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Argentinean Jazz Photographer Jorge Lardone Launches Website

Source: All About Jazz
February 12, 2006

Visit renowned Argentinean jazz photographer Jorge Lardone at his new website (see link below). Lardone's jazz photo exhibition “Fotojazzeando" was shown 48 times in several cities in his country and in Chile, Cuba, Finland, Italy, Spain and Sweden.

He is also founder, director and producer of “Festival Internacional Fotojazzeando". With 13 editions to date (from 1988 to 2004) it was major jazz cultural event related to jazz in central/west Argentina. Due to very bad political, economical and cultural situation in ...

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New Video Documentary, "Billy Taylor: American Hero" Now On The Web

Source: All About Jazz
February 8, 2006

A new documentary film, Billy Taylor: American Hero, which was shown at the IAJE Conference in New York, is now available for viewing on Billy's website at billytaylorjazz.com. Produced and directed by Bret Primack, the film includes interviews with Billy, Jon Faddis, Kim Taylor Thompson and Alan Bergman, as well as rare performance footage of Billy with Duke Ellington and Willie “the Lion" Smith on the David Frost Show, and, Billy's acting debut on the CBS Television Program, See It ...

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Mika Pohjola's New Website Up Today

Source: All About Jazz
January 30, 2006

Composer, pianist and producer Mika Pohjola opens a new website today. New features include an intuitive navigation system, the upcoming “Free Stuff" page (due in early February), and videos. Samples from all his CDs are also available.

Originally from Finland, Mika Pohjola has lived in New York City for a decade. He has been part of the vibrant downtown jazz scene, explored natural and synthetic recording environments and worked as a clinician in Europe and the United States. In addition ...

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Updates on New York Bassist Tarik Shah

Source: All About Jazz
January 14, 2006

Background

For some time now I have been publicizing the plight of bassist Tarik Shah, a fine jazz musician of African-American heritage and Muslim faith who has played and recorded with Betty Carter, the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Ahmad Jamal, Melba Joyce, Abbey Lincoln, Claudio Roditi, Donald Smith, and many others. And though Tarik has had a life in the music at fairly stellar levels, he has also long been a humble mainstay in small Harlem jazz clubs such as St. ...

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Holiday Jazz All Weekend on TomorrowJazz Radio!

Source: All About Jazz
December 21, 2005

KANSAS CITY, MO - Let TomorrowJazz Radio serve as your holiday soundtrack! Starting Friday, December 23 and continuing throughout the weekend, TomorrowJazz Radio goes seasonal with an eight-hour playlist. You'll hear remixed Christmas music, music from recent holiday releases, and classics from dozens of artists like Charlie Parker, King Kooba, Diana Krall, Mark Whitfield, Sharpshooters, Yellowjackets, Chris Botti, Vibraphonic, and Chick Corea. After the weekend, keep listening for the greatest future jazz (nu jazz, acid jazz, jazztronica, fusion, and remixed ...

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Announcing the Independent Ear

Source: All About Jazz
December 13, 2005

December 13, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES ANNOUNCING: The Independent Ear The Independent Ear is a fascinating new feature of the www.OpenSkyJazz.com web site. The Independent Ear focuses on recommended recordings from the vast universe of independent jazz and related recordings, including CDs and DVDs. Today's digital technology -- plus major labels abdicating their responsibility to the music - has enabled and forced a growing legion of artists to record and distribute their own product, and encouraged numerous ...

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Live Chat with Dave Douglas on December 8 at www.greenleafmusic.com

Source: All About Jazz
December 7, 2005

On Thursday, December 8th, from 7:00pm to 8:00pm EST, Greenleaf Music will be hosting a live chat with our very own Dave Douglas. Ask Dave about Keystone, Live at the Bimhuis, his recent tour, upcoming plans, or, if you want to get him riled up, politics. That's chat.greenleafmusic.com on December 8th. Hope to see you there! Don't miss an amazing opportunity to pick the mind of one of the world's most prolific and creative players/composers. for more information please contact ...

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Leading Underground and Indie Music Site opens online music store

Source: All About Jazz
December 5, 2005

MADISON, WI, December 5, 2005 - Underground and indie music fans just gained a huge new source for downloadable music. Broadjam.com, one of the world's largest websites serving unsigned musicians, has now empowered fans to purchase original music. And the company's payout to artists is among the highest on the Web. Broadjam.com is currently home to over 40,000 artist members, and 170,000 songs have already been uploaded to the popular site. One feature that makes Broadjam appealing for fans is ...

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