Jazz News

Japanese Label Denon Releases Major Jazz Recordings from Archive of Classic Content

Source: Michael Ricci
March 24, 2010

Japanese Label Denon Releases Major Jazz Recordings from Archive of Classic Content: Select recordings will be available worldwide for the first time on all digital services

LOS ANGELES, March 24, 2010: Japanese label Denon, a sub-label of Columbia Music Entertainment (CME), the oldest recording company in Japan, has released select albums from their archives to be available for the first time digitally throughout the world. BFM Digital, a leading digital distributor of independent music, will be distributing the content.

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The Jazz Bakery Keeps Cooking

Source: Michael Ricci
March 25, 2010

The Jazz Bakery is a nonprofit organization. To followers of the scene, that statement is a redundancy, of course. In Los Angeles, saying a jazz club doesn't make money is like saying a restaurant doesn't serve scrap iron. In 18 years as president and artistic director of the Jazz Bakery, Ruth Price has always known that fresh music doesn't translate into hefty profits. Lately, though, Price has found it harder to offer quality at a discount. Last May, the Jazz ...

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Google Official Calls for Action on Web Restrictions

Source: Michael Ricci
March 25, 2010

A top Google executive on Wednesday called for new rules to put pressure on governments that filter the Internet, saying the practice was hindering international trade. Alan Davidson, director of United States public policy for Google, told a joint Congressional panel that the United States should consider withholding development aid for countries that restrict certain Web sites. He said censorship had become more than a human rights issue and was hurting profit for foreign companies that rely on the Internet ...

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GoDaddy Stops Selling Chinese Domains over Censorship Concerns

Source: All About Jazz
March 25, 2010

GoDaddy, the nets largest domain-name registrar, announced Wednesday it would stop selling .cn domain names, saying it was unwilling to comply with new rules from the Chinese government that require new and existing .cn domain-name holders to provide photo ID. The announcement comes just two days after Google redirected its censored Google.cn search engine to its uncensored service in Hong Kong, after a dramatic statement in January that it was no longer willing to run a censored search engine. GoDaddys ...

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Naxos of America and Medici Arts Announce Set 2 of Masters of American Music a Series of Jazz Documentary DVDs

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
March 24, 2010

The award-winning Masters of American Music series was the first historical documentary series produced about Jazz - not only America's, but also the world's greatest art form of the twentieth century. Dispensing with critics and historians, the series focuses on the musicians: dozens of them telling the story of Jazz in their own words. Often, music performances are allowed to play out, entertaining moments are illuminated, and the irrepressible nature of the music and its greatest innovators shines through. The ...

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Irvin Mayfield to be Sworn in as Newest Member of National Council on the Arts

Source: Michael Ricci
March 24, 2010

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS PRESENTS LIVE WEBCAST OF ITS 169th NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE ARTS MEETING

Jazz musician Irvin Mayfield to be sworn in as newest member of council

Washington, D.C. - The National Council on the Arts, the advisory body of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), will meet in a public session on Friday, March 26, 2010 at 9:00am. Members of the public are invited to attend in person or log on to www.arts.gov for a ...

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Richmond VA News - Review of "Introducing Justin Kauflin" CD

Source: Michael Ricci
March 24, 2010

By Dean Christesen If the album as a whole is pianist Justin Kauflin's introduction, then track one is the first impression. On drummer Billy Williams's composition “The Covenant," Kauflin's personality comes out right away: unpretentious, creative, and assertive with a fluidity that makes the tune's 5/4 time feel as natural as ever. This release marks the Virginia Beach native's debut as a leader, and along with his remarkable abilities on his instrument, it's his and his bandmates' young ages that ...

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Jazz Day - April 9 - Taste of Jazz at Time Warner Center

Source: Michael Ricci
March 24, 2010

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER AND TIME WARNER CENTER'S CIRCLE OF TASTE PRESENT A TASTE OF JAZZ Celebration Marks the Inauguration of “Jazz Day" on April 9th (During Jazz Appreciation Month) Chefs from the Center's Restaurant and Bar Collection Present Dishes Inspired by the Great American Jazz Cities Special Music Performance by Members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Bebop, swing and New Orleans jazz will inspire chefs and menus alike for one hoppin' evening at the first ever A ...

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