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Pianist Michele Giuliani Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
May 6, 2010

Pianist Michele Giuliani--born in Baritone--is one of the emerging talents of the Italian jazz scene.

After years of constant experimentation--from progressive rock music to funk and jazz--the 34 year-old completed Roots (Zeitgeist, 2009), the sum total of all his musical experiences, named for the diversity of influences and cultures featured in Giuliani's music.

AAJ Contributor Achille Brunazzi spoke with Giuliani recently, about his new album, the influence of his hometown on his music, and more.

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Facebook Glitch Brings New Privacy Worries

Source: Michael Ricci
May 6, 2010

For many users of Facebook, the worlds largest social network, it was just the latest in a string of frustrations. Facebook asks users to link information in their profiles, which makes that information public. On Wednesday, users discovered a glitch that gave them access to supposedly private information in the accounts of their Facebook friends, like chat conversations. Not long before, Facebook had introduced changes that essentially forced users to choose between making information about their interests available to anyone ...

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In Memoriam William Lubtchansky: French Cinematographer

Source: All About Jazz
May 6, 2010

It is with a sense of personal loss that I convey word, published in Libration, of the death, at the age of seventy-two, of William Lubtchansky, the French cinematographer who was a crucial participant in many of the greatest French films--indeed, many of the greatest films in the world--in the last forty years.

I met him only once, in 2001, when he granted me an interview that turned into a long and amicable talk at his home in Paris (concluding ...

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Nicole Laporte Goes Behind Closed Doors at Dreamworks

Source: Michael Ricci
May 6, 2010

'The Men Who Would Be King' by Nicole LaPorte

The 1990s were the financial apogee of Hollywood, a period when billions in fresh capital flowed into the coffers of the studios in the expectation that the world had an infinitely expanding need for American entertainment. With new cable networks launching to fill the multi-channel universe and huge multiplexes sprouting in shopping centers across the country, the demand for a steady supply of TV shows and movies to fill the pipeline ...

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Enter the Motema "Marc Cary - Focus Trio Live 2009" Giveaway

Source: Michael Ricci
May 5, 2010

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Motema Music “Marc Cary - Focus Trio Live 2009“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on June 5th.

Click here to enter the contest

(Following Marc Cary at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.)

Good luck! Your Friends at Motema Music

About Marc Cary and Focus Trio Live 2009

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The Festival is Dressed to the Nines for Its 31st!

Source: Michael Ricci
May 5, 2010

Indoor program of the 31th edition of the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal New series, major premieres, very special events... The Festival is dressed to the nines for its 31st! Tickets go on sale this Saturday at noon

Montreal, Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - Finally-it's time to unveil the full indoor program of the 31st edition of the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal presented by TD in collaboration with Rio Tinto Alcan! Jazz fans have been dreaming, blues ...

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Continuum: a Journey Through Jazz on SoulandJazz.com

Source: Michael Ricci
May 5, 2010

Episode 4: Kind of Cool 2 Podcast: Available Now!

Greetings fellow travelers on the Journey Through Jazz, here is the 4th episode of Continuum on SoulandJazz.com--you can download it here.

This week is a continuation from last weeks episode - “Kind of Cool - Part 1" establishing the groundwork for this weeks episode, cleverly called “Part #2"

If you've missed any of the other episodes thus far, they are all available on soulandjazz.com--just go to the page, and ...

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1960: Jazz at the Dawn of a Decade

Source: Michael Ricci
May 5, 2010

1960 was a year that signaled the start of one of the most tumultuous eras in American history. As John Kennedy squared off against Richard Nixon in the U.S. presidential election and students mounted sit-ins to protest segregated restaurants in the South, the social and cultural changes that had been brewing since the end of World War II began to come more and more to the forefront. The jazz world was witnessing change as well, with many musicians falling under ...

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