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Announcing the Winners of the "Seven Years of ArtistShare" 7-CD Giveaway

Source: All About Jazz
November 21, 2010

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Enter the "Taylor Eigsti - Daylight at Midnight" Autographed CD Giveaway

Source: All About Jazz
November 21, 2010

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Concord Jazz “Taylor Eigsti—Daylight at Midnight“ autographed CD giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on December 21st. Click here to enter the contest (Following Taylor Eigsti at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! Your Friends at Concord Jazz About Daylight at Midnight Concord Jazz is proud to announce the release of Daylight at Midnight, the newest album from the pianist/composer ...

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International Body Music Mini-Festival at Freight & Salvage December 4

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
November 21, 2010

International Body Music Mini-Fest Featuring Outstanding California-Based Rhythmic Artists in a Day of Workshops & Evening Concert at Freight & Salvage on December 4 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA (near downtown Berkeley BART) Workshops: $20 each (Family workshop if free of charge) / Starts 10:30 AM Concert: $22.50 Adv, $23.50 at Door / Doors 7:00 PM, Show 8:00 PM / 510-644-2020 www.internationalbodymusicfestival.com

The International Body Music Festival performers have recently returned from ...

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Masterworks Jazz Celebrates Dave Brubeck's 90th Birthday With Two New Releases

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
November 21, 2010

In celebration of jazz legend Dave Brubeck's 90th birthday on December 6, Masterworks Jazz released two new titles from the Original Album Classics series: Dave Brubeck and The Dave Brubeck Quartet—TIME, available November 2. Both releases are specially-priced 5-CD collections of Brubeck's classic albums. Each box set contains essential titles in their original album format, packaged in individual sleeves featuring the original album art.

The TIME box set includes the classic 1959 album Time Out (featuring the famous “Take Five") ...

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155 New Additions to AAJ Upcoming Jazz CD/DVD Release Center

Source: Michael Ricci
November 21, 2010

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Legendary Seminal Film THE CRY OF JAZZ Screening Sunday November 21st at Anthology

Source: Anthology Publicity
November 21, 2010

Showing tonight through Sunday, twice daily at 7:15 and 9pm in New York City at: ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES 32 SECOND AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10003 (212) 505-5181 From our ongoing ANTHOLOGY PRESERVATIONS film series Ed Bland's THE CRY OF JAZZ Newly-preserved print of landmark jazz essay-film! Part essay, part manifesto Music is provided by the singular Sun Ra and his Arkestra One of the most radical ...

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O1 Artist Visa for foreign musicians, performers and artists who wish to work in the USA

Source: Eyal Maoz
November 21, 2010

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jazzlotion releases direct to stereo EP by the Peter Edwards Trio

Source: Adam Sieff
November 21, 2010

jazzlotion is a new company dedicated to recording the finest young jazz musicians direct to stereo in a state-of-the-art environment. There are no drop-ins, mixdowns, effects or gadgetry of any kind—just great musicians performing live in the studio without a safety net and their performance going straight to a Studer half-inch tape machine. It's the closest you can get to the purity of a live show where all that matters is the performance and the music. jazzlotion will release this ...

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