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TrombonesOnline.com - New Trombone Web Site

Source: All About Jazz
June 23, 2006

"TrombonesOnline.com" as we are now, is the result in the merger between “The Trombone Page Of The World" (Rene Laanen) and “TrombonesOnline.com" (Steve Eichen) in June, 2005 Both Rene and I had been in contact over that last few years and a mutual respect for each other was clear. Through several discussions we both felt that with a combined effort, something quite special would result for the trombone community on a worldwide basis. The decision to merge both of our ...

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Celebrating An Unsung Hero: Bob Cranshaw

Source: All About Jazz
June 13, 2006

Bob Cranshaw has been the bassist of choice for Sonny Rollins since 1959. Their forty-seven-year collaboration is the subject of a new video on Sonny's website, “Bob Cranshaw and Sonny Rollins, The First Gig." Created by Bret Primack, it features interviews with both Rollins and Cranshaw . Exclusive performance footage includes excerpts from The Sonny Rollins Group in Concert back in April in California. The content is also available as an MP3 download.

Born December 10, 1932, the Evanston, Illinois ...

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Schoolhouse Rock Musical Director is Guest on Bionic Genius Podcast

Source: All About Jazz
June 9, 2006

After 50 years as a serious jazz musician and composer, Bob Dorough still finds his most requested songs are some catchy ditties he wrote to help teach kids how to multiply and use proper grammar. Dorough is the voice behind many of the 1970s Saturday morning Schoolhouse Rock segments, including “Three is a Magic Number," “Lolly, Lolly, Lolly," and dozens of others.

In addition to Schoolhouse Rock, Dorough has recorded with the likes of Miles Davis and Blossom Dearie, and ...

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The Crates - Weblog About Rare and Obscure Records from Eastern Europe

Source: All About Jazz
June 6, 2006

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Transfer Yesterday's Tapes into Today's Digital World

Source: All About Jazz
June 4, 2006

Sonicraft A2DX Lab Offers Ultimate Quality Transfers of Yesterday's Tapes into Today's Digital World

If your original music and performances are on audio tapes of any format, just send or bring them to Sonicraft A2DX Transfer Lab and our highly qualified engineers will do everything it takes to make the ultimate transfer into the world of digital mixing, mastering and preservation. Sonicraft technicians have fully restored and enhanced a comprehensive selection of multitrack tape machines with precision parts, audiophile-grade components, ...

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Broadjam Introduces New Web Hosting 2.0 For Musicians

Source: All About Jazz
May 22, 2006

May 22, 2006, Madison, WI - Musicians can now record a song, upload it to their own unique website, and sell it five minutes later, courtesy of the innovators at Broadjam Inc. Oh, the possibilities! Broadjam Inc., a leading music technology firm, today announced the introduction of Broadjam Web Hosting 2.0, which offers users more flexibility, control, and customization than ever. Already offering the easiest way for novices to create and host their own music website, the company has expanded ...

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Circular Records Website Relaunch

Source: All About Jazz
May 18, 2006

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Graham Collier Jazz Continuum Web Site Update

Source: All About Jazz
May 16, 2006

jazzcontinuum.com, the web site of veteran British jazz composer Graham Collier is now relaunched with a new design and new content. The new content includes 14 audio samples from his various records linked to downloadable PDFs of the music which the players started from. To mark the availability of all Graham Collier recordings as digital downloads from such on-line companies as iTunes and eMusic, there is also an 8 minute free download featuring long-time Collier collaborator Harry Beckett. This comes ...

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