Music Industry News

Jazzy Holiday Cards Are Buzzin With Retro Vibe

Source: All About Jazz
October 5, 2006

What's Buzzin'? Holiday Cards Jive with a Good Ol' Days Feeling ST. PETERSBURG, FL - “The holidays just aren't what they used to be," is a sentiment that is often heard from consumers. This is not the case at www.WhatsBuzzin.com. The unique online store brings back the holidays of yesteryear with a distinctive line of retro-inspired cards. From baby boomers to young hep-cats, everyone can appreciate the cheerful notes, which bring a fresh approach to holiday card design. Borrowing a ...

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Tarik Shah Update, October, 2006

Source: All About Jazz
October 2, 2006

It's been a long and beautiful summer and lovely autumn for most of us, but after 16 straight months, Harlem bassist Tarik Shah remains in solitary confinement in a small cage with the lights on 24 hours a day, still without trial, still without conviction, still without ever having harmed anyone, and without any previous prison record or criminal history in his whole life. (If you're not up on his case, please review the information at http://tariksfriends.faithweb.com.) However, his new ...

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2nd Duke Ellington Jazz Festival Oct 4-8 / Free Megashow on The Mall

Source: Claudia Artzer
September 30, 2006

2nd Annual Duke Ellington Jazz Festival October 4-8 In the Nation's Capital and FREE on The National Mall With Classic, Latin and International Focus

Featuring Roy Haynes, Paquito D'Rivera, Randy Weston, Dr. John, John Scofield with Mavis Staples, Poncho Sanchez, Roy Hargrove

Charles Fishman, Dizzy Gillespie's former personal manager and producer, has lived in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington, DC, for 21 years. Throughout his time in the city, he wondered why Washington was the only major capital city ...

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Annie Ross & The Baritone Saxophone Band Play Mulligan--Now Available For Bookings

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
September 22, 2006

Attention All Festivals and Talent Buyers:

Arnold Music Biz is pleased to announce the exclusive booking of An Evening of Gerry Mulligan as heard through his music, performed by The Baritone Saxophone Band.

Available For Booking:

THE BARITONE SAXOPHONE BAND:

RONNIE CUBER, SCOTT ROBINSON,GARY SMULYAN

Arnold Music Biz is pleased to announce the exclusive booking of An Evening of Mulligan, in words and music, performed by the Baritone Saxophone Band and special guest Annie Ross. Ms. Ross, a Mulligan contemporary, ...

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In Wake of New CD, Bonnie Bramlett Appears in New Kevin Costner Film The Guardian

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
September 20, 2006

BONNIE BRAMLETT APPEARS IN NEW KEVIN COSTNER FILM

Touchtone Pictures releases action movie “THE GUARDIAN" on September 22, 2006, featuring Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher--with Zoho Roots recording artist Bonnie Bramlett in a minor role.

Legendary rock, r&b and soul singer Bonnie Bramlett--who came to international fame in the late 1960s as the female lead vocalist in southern rock/gospel group Delaney and Bonnie--is adding yet another milestone to her fabled career as an actress in “The Guardian," a new action drama ...

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Unique Design Services For The Music Industry

Source: All About Jazz
September 18, 2006

designX3 by hasiwens proudly announces the launch of a graphic design business that provides the music industry opportunities to present print and web based marketing campaigns in the three languages: English, French and German.

The uniqueness of designX3 by hasiwens is our ability to provide musicians, recording labels, festival presenters and musical instrument manufacturers the opportunity to reach a global market with effective communication. We feel that in today's highly competitive global music market, it is essential for companies to ...

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Residency Opportunity at I-Park Artists' Enclave

Source: All About Jazz
September 15, 2006

2007 Residency Season at the Artists' Enclave at I-Park

I-Park announces its seventh season hosting The Artists' Enclave. Artists' residencies, self-directed/project oriented, will be offered from May through October 2007. Most sessions are four weeks in duration, with a six-week session planned for October-November. Residencies will be offered to visual (including digital) artists, music composers, environmental artists, landscape and garden designers and architects. Work samples will be evaluated through a competitive, juried process.

There is a $20 application processing fee ...

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Saving New Orleans One Musician at a Time

Source: All About Jazz
September 14, 2006

Saving New Orleans ... One Musician at a Time

For 17 years, the Jazz Foundation of America has been an organization at the forefront of providing emergency assistance and long-term support to veteran jazz and blues musicians across the country. Katrina left countless New Orleans musicians and their families unemployed and homeless, with their lives literally washed away.

“The Jazz Foundation has been a lifesaver to so many musicians from New Orleans, giving them the opportunity to work and earn ...

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