Jazz News

Christian Scott New Album Available Exclusively on iTunes

Source: On Target Media Group
March 23, 2010

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Las Vegas: 10 Things to Do in 24 Hours

Source: All About Jazz
March 23, 2010

If you have to gamble, do it fast and do it social: craps, roulette, a sports bet, a 45-minute round of blackjack you set a timer to. I zen out at the poker tables for hours and miss out on too much. If you have to power nap, do it right before dinner. Otherwise, you should be able and this is medically proven to stimulate yourself constantly so you don't need sleep. Keep moving. Don't do more than one thing ...

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Rick Abramson Industry's Legendary Music Promoter Dies

Source: All About Jazz
March 23, 2010

Rick Abramson, one of the record industry's legendary promotion men, died Thursday in Los Angeles. He was 65. The cause of death was lung cancer.

Born in Queens, N.Y., Abramson was a regular at such places as Dan Tana's (where a memorial service was held Sunday), Mirabelle and the Palm; and such a fixture in West Hollywood that the doorman at the Viper Room really did refer to him as “the mayor of the Sunset Strip." Abramson's career began in ...

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Twitter and the Power of Keeping Things Simple

Source: Michael Ricci
March 23, 2010

Sunday was Twitters fourth anniversary, according to a tweet from co-founder Jack Dorsey. Just four short years, and already Twitter has become a significant part of our lives.

To the point where people increasingly learn about news events first via the social network, and if a celebrity doesn't have a Twitter account it seems unusual. The tweet clock recently clicked over the 10-billion-tweet mark, and about 50 million of them are posted every day. I don't remember exactly when I ...

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Caetano Veloso Will Open the Greek Theatres 2010 Season

Source: Michael Ricci
March 23, 2010

Caetano Veloso is one of the greatest songwriters of the century: a master melodist, a lyricist who merges surreal imagery with a sense of history and a sense of humor, a singer whose voice radiates tenderness and supple swing and a musician who connects to traditional music, pop and jazz from all over. The New York Times Caetano Veloso will open the award-winning Greek Theatres 2010 season on Thursday, April 15. Caetano Veloso is among the most influential and beloved ...

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Tiempo Libre to Perform in Miami Beach Saturday April 3

Source: Michael Ricci
March 23, 2010

New Miami On Stage Series Continues With Tiempo Libre Performing Bach in Havana on Saturday April 3rd at the Byron Carlyle Theater

The new Miami On Stage project, which features local performing artists on a regular basis in Miami Beach's North Beach neighborhood, continues on Saturday, April 3 with the great timba band Tiempo Libre at the Byron Carlyle Theater. The evening features the Miami theatrical premiere performance of their Bach in Havana, a salsa meets Classical music mash-up based ...

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Patti Smith to be Honored at 27th Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards

Source: Michael Ricci
March 23, 2010

Los Angeles / New York: ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) will honor rock icon Patti Smith at its 27th annual Pop Music Awards, taking place April 21, 2010 at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles, CA. Smith will be presented with the prestigious ASCAP Founders Award and will perform with her band at the event. The invitation-only gala will also honor the top songwriters and publishers of ASCAP's most performed pop songs of 2009.

The ...

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Newport Jazz Festival Announced

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
March 23, 2010

CareFusion, a leading, global medical device company,and festival producer George Wein, today announced the schedule for the CareFusion Newport Jazz Festival, which takes over the city August 6 - 8. “We are grateful to CareFusion for keeping the jazz festival legacy alive and making it possible for us to present another great event in Newport," said Wein. “There is nothing like celebrating jazz in Newport. It's fun, it's a gorgeous setting and there's sure to be more than a few ...

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