Jazz News

Gat3 Names Wade Starnes Director of Digital Media

Source: All About Jazz
June 30, 2008

Wade Starnes brings over 25 years of music industry experience to Gat3 Charlotte, NC, June 30, 2008--Gat3 today announced that Wade Starnes has been named Director of Digital Media. Wade Starnes will work with major motion picture, television, and gaming industries in addition to producing and engineering projects for music artists. Gat3 president, Glenn Tabor remarks “Wade is one of those truly rare people. The many talents he brings to Gat3 are beyond astonishing, however, the friendship and positive spirit ...

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AllAboutJazz-New York July 2007 Issue Now Available

Source: All About Jazz
June 30, 2008

After an uncommon flirtation with spring this year, summer seemed to make up for lost time by brutalizing the city with a week of despotic weather. We all feared that August had come two months early but things seemed to have settled comfortably into an enjoyable climate for the foreseeable future.

One musician who has settled comfortably into legend status is our Cover Story subject, Bucky Pizzarelli, whose credits are as vast and wide-ranging as his facility on his seven-string ...

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BestJazzVideos.com Launches!

Source: All About Jazz
June 30, 2008

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Jazz Festival Featuring Jazz Greats, Bill Crow, Hendrik Meurkens and Chico Mendoza

Source: All About Jazz
June 30, 2008

Summer Jazz Festival at Mills Pond House The Smithtown Township Arts Council presents its third annual Summer Jazz Festival Saturday, July 12 from 5-10 pm. The concert will take place in the festival tent on the grounds of the Mills Pond House. Admission $15 ($10 by Advance Reservation) and $5 for students with ID. For more information, call 631-862-6575, or visit our Web site. Legendary Bill Crow Bill Crow has gained an international reputation as one of the finest double ...

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Chris Williams Performs at First Annual Ambrosia Wine Festival

Source: All About Jazz
June 30, 2008

The First Annual Ambrosia Wine Fest promises to be Orange County's premier Wine Event. Hosted by the Ambrosia Restaurant in Association with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and The Bacchus Society, the event will take place on the afternoon of Saturday, July 19th, 2008 The Wine Fest will be held within the opulent surroundings of The OC Pavilion situated just south of the 5 freeway in uptown Santa Ana. The event will feature over fifty prestigious Wineries from around the ...

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Keith Jarrett Summer Standards Tour and DVD

Source: All About Jazz
June 29, 2008

Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette will shortly begin their by now traditional summer tour, with concerts in France and Italy. Dates are Paris, Salle Pleyel (July 5), Turin, Teatro Regio (July 8), Rome, Auditorium Parco della Musica (July 12), Pescara, Amphitheatro d'annunzio (July 15), Juan-les-pins, Les Pinedes Gould (July 18), San Sebastian, Kursaal (July 22) and Lyon, Grand Theatre de Fourviere (July 25). Simultaneously ECM issues a double DVD of the Trio on its first tours of Japan ...

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Studs Terkel's Giants of Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
June 29, 2008

Studs Terkel's first book, Giants of Jazz, is a beautifully illustrated collection of portraits of America's jazz legends.

Inspired by a childhood fascination with jazz, Terkel uses firsthand interviews with artists such as Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington and Charlie Parker to tell the human stories behind the heroes that shaped this uniquely American music form. Reissued with the original illustrations and discography, Giants of Jazz offers a unique glimpse into the lives of America's jazz greats. ...

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How to Pose Perfect Campaign Question '08

Source: All About Jazz
June 29, 2008

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