Music Industry News

Service for jazz producer Bob Weinstock takes place Sunday

Source: All About Jazz
January 18, 2006

A service will be held on Sunday for Bob Weinstock, a producer who recorded such jazz greats as John Coltrane, Miles Davis and Stan Getz.

Weinstock, 77, of Deerfield Beach, died Saturday of complications stemming from diabetes.

The service will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday at Riverside Gordon Memorial Chapel, 2305 W. Hillsboro Blvd., Deerfield Beach.

Weinstock, who founded the New York-based Prestige record label and later recorded local Florida musicians, got his start in the business as a ...

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IAJE/New York Calendar of Events from January 11 to January 14

Source: All About Jazz
January 8, 2006

This calendar of events is brought to you by Andrey Henkin and All About Jazz: New York.

Print this page if you plan to attend the conference. Wednesday, January 11 International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE): 5 Alone; Ravi Coltrane Quartet; No Name Horses Jazz Orchestra directed by Makoto Ozone; Dafnis Prieto Quintet; Monty Alexander Trio with Hassan Shakur and Herlin Riley; Maria Schneider Orchestra; IJFO Kjetil Moster 2006 IAJE Conference 7 pm Gutbucket with Ty Citerman; Benny Lackner Trio; ...

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IAJE 2006 Conference Schedule: January 11 - 14

Source: All About Jazz
January 8, 2006

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11 Conference Registration 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Hilton Hotel, 2nd Floor JAI logo The Industry Track is presented under the auspices of Jazz Alliance International and has been renamed the Jazz Alliance International Industry Track. Sessions are geared to members of the jazz recording, journalism, presenting, performing, retail, and radio industry. IAJE Pre-Conference Membership Forum Location: Hilton, Sutton North. The pre-conference forum provides an opportunity for both newcomers to ...

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Tarik Shah Update

Source: All About Jazz
January 8, 2006

Update on the Tarik Shah case, and statement by Howard Mandel, President of the Jazz Journalists Association =============================================

“Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty." -- Wendell Phillips

“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin

“Those who profess to favor freedom, yet deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without ...

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Tito Puente's Restaurant: New Musical Format

Source: All About Jazz
January 5, 2006

Tito Puente's Restaurant New Musical Format: >p>A Jazz, Latin Jazz & Blues Supper Club for 2006

BRONX/CITY ISLAND, NY, January 2, 2006 - The legendary Tito Puente's Restaurant is proud and excited to introduce a totally new musical and culinary format for 2006 and beyond. The legend that is Tito Puente's--a theme restaurant that has persevered while many others are only memories--was and is like no other in the theme food industry!

Celebrating our 10th Anniversary in 2006, Tito Puente's ...

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Jazz Trumpeter Orbert Davis To Perform January 11th at New York's Kavehaz During 2006 IAJE

Source: All About Jazz
January 3, 2006

Chicago, IL - One of Chicago's busiest and most sought after musicians, Orbert Davis, will perform with his quintet on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 at Kavehaz in Chelsea. Davis' appearance at this Eastern European NYC jazz club piggybacks off his participation in this year's International Association of Jazz Educators Conference (IAJE) at the Hilton New York, where he will conduct two clinics entitled “Connecting with Kids in the Classroom" and “Connecting with Kids in Concert." Davis, also a educator and ...

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News from Fantasy Records: The Berkeley Item - #268

Source: All About Jazz
January 3, 2006

Tenor saxophonist SONNY ROLLINS will make a rare nonperforming public appearance next Thursday (1/12) when he is interviewed by Ira Gitler, as part of Down Beat magazine's First-Person Project, at the International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) conference in New York. The hour-long event begins at 3:00 p.m. at the Sheraton Hotel's New York Ballroom East; Rollins will then segue to a 30-minute CD signing for Tower Records, to be held just outside the interview venue.

Gitler plans to question ...

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Tom Toyama: Unique Jazz Vibist at IAJE Conference, January 12, 2006 at 10:00 AM

Source: All About Jazz
December 21, 2005

Selected from many artists applicants, jazz vibraphonist Tom Toyama will be given the opportunity to demonstrate his unique style of solo vibraphone playing at the 33rd Annual International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE) International Conference. From performing on a 4-octave vibe with four mallets for many years, Tom has developed a unique solo style of playing using the extended range. Most players use 3-octave vibes. Tom will present his “Solo Jazz Vibraphone Mastery Clinic" in the Murray Hill Suite of ...

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