Music Industry News

Christian Calcatelli: Pianist Sets New World Record

Source: All About Jazz
February 1, 2006

Rome, Italy -- Christian Calcatelli , a pianist from Rome, Italy, has been officially given the Guinness World Records certificate for the longest solo music internet broadcast. Christian played piano for 60 hours and 1 minute, in aid of The Calx Project, at the Galleria Alberto Sordi, Rome, Italy, on 15-17 September 2004. The event, conceived by Christian Calcatelli and realized with Amsterdam-based creative company Zillion Productions, had the goal of raising the public's awareness of the problems too many ...

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Red Cat Publicity Celebrates First Year

Source: All About Jazz
February 1, 2006

2006 To Feature New Releases from Chris Potter, Dave Douglas, Peter Eldridge, Avishai Cohen, Pete Malinverni and others

This January, fourteen-year music-industry veteran Jason Byrne celebrated the one-year anniversary of the opening of a new public relations firm, Red Cat Publicity, a one man show set up to offer creative and energetic publicity services to artists who perform and record jazz, world and improvised music. Red Cat Publicity began with a highly publicized CD release and a sold out CD ...

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Ray Barretto Hospitalized

Source: All About Jazz
February 1, 2006

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NYC Music Spaces: New Name, Reinforced Mission

Source: All About Jazz
January 26, 2006

New York, NY -- NYC Music Spaces is the new name of nonprofit website NYC Music Places. The organization's focus on filling the ongoing rehearsal and performance space needs of musicians living in or coming to New York City is reflected in its name change. As always, its services are free of charge to those seeking spaces, as well as to facilities who list spaces.

The NYC Music Spaces website (http://www.nycMusicSpaces.org) debuted as NYC Music Places in 2001 and serves ...

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New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity announces "Musicians' Village"

Source: All About Jazz
January 26, 2006

To make a contribution to the Musicians' Village, please visit New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity's website at www.habitat-nola.org and click on the Musicians' Village page to donate via PayPal.

If you are a low-income musician from the New Orleans Area and you would like to apply for a Habitat home, please call 504-861-2059.

See details below:

Musician's Village Branford and dad, Ellis Marsalis, join Habitat to announce Musicians' Village

NEW ORLEANS--Since hurricanes Katrina and Rita forced many ...

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News from Fantasy Records: The Berkeley Item - #269

Source: All About Jazz
January 23, 2006

On October 2, 1959, pianist RED GARLAND and his all-Philly trio--bassist Jimmy Rowser and drummer Charles “Specs" Wright--held forth at a Harlem nightery called the Prelude. They delivered three swinging sets, which were captured for Prestige by engineer Rudy Van Gelder (and producer Esmond Edwards) in the label's first location recording. Due for release 2/14 is a two-CD package--At the Prelude--that presents the full results of the trio's work that night.

The Prelude material--about two and a quarter hours of ...

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Dutch North Sea Jazz Night at Midem & IJFO Jazz Club, January 24, Cannes, France

Source: All About Jazz
January 23, 2006

Tuesday night January, 24 at 10:30 P.M. uur at the 40th MIDEM 2006 in Cannes, France (Doors open at 10:00 PM)

Midem & IJFO Jazz Club, Hotel Majestic, Salle Barriere

Three live concerts by jazz musicians and composers from the Netherlands: saxophonist Tineke Postma, pianist Amina Figarova and “The Pitch Pine Project"

In an unique cooperation on Tuesday evening 24 January, for the first time in the 40 year history of MIDEM, a “Dutch North Sea Jazz Night" will be ...

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Norcal Music School Donates Commissioned Work of Artist Carl Lewis to IAJE Global Outreach Fund

Source: All About Jazz
January 18, 2006

For the 33rd Annual International Association of Jazz Educators' Convention in NY, Marica Migt, Director of Miraflores Music Academy, decided to commission one of Carl 'Djinn' Lewis' JazzIcons and donate it to the IAJE's Global Outreach Fund.

Based in the Bay Area since 1988, Ms. Migt has established of the preeminent private schools creating the foundation for some of Marin County's best musical talent. Miraflores Music Academy has produced the likes of Jeff Derby, Jaimeo Brown, Alex Baky, J.J.Byars, Robby ...

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