Jazz News

WLRN's South Fla. Arts Beat Presents the Federico Britos Group, Friday, May 14th at www.wlrn.org

Source: Michael Ricci
May 12, 2010

Please tune in for another great musical performance on WLRN's South Florida Arts Beat, Friday, May 14, 2010 featuring the FEDERICO BRITOS GROUP Multiple Grammy award-winning violinist and composer, Federico Britos, is a musical legend. He has served as principal chair, soloist and Concertmaster with some of the world's finest symphony orchestras (including the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra). As well, he has performed with Jazz legends Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Nat King Cole, Woody Herman, Benny Goodman, Charlie Haden, Dexter Gordon ...

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Playboy Jazz Festival Gets Fans in the Spirit with Free Community Concert Featuring Oleta Adams, Sal Marquez and Lao Tizer at Warner Center Park, Sunday, June 6th, in Woodland Hills

Source: Michael Ricci
May 12, 2010

Playboy Jazz Festival presents free community concert Sunday, June 6 in Woodland Hills

For Southern California jazz fans, there's no better way to break through Los Angeles' annual June gloom than “Playboy Jazz in Warner Park," which returns to the Lou Bredlow Pavilion in Warner Center Park (located at 5800 Topanga Canyon Boulevard) on Sunday, June 6th from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The free concert, sponsored by the Playboy Jazz Festival as part of their annual community event series ...

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Giuseppi Logan Celebrates 75th Birthday with Gig, Live Broadcast

Source: Michael Ricci
May 12, 2010

"With Giuseppi, it's always fresh. He's going to do things that no other saxophone player does." - Dave Burrell “There's a vibrancy to the music that's unexpectedly touching" - WIRE “There's a heartening tenderness and warmth to his playing" - Downbeat “An astonishing comeback record" - All Music Guide (4 stars) Legendary saxophonist Giuseppi Logan will celebrate his 75th birthday on May 22nd. To mark the occasion, he will play a special show at Issue Project Room in Brooklyn NY ...

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Jazz Cafe Video Contest for Tanglewood Jazz Festival

Source: Dawn Singh Publicity
May 12, 2010

The annual Labor Day Weekend Tanglewood Jazz Festival will take place September 4-5 at the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Lenox, Massachusetts. Jazz greats highlighting this year's festival include Kurt Elling, John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey, The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra, the Eddie Daniels-Bob James Quartet, the Laurence Hobgood Trio, the Julian Lage Group, the Donal Fox Quartet and more. On Saturday, Sept 4, at 2 pm, the Tanglewood Jazz Festival will open with an encore performance ...

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Willie Pooch | 1937-2010

Source: Michael Ricci
May 12, 2010

Loss of 'great vocalist' leaves fans, musicians blue Rebounding from a health scare, Willie Pooch took the stage in January before a packed house at a Worthington restaurant--where 300 people had gathered for a tribute to the bluesman. So many musicians showed up that the entertainment lasted 10 hours. His right leg had recently been amputated, but the ebullient Pooch--wearing a white mink coat--joined in nonetheless: He crooned from his wheelchair. “He made you want to get up there and ...

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New England Jazz Ensemble to Record 'Live' Concert with Guest Soloists John Abercrombie, Ali Ryerson, and Giacomo Gates

Source: Ed Bride Associates
May 12, 2010

June 5 Performance at Hartford's Polish National Home Will be the 16-piece Big Band's Long-awaited Fifth CD

HARTFORD, CT -- The New England Jazz Ensemble, a 16-piece big band, will record its next album in concert on June 5, at the Polish National Home, 60 Charter Oak Ave., in Hartford, Connecticut. Two complete performances, at 5:30pm and 8:30pm, will each feature guest artists John Abercrombie (guitar), Ali Ryerson (flute), and Giacomo Gates (vocals).

Featuring both jazz standards and new compositions ...

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Facebook Open Graph: The Definitive Guide for Publishers, Users and Competitors

Source: All About Jazz
May 12, 2010

Facebook just shook the tech world by announcing several major initiatives that collectively constitute an aggressive move to weave the social net on top of the existing Web.

The rumors were that the leading social network would launch a “Like" button for the entire Web. Instead, Zuckerberg & Co. unveiled a bold and visionary new platform that cannot be ignored. The bits of this platform bring together the visions of a social, personalized and semantic Web that have been discussed ...

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Concerned About Facebook? You're Probably Getting Old

Source: Michael Ricci
May 12, 2010

Shortly after Facebook announced a bevy of new features at its F8 Developer conference last month, the backlash began.

Since then, the number of people looking for ways to delete their Facebook account has been on the increase to the point where it made the list of Google search suggestions yesterday for the words “How do I".

According to YouGove BrandIndex, a company that measures “consumer perception", this backlash is occurring primarily among the 35+ crowd, while the social network ...

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