerpiece of the recently opened headquarters for The New York Times, located in the heart of Times Square district (242 West 41st Street). Known for providing comprehensive administrative tools for artists and arts organizations, CCR spearheads TheTimesCenter as Manhattan's “new space for a new century" serving as the home to many ...

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Focusing the Spotlight: A Little More About Layla Angulo

Source: All About Jazz
January 16, 2008

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LJC Community Conversation: What Should We Do Now?

Source: All About Jazz
January 16, 2008

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Wynton Marsalis: Looking Forward and Looking Back

Source: All About Jazz
January 16, 2008

From '80s jazz wunderkind to 21st century institution, the virtuoso trumpeter and composer measures the music's enduring vitality By Alan Light Special to MSN Music Jan. 1, 2008 “There was a time when you could hardly find an acoustic bass player," says Wynton Marsalis. “Now there are so many of them. There are a lot of good young drummers coming up. There's a lot of knowledge ...

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Utopia Records is Proud to Introduce to the World New Sultry & Soulful Smooth Jazz Flautist Shana Kaye

Source: All About Jazz
January 15, 2008

Shana Kaye - New on the Smooth Jazz scene Flautist/Vocalist. Shana is currently in the studio working on her much anticipated debut Smooth Jazz CD, Shana Kaye has created a unique style soon to be felt and heard. Her impressive musical feel & technique can be heard on two tracks from Alfonzo Blackwell's (alfonzoblackwell.com) latest CD “Dance To This" where she is featured on “Take A Look" and “Inside My Heart". The mood for this track embodies a combination of ...

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Jazz Drummer Saw Career Fade; Now He's Back

Source: All About Jazz
January 13, 2008

Eric Kamau Gravatt made do as prison guard for 20 years At age 21, Eric Kamau Gravatt was McCoy Tyner's drummer, one of the most coveted jobs a jazz musician could hope to get. After 20 years of working as a prison guard, he's back behind the kit -- again as Tyner's drummer. “My career started with a telephone call. McCoy called me to play," Gravatt, now 60, said. “My career stopped just as easily when the telephone didn't ring ...

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