Music Industry News

World's Largest Jazz Convention Returns To Long Beach, January 5-8, 2005

Source: All About Jazz
December 14, 2004

The International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) returns to Long Beach, California to hold its 32nd Annual Conference from January 5-8, 2005 at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center. Recognized as the largest annual gathering of the global jazz community, upwards of 8,000 musicians, educators, industry executives, and students from 45 countries are expected to attend. The 31st IAJE Conference was held in New York City and will return there in 2006 and 2007. Toronto, Ontario, Canada will host ...

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Jason Byrne Announces the Opening of Red Cat Publicity - Creative publicity for creative artists

Source: All About Jazz
December 6, 2004

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Award Winning Trumpeter/Composer Dave Douglas Launches New Music Company with Veteran Label Manager Michael Friedman

Source: All About Jazz
December 6, 2004

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Dekel Bor with star guests

Source: All About Jazz
December 4, 2004

not to be missed original jazz concert at Smith's jazz room 701 8th ave at 44th st. Featuring : Dekel Bor - Guitars and jazz masters Boris Kozlov - Bass (mingus bigband) Tommy Crane - Drums (Greg Osby Quartet) Saturday Dec. 4th 9pm-1 No cover For Dekel Bor Trio info: www.dekelbor.com “Dekel Bor and his band are the future of jazz" (Yossi Harsonsky,Maariv) “Dekel Bor and his trio make some of the finest jazz that I have ever heard" ( ...

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Concord Records Completes Acquisition of Fantasy, Inc.

Source: All About Jazz
December 1, 2004

Two Companies Merged to Form the CONCORD MUSIC GROUP, INC., A New Leader in Independent, Adult-Focused Recorded Music

Tailwind Capital Partners Partner With Norman Lear and Hal Gaba to Provide Equity Financing

Beverly Hills, CA - December 1, 2004 - Concord Records, Inc. and Fantasy, Inc. today announced that Concord has completed its acquisition of Fantasy and has merged the two companies to form a new entity called the Concord Music Group, Inc. Concord Records is a prominent 31-year-old, active ...

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A Band For All Occasions - Sydney

Source: All About Jazz
November 22, 2004

A Band For All Occasions manages Viva the band who perform: Jazz, Latin, Swing, Salsa, Cabaret, Gypsy Swing, Popular Cabaret, French, Spanish songs and stunning feature show tunes. Viva the band recently returned from Taiwan in August 2004 where they performed 30 concerts for The Taiwanese Government at the Tainan International Shihsi Arts Festival. The band also performed at Taichung and Miaoli province in central Taiwan. The band played to 5,000+ audiences and were featured daily on local television in ...

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American Idol Finalist Latoya London Signs with Peak Records

Source: All About Jazz
November 19, 2004

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Sunnyside Records to Partner with Dave Holland & Dare2 Productions

Source: All About Jazz
November 17, 2004

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