Jazz News

Michael Garrick Compositions Now in Print

Source: All About Jazz
October 18, 2008

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Charlie Rouse's Legacy Lives on Through Internet Radio and New Club

Source: Rouse Public Relations
October 18, 2008

WHRR House of Rouse Radio plays JAZZ 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with one of the largest jazz collections in the world.

Chico's House of Jazz, located at 631 Lake Avenue Asbury Park, NJ is slated to be New Jersey's # 1 Jazz Night Spot. WHRR and Chico's House of Jazz were created by Charles “Chico" Rouse on behalf of his father, the legendary tenor saxophone player, Charles Rouse, Sr.

Charles Rouse Sr. has graced many classic ...

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Feature a Daily Jazz Musician at Your Website or Blog!

Source: All About Jazz
October 17, 2008

Feature a daily jazz musician at your website with AAJ's new “Jazz Musician of the Day“ live content box.

Just like our other live content boxes (download of the day, news, reviews, birthdays, etc.), placing daily content at your website or blog is a breeze, and will keep readers coming back for more.

Go to our Live Content page and learn how you can feature a daily jazz musician.

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AAJ Tops 3 Million MP3 Downloads

Source: All About Jazz
October 17, 2008

All About Jazz recently topped 3,000,000 free MP3 downloads.

AAJ has offered a free daily download since November 2005 from artists spanning all genres of jazz including Kenny Garrett, Dave Holland, Aaron Parks, Terence Blanchard, Rob Reddy, Ted Nash, Mingus Big Band, Exploding Star Orchestra, David Weiss, Bob Mintzer, Microscopic Septet, Ron Horton, Ben Allison, Greg Tardy, Ingrid Jensen, John McNeil, Wycliffe Gordon, Mario Pavone, Scott Kinsey, Billy Kilson, Upper Left Trio, Cuong Vu, Charlie Hunter, Erik Friedlander, Maria Schneider, ...

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Enter the Jazz Icons "Series 2" 8-DVD Giveaway

Source: All About Jazz
October 17, 2008

All About Jazz readers are invited to enter the Jazz Icons Series 2 8-DVD set giveaway starting today. We'll select one lucky winner at the conclusion of the contest on November 17th. Click here to enter the contest

All contestants will join the John Coltrane @ AAJ fan network and the winner will be chosen from that list.

Good luck!

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The second Jazz Icons series consists of seven titles and a bonus disc: ...

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A Funky Chicken Man UFO Mystery! Help Solve the Ry Cooder Cover Art Conundrum!

Source: 1888 Media
October 17, 2008

A where's Waldo of the UFO variety...a decades old dilemma persists... In the thank you notes on page 39 of the beautifully elaborate booklet accompanying the career-spanning THE UFO HAS LANDED ANTHOLOGY, RY COODER poses the final words: --Somebody sent me the cover art in the mail years ago. Who was it? Please speak up! - RC -- A cyber quest is underway to find the artist. With the broad reach of the internet at our side, we're optimistic that ...

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John Scofield: Taking an Axe to Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
October 17, 2008

Guitar great John Scofield talks to Graham Reid about a shining career that has seen him play with some musical legends Sad but true, admits jazz guitarist John Scofield. When he gets together with his peers, like Pat Metheny and Bill Frisell, they do get guitar-nerdy and the ladies are long gone by that point. “There's an unspoken code between us for sure, but we're geeks like everybody else. We talk about pickups, strings and picks and all that same ...

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19th Annual Rehoboth Beach (DE) Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
October 17, 2008

The 19th Annual Rehoboth Beach Autumn Jazz Festival, now under way, will showcase headliners Patti Austin, Paquito D'Riveria and Fourplay Friday, Oct. 17, at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center.

Shows continue at 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 18, at the convention center, with “To Grover With Love" starting Jason Miles, Everettee Harp, Kim Waters, Andy Snitzer, Maysa, Chuck Loeb, Gerald Veasley and Buddy Williams.

Saturday night's headliner, 9:30 p.m., is Joe Piscopo, who will present a Tribute to Sinatra & More. ...

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