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Win A Custom Sopranoplanet Soprano Mouthpiece-support Breast Cancer Options

Source: Joe Giardullo
September 18, 2011

From Joe Giardullo at Sopranoplanet.com I will give away a custom Sopranoplanet mouthpiece on October 1st. There is only one way to enter the drawing: make a donation (which is tax-deductible) to BREAST CANCER OPTIONS. The donation in its entirety goes directly to this wonderful and vital organization. They were a huge help when breast cancer struck our family and they provide lots of services and information, both traditional and alternative, to those who are in need. They even ...

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Enter the "Denny Zeitlin - Labyrinth" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
September 18, 2011

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All About Jazz Launches Wallpaper/Skin Advertising Option

Source: Michael Ricci
September 17, 2011

All About Jazz now offers a wallpaper/skin ad that appears exclusively on the home page for a full week. This new option is big, bold and the entire background is clickable while reaching approximately 150,000 readers a week. Think of it as a magazine cover ad.

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DURATION: 7 Days IMPRESSIONS: ~150,000 (home page only) TARGET: Run of site (ROS) RATE: $2,500

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All About Jazz Relaunches Blog at digjazz.blogspot.com

Source: Michael Ricci
September 16, 2011

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Ray Charles' "Singular Genius" Compiles 106 Hits and B-Sides

Source: conqueroo
September 16, 2011

106 recordings on five compact discs totaling 53 singles are housed in handsome linen- textured collectors' box LOS ANGELES, CA: With the release of Ray Charles' Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singles, on November 15, 2011, Concord Records will make available for the first time the artist's collection of ABC-Paramount singles during this prolific period (1960-1972). The digitally remastered deluxe 106-song collection presents the A and B sides of 53 singles, including 11 #1 hits, such Grammy Award winners “Hit ...

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Birthday Memorial Celebration For Dr. Frank Foster 9/23, 6 PM, Abyssinian Church

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
September 16, 2011

Join Family and Friends at the BIRTHDAY MEMORIAL CELEBRATION for DR. FRANK FOSTER Friday, September 23, 6:00 pm The Abyssinian Baptist Church, Harlem Jimmy Heath, Carmen Bradford, Cecil Bridgewater, Frank Wess, Harold Mabern, Jr. and others to Pay Tribute to the Renowned Saxophonist/Composer/Arranger/Bandleader/Educator in Service Officiated by Dr. Calvin O. Butts NEW YORK, NY: Jazz icons, friends and dedicated fans will Frank Fostercome together to pay tribute to jazz giant Frank Foster, at a ...

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Butterbeans & Susie Vaudeville Cabaret This Week on Riverwalk Jazz

Source: Don Mopsick
September 16, 2011

This week, on Riverwalk Jazz, the comic interplay between Butterbeans and Susie is brought to life by Broadway's Vernel Bagneris and acclaimed jazz vocalist Topsy Chapman. The Jim Cullum Jazz Band provides a musical backdrop steeped in jazz and blues of black vaudeville of the '20s. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM sattelite radio and can be streamed on- demand from the Riverwalk Jazz website. They were a couple of teenage chorus dancers ...

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Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records To Release "The Drop And The Ocean" From Drummer/Composer Rob Garcia

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
September 16, 2011

Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records To Release THE DROP AND THE OCEAN from Drummer/Composer ROB GARCIA Release Date: September 27, 2011 “The Drop and the Ocean on the Brooklyn Jazz Underground label, is an elastic, adventurous statement from the drummer Rob Garcia." —The New York Times Rob Garcia 4 appearing in celebration of The Drop and the Ocean Sat, Oct 1: Brooklyn Jazz Wide Open @ The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, with Dan Tepfer (piano), Noah Preminger (saxophones) & Chris Lightcap ...

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