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Pure Jazz Radio New Saturday Lineup...

Source: All About Jazz
March 18, 2009

Many thanks to the thousands of people, from all over the world, who have joined us at Pure Jazz Radio.

Thanks to all who have participated in our “Partners in Jazz" promotion. Again, for providing a link or advertisement, on your site or newsletter, for “Pure Jazz Radio" we will list you as a “Partner in Jazz” with a link to your site.

Updated Program Notes:

“NY Tonight" (live) M - F 8pm to 11pm (EST) (rebroadcast 12m to ...

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Rick Dellaratta and Jazz for Peace to Perform Special Benefit for Peacejam

Source: All About Jazz
March 18, 2009

On Sunday, March 22, 2009 at 11:30AM, New York-based and internationally acclaimed jazz pianist, vocalist and composer Rick DellaRatta, will perform first Gala Concert Event to raise funds for our Jazz for Peace Mission. The benefit will take place at New York Historical Museum located at 170 Central Park West in Manhattan, NY. This event is part of an extensive world tour for Jazz for Peace. To purchase advance tickets online please visit jazzforpeace.org.

The New York Historical Museum will ...

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Musicians Praise All About Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
March 17, 2009

Our musician community is posting kudos about All About Jazz and we appreciate the love.

Read what they have to say here.

If you're a musician and have something nice to say about AAJ, go to your musician profile edit form and drop your comments in the endorsement box. And while you're at it, feel free to post a suggestion on how we can improve the site.

AAJ is working on several projects in 2009 including a new photo gallery ...

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Tom Harrell "Prana Dance" Release, Tour and Contest Giveaway

Source: All About Jazz
March 17, 2009

Prana Dance (Highnote Record, HCD 7192)

Tom Harrell - trumpet & flugelhorn Wayne Escoffery - soprano & tenor saxophones Danny Grissett - piano & Fender Rhodes Ugonna Okegwo - bass Johnathan Blake - drums

Track List: Marching; Prana; Sequenza; Maharaja; The Call; Ride; The Sea Serpent; In the Infinite

A salient constant in Tom Harrell's career has been his commitment to advancing his artistry. Recording as a leader since 1976, he has ...

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St. Patrick's Day Jazz: Going Green

Source: All About Jazz
March 17, 2009

When is a holiday not actually a holiday in America? Well, when it's Saint Patrick's Day.

Although March 17 is a national holiday in Ireland and, according to Wikipedia, a public holiday in Montserrat, Newfoundland and Labrador it's not an official U.S. holiday, which makes it perhaps the most celebrated non-government-sanctioned holiday in our country, right up there with Mardi Gras.

It's a day when everybody is Irish. Everybody wears at least a splash of green, many get ...

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Jack Lawrence Songwriter did Lyrics for 'Tenderly' and 'Beyond the Sea' Dies

Source: Michael Ricci
March 17, 2009

Jack Lawrence, a songwriter who wrote the lyrics for hits such as “All or Nothing at All," “Tenderly" and “Beyond the Sea," has died. He was 96.

Lawrence, who fractured his pelvic bone in a fall in his Redding, Conn., home Friday, died of complications Sunday at Danbury Hospital, said Richard D. Lawrence, Lawrence's longtime partner whom he adopted.

In a songwriting career that began in the early 1930s, Lawrence had his songs recorded by artists such as Bing Crosby, ...

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Big Band Concert at the Colonial Theatre

Source: All About Jazz
March 17, 2009

The City Rhythm Big Band concert series continues at the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville on Sunday, March 29th at 7:00 PM with “Music to Spy By", an evening of fabulous songs from classic spy movies and television shows.

This will be one of the most exciting shows yet as the band takes you through the scores of acclaimed film composers like Henry Mancini, Lalo Schifrin, John Barry and Billy May. You'll hear vibrant renditions of Mission Impossible, Pink Panther, Goldfinger, ...

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Apple Bestows Cut-and-Paste on New iPhone 3.0

Source: All About Jazz
March 17, 2009

Apple Bestows Cut-and-Paste, MMS on iPhone Users Apple announced Tuesday a host of new features for the next version of its mobile operating system, iPhone 3.0.

Among the additions are two features that the company has long been criticized for overlooking: The ability to cut, copy and paste text between applications, and support for multimedia messages.

“Right now there's a [smartphone] platform war and Apple just heated it up again," said tech analyst Michael Gartenberg. “At the end ...

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