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Rob Mazurek - Special

Source: Michael Ricci
March 27, 2010

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Under Your Skin Interviews: Goran Bregovic, Flora Purim, Airto Moreira & Jaqee

Source: All About Jazz
March 27, 2010

Goran Bregovic interview. Airto Moreira & Flora Purim interview Jaqee interview

These interviews are part of the book project “Under your skin" which includes Interviews with David Murray, Ornette Coleman, Chuck D - Public Enemy, Taj Mahal, Goran Bregovic, Melvin Gibbs, Bob James, Malika Zarra, ...

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New iTunes Rules Complicate iPad Magazine Opportunities

Source: All About Jazz
March 27, 2010

Apple this week revised the terms of service for its iTunes software, adding a new feature to send apps as gifts. However, the new feature comes with restrictions that may limit the flexibility of magazine publishers to market their wares as they see fit. Apple prohibits the gifting of “in-app purchases, in-app subscriptions, [and] upgrades" which means you can't buy someone virtual goods within an iPhone or iPad app. So you won't be able to buy a friend an in-app ...

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13 Apps in 30 Days: An Update on Apps That Teach Japanese

Source: Michael Ricci
March 27, 2010

I didn't expect to have an update on learning Japanese through iPhone apps in just a few days, but I've already had a few good and bad experiences with specific apps that I thought I should share. I'm also realizing that Japanese isn't exactly a walk in the park, and apparently the State Department agrees with me. The Foreign Service Institute of the U.S. State Department has a list of 63 languages that it ranks in terms of difficulty. According ...

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Create an iPhone App for $200 with Appmakr

Source: Michael Ricci
March 27, 2010

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Chris Crocco Fluid Trio at FatCat on March 26th

Source: Michael Ricci
March 26, 2010

The Chris Crocco Fluid Trio at FatCat Christopher Crocco - Guitar George Garzone - Sax Special Guest: Ari Hoenig - Drums Friday March 26th at 10:00p.m. & 11:30p.m.

About Chris Crocco Guitarist Christopher Crocco graduated Berklee College of Music, and began pursuing an open and more truthful approach towards playing the guitar. Along with extensive guitar studies, his background includes Jazz & Classical Piano, Mallet Percussion, and Drum Corp. He currently teaches privately in New York ...

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New York in Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
March 26, 2010

ERNESTINE ANDERSON WITH HOUSTON PERSON (Tuesday through Thursday, thru Apr 4) Tenor saxophonist Houston Person, and a rhythm section consisting of the pianist Lafayette Harris Jr., the bassist Lonnie Plaxico and the drummer Willie Jones III. At 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center 60th Street and Broadway (212) 258-9595 jalc.org

KENNY BARRON (Saturday) ...

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Jakob Dylan Gets Help on New Album from T Bone Burnett, Neko Case

Source: Michael Ricci
March 26, 2010

Songwriting can be viewed as a sort of alchemy, a process through which a musician creates something rare and valuable -- whether personally, artistically or commercially -- out of the base materials of everyday life. Jakob Dylan's forthcoming album, Women and Country, is a glittering example, something that began with only the slightest shred of raw material, in this case, one unrecorded song he'd written, not for himself, but with Glen Campbell in mind. After Dylan played it for producer ...

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