Music Industry News

Jelly Roll Morton's Manager's Documents to Be Auctioned on Ebay

Source: All About Jazz

Jazz legend Jelly Roll Morton, who claims to have invented jazz, allegedly had a manager named Harrison Smith. Smith, also a music publisher, claims to have had ownership of a number of tunes that Jelly Roll composed.

The owner of these historical documents is a lawyer who represented Smith in various copyright infringement actions brought against ASCAP, BMI, The Harry Fox Agency, record companies and music publishers.

These documents will be auctioned off on Ebay, beginning Monday, February 12th.

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Local rapper facing felony gun charges.

Source: All About Jazz

February 6, 2001 St. Joseph, MO

Local rapper Cheese was arraigned today on felony weapons charges. He is accused of carrying a concealed weapon and faces a maximum sentence of up to five years in the state pennitentiary. He was arressted on February 3, just after announcing the release of his first project, Beats For Bass Heads. He was held at the Buchanan County Jail for three days, until he was bailed out after his arraignment on the sixth. He ...

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Carla Helmbrecht's voice is captivating and Ernie Watts is great!

Source: All About Jazz

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BOBBY COLE CD AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY AT WWW.JAZZMANRECORDS.COM

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UI To Launch Lionel Hampton Center Project

Source: All About Jazz

Feb.16, 2001 Media Contacts: Kathy Barnard, University Communications and Marketing, (208) 885-6291, [email protected] or Nancy Hilliard, University Communications and Marketing, (208) 885-6567, [email protected]; for electronic graphic of the proposed facility, see www.uidaho.edu/lhampcenter (by Tuesday, Feb. 21), or contact Shauna Woods, (208) 885-6921, [email protected]; to pick up news conference clips via satellite, tune into Telestar 6/transponder 4 at 1:15 p.m. PST or contact Jeff Olson, (208) 885-8934, [email protected] UI To Launch Lionel Hampton Center Project Of national note is a Feb. ...

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Carl Michel Group (+) New CD Release

Source: All About Jazz

Play On Records is proud to present a new release, “The Carl Michel Group (+)." “The Carl Michel Group (+)" delivers nine flawlessly executed compositions, featuring a jazz octet, that covers the wide spectrums of jazz and its influences. According to Detroit's Metro Times reviewer George Tysh, it will “have fans reaching for comparisons with the Gil Evans and Charles Mingus bands." Starting off with a nod to pianist Les McCann is the funky “Les Can." The music then continues ...

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BRAZILIAN COMPOSER MARCELO ZARVOS SCORES OSCAR-NOMINATED FILM

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AVISHAI COHEN QUINTET TO PLAY CATALINA BAR & GRILL - MARCH 29, 2001

Source: All About Jazz

Virtuoso bassist Avishai Cohen celebrates his third release on Stretch Records, COLORS, at Catalina Bar & Grill on March 29th, 2001. The Avishai Cohen Quintet will perform songs from their internationally and critically acclaimed CD.

“On his third release, bassist Avishai Cohen mines a broad expanse of musical terrain and emerges with a transcultural gem." - Larry Blumenfeld, JAZZIZ

“Avishai Cohen, the gifted Israeli native who lives in New York, is a jazz visionary of global proportions." - Zan Stewart, ...

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