Jazz News

Enter the Beezwax Records "Will Sellenraad - Balance" Giveaway Contest

Source: All About Jazz
May 1, 2009

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Beezwax Records “Will Sellenraad - Balance“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on May 31st. Click here to enter the contest

(Following Will Sellenraad at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.)

Good luck! Your Friends at Beezwax Records

About Will Sellenraad Hailed as a “hidden gem," guitarist/composer Will Sellenraad has earned a fast growing reputation of being at ...

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¡Qué Viva el Rey!--Dance Mania: Legacy Edition Pays Tribute to Landmark '50s Album by Tito Puente--Latin Music Legend, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Recipient

Source: All About Jazz
May 1, 2009

"One of the 25 Most Significant Albums of the Last Century" --The New York Times Disc One: 12-song Dance Mania hit album of 1958, plus 10 bonus tracks Disc Two: 12-song Dance Mania Vol. 2 of 1961, plus 11 bonus tracks Liner notes capture the 1950s mambo craze in full swing--as Tito Puente becomes New York's “King of Latin Music" Available at both physical and digital retail outlets starting May 26, 2009, through RCA/U.S. Latin/Legacy “It reflects ...

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Tony Bennett Donates Instruments During Jazz Fest

Source: All About Jazz
May 1, 2009

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jazz crooner Tony Bennett handed out dozens of new instruments Thursday to students at a charter school founded in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, hoping the tubas, trumpets and trombones would be used to carry on New Orleans' vibrant musical tradition. Meanwhile, the second half of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival got under way. As Bennett shook hands with students and posed for photographs, some of the $100,000 worth of instruments were laid out ...

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For Randy Weston, Harlem Speaks African Rhythms

Source: All About Jazz
May 1, 2009

World-renowned pianist and NEA Jazz Masters Award recipient Randy Weston sat down with National Jazz Museum in Harlem, New York Co-Director Christian McBride before a full house at the museum's Visitor's Center, as the featured guest speaker of its Harlem Speaks interview series on April 16, 2009. Engaged in a one-on-one forum with McBride, Weston discussed how the roots of Africa affected jazz--a topic he is well immersed in throughout most of the allotted 90-minute session before taking questions from ...

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Keep It Cool with Freedom Jazz Dance

Source: All About Jazz
May 1, 2009

Sunday from 5 PM 7 PM EST 90.1 FM WDCE Richmond Listen online via live webcast at wdce.org Archived shows uploaded at freedomjazzdance.net two days after each live broadcast. Tune in to Freedom Jazz Dance this Sunday for the unstoppable sound of freedom in the groove with the latest, greatest performers and rare recordings throughout the history of jazz. This week, Ill be spinning some funky grooves from Dutch jazz conglomerate The New Cool Collective, rare ...

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WBGO Receives National Award for Youth Initiatives

Source: All About Jazz
May 1, 2009

WBGO has received a My Source Community Impact Award for Engagement from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).

The My Source Community Impact Awards for Engagement were created by CPB to give well-deserved recognition to stations for their commitment and responsiveness to their communities, providing innovative services -- on- air, online, and in- person -- that have measureable results.

“WBGO has direct access to the entire community via its broadcast, on line and in-person communication platforms,” said WBGO General Manager ...

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Reverend Zen Receives Finalist Kudos from Unisong Contest in L.A.

Source: All About Jazz
May 1, 2009

N.Y.'s Reverend Zen takes home two Finalist Awards from 2008-09's Unisong International Song Contest in California. Katonah, NY -- The multi award winning rock/jazz/blues group Reverend Zen has just received two Finalist Awards from the 12th annual Unisong International Song Contest in California for their songs “Boy Genius" and “My Sigmund Freud". “Boy Genius", Reverend Zen's slamming ode of a larger than life prodigy, was named a Finalist in the Jazz/Blues Category of this year's Unisong Contest. “My Sigmund Freud", ...

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Announcing the Winners of the Talking House Records "Blueprints of Jazz, Vol. 1-3" Giveaway!

Source: All About Jazz
May 1, 2009

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