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Marketing Jazz Using New Media: Ringtones, Podcasts and Video Sharing

Source: All About Jazz
April 6, 2006

Ringtones that preview Sonny Rollins' upcoming CD Sonny, Please, jazz video podcasts featuring Joe Lovano and Billy Taylor, and video sharing are now being used to market jazz artists.

Bret Primack, who produces websites for Rollins, Lovano, and Taylor, believes that “transportable digital media is proving to be an excellent vehicle for reaching the existing Jazz audience, and developing a new one. Artists who utilize these opportunities position themselves at the forefront of new technology."

With a new Sonny Rollins ...

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MyConcertConcierge.Com Creates Premium V.I.P. Experiences for New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Source: All About Jazz
April 4, 2006

LOS ANGELES, CA April 3, 2006 - myconcertconcierge.com,(tm) a company dedicated to creating customized V.I.P entertainment experiences, is offering premium excursions for the 37th Annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell. The Web site www.jazzfestconcierge.com features V.I.P. experiences for the discerning concert goer attending the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival inlcuding transportation, accommodations, hospitality and cultural amenities.

Heralding the comeback of New Orleans music and culture, guests have a choice to attend the festival during either ...

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Jazz Webchats To Explore Developments in the World of Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
March 20, 2006

Broadcast personalities field audience questions during Jazz Appreciation Month

April is Jazz Appreciation Month in the United States, and an occasion to explore the history of and current developments in the world of jazz. Created by African-Americans as a fusion of West African musical traits with European and folk elements and subsequently enriched by contributions from across the globe, jazz remains among America's prized contributions to world culture.

Two webchats with leading jazz scholars and broadcast personalities will afford audiences ...

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Bret Primack "Web Publicity" Workshop--Change Of Time And Venue!

Source: All About Jazz
March 7, 2006

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Issue 4 of Bill Shoemaker's Point of Departure Launches March 1st

Source: All About Jazz
March 1, 2006

March 1, 2006 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Issue 4 of Bill Shoemaker's Point of Departure Launches March 1st www.pointofdeparture.org Since launching September 2005, Bill Shoemaker's Point of Departure: an online music journal has been acclaimed by media outlets in the US and Europe for its strong content and informed opinions about jazz and other forms of uncompromising music. “An excellent online resource." - Peter Stubley, European Free Improvisation Pages Issue 4 of Point of Departure launches March1st. Issue ...

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Free Seminar For Musicians - Web Publicity Essentials Tuesday, March 7, from 1-3 pm

Source: All About Jazz
March 1, 2006

March 1, 2006 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Free Seminar For Musicians - Web Publicity Essentials Chamber Music America is presenting a special seminar for musicians, “Web Publicity Essentials," Tuesday, March 7, from 1-3 pm at 305 Seventh Avenue in New York. Hosted by Bret Primack, the Jazz Web Guru who produces sites for Sonny Rollins, Billy Taylor and Joe Lovano, the seminar is designed to help musicians learn to drive traffic to their ...

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What's New On Dom Minasi's Website

Source: All About Jazz
February 28, 2006

February 28, 2006 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] CDM News Letter What's New On Dom Minasi' s Website !! Sound! Movies! Pictures! * The Vampire's Revenge Banner with Sound: (homepage) http:// www.domminasi.com *The Video Pod Cast ( homepage): http://www.domminasi.com * New Trio Download with Dom on 12 String Guitar: Eric Dolphy's The Baron ( homepage ) http://www.domminasi.com *Gigs for 2006: http://www.domminasi.com/gallery.htm: *Up-dated Photo Gallery: http://www.domminasi.com/gallery.htm * New!: The Vampire's Revenge Photo Gallery with sound ...

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Dom Minasi's Website Update

Source: All About Jazz
February 27, 2006

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