Jazz News

AAJ Musician Profile Improvements: October 2008

Source: All About Jazz
October 14, 2008

All About Jazz has released an upgrade to their free musician profile service with a new look and new features.

What's New! Popularity rank

Fan Networks

A “More Videos" page

A link to your AAJ articles/CD reviews

Professional information section. We've grouped your teaching and clinician information, your management and publicist information and your preferred gear.

Email mailing list back-up service

Syndicated Jazz Musician of the Day

Professional timeline

Enhancements A new and much improved look ...

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Musician? View Your Profile Rank at AAJ!

Source: All About Jazz
October 14, 2008

Musicians can now view the popularity rank of their All About Jazz profile page.

Check out how your musician profile stacks up against other musician profiles at AAJ. Go to your profile page and view the “Popularity Rank" figure on the right side (above the “Last Updated" date). Click the hotlinked value to view the “Top 200 Musician Profiles" list.

AAJ lists the total number of active musician profiles on our Musician Center page.

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AAJ Bulletin Board Update

Source: All About Jazz
October 14, 2008

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New Release by Lukas Hein - "At First Glance"

Source: All About Jazz
October 14, 2008

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Neal Hefti Former Big Band Trumpeter, Arranger and Composer Dies

Source: Michael Ricci
October 14, 2008

Neal Hefti, a former big band trumpeter, arranger and composer who worked with Woody Herman and Count Basie and later composed the memorable themes for the movie “The Odd Couple" and the campy hit TV series “Batman," has died. He was 85. Hefti died Saturday at his home in Toluca Lake, said his son, Paul. He did not know the cause of death, but said his father had been in good health. Everybody in the music business loved Neal Hefti. ...

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New William Parker Quartet CD Reviewed on NPR's Fresh Air

Source: Improvised Communications
October 14, 2008

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New on JazzPianoOnline.com: Londonderry Aire Reharmonized

Source: All About Jazz
October 14, 2008

Londonderry Aire

This old irish folk tune (aka Danny Boy) is the perfect choice for reharmonization. When it's familiar diatonic melody is set against the highly chromatic harmonic treatment given here, the tune takes on a new life as a true jazz piece. Watch this lesson to see how JazzPianoOnline.com contributor Steve Anderson uses a range of reharmonization techniques to transform the piece from a simple three chord tune to a lush and complex jazz ballad. After the lesson, you ...

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Rochester International Jazz Festival Announces New Name and Title Sponsor - Festival Becomes Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival

Source: Dalmath Associates Inc.
October 14, 2008

Rochester, NY –October 14, 2008—Organizers of the Rochester International Jazz Festival presented by M&T Bank announced today that they will welcome Xerox Corporation, the world's leading document management technology and services enterprise, as the Festival’s first title sponsor. The eighth edition of the nine-day Festival, June 12-20, 2009, will mark the debut of the Festival’s new name, the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival. “We are honored to welcome Xerox as our first title sponsor and thank them for joining our ...

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