Jazz News

Brian Blade and Esperanza Spaulding Featured on Jazzism (a Katzpheno Mix) !

Source: All About Jazz
June 21, 2008

The weekly 60 minute music podcast - “Jazzism (a katzpheno mix)" (hosted by Brian Phoenix) will take you on a musical journey from the continent of Africa to the Isle of Puerto Rico, on to the US Virgin Islands, over to Brasil and back to New Orleans. Featuring the music of Pharoah Sanders, David Sanchez, Esperanza Spaulding, Ron Blake, Donald Harrison and Brian Blade & The Fellowship...this is a show you don't want to miss! “Jazzism (a katzpheno mix)" is ...

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Bruce Springsteen Announces Added Tour Dates

Source: All About Jazz
June 21, 2008

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Net Neutrality in a Nutshell

Source: All About Jazz
June 21, 2008

The debate is hot, the language heady, the metaphors many. Op-ed pages alternately bemoan “The End of the Internet" or curse “Net Neutrality Nonsense."

Allegations fly about the stifling of free speech, the holding back of progress and corporate hegemony. Indeed, network neutrality has become something of a cause celebre in the digital world, pitting a slew of high-profile Internet content providers and consumer-advocacy groups against major phone and cable companies, and federal lawmakers against each other. But what exactly ...

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Comcast Begins Testing Net Neutrality

Source: All About Jazz
June 21, 2008

Comcast will begin testing what the cable concern has described as a “protocol agnostic" approach to managing bandwidth traffic during high-peak periods

Selected customers in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and Warrenton, Virginia, are expected to receive e-mails highlighting the program. The 30-day tests are expected to begin early June. “Unless you are an extremely heavy user of internet resources (which is not likely) you will not notice any change to your internet experience during this test," Mitch Bowling, general manager of Comcast ...

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Clear Channel Spins off into Live Nation

Source: All About Jazz
June 21, 2008

Live Nation Takes Over Clear Channel's Concerts

Lawrence Lepore, executive director of the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, first heard that the sale of Clear Channel's concert division had gone through when he called the company's New England headquarters. The receptionist told him he had reached a company called Live Nation. Lepore, whose venue booked 15 of the 19 shows it held last year through Clear Channel Entertainment, was confused. ”I thought I got the wrong number." He didn't. San ...

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Mike Luba: Ticketmaster Drop Dead

Source: All About Jazz
June 21, 2008

String Cheese to Ticketmaster: Drop Dead!

“We did not want a lawsuit. This is a last-ditch effort. We felt we were up against the wall, and the future of the band was in danger.... People are sick and tired of Ticketmaster." String Cheese Incident manager Mike Luba says the inability to get a suitable allotment of tickets due to recent Ticketmaster clampdowns is primarily why the band is not touring Southern California this year. The Boulder band headlined UCSD's RIMAC ...

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Condolence Registry for Recently Deceased Pianst Esbjorn Svensson

Source: All About Jazz
June 21, 2008

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Jazz Festival Guide 2008

Source: All About Jazz
June 20, 2008

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