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How Can Album Notes Compete For A Grammy Nomination?

Source: Two for the Show Media
October 1, 2026

Five compositions, five histories—and a 16-page booklet that argues that the story surrounding music can be part of the work itself. Most people think of a GRAMMY as an award for something they can hear: a performance, a song, an album, an arrangement. But there is a GRAMMY category in which the principal work being considered isn't heard at all. It is read. Best Album Notes recognizes the writer of liner notes accompanying a recording. The Recording Academy describes the ...

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All About Jazz Top 10 Songs: September 2026

Source: All About Jazz
October 1, 2026

All About Jazz features a free song every day spanning all genres of jazz, and of the songs featured in September, these ten represent our reader's favorites as indicated by total listens. Musicians and record labels can submit full length MP3s for consideration here. Enjoy! Top Songs Elysian Shore Mike Dana From: Farther (still) 06:07 Maree Latenti Diego Allieri From: Equilibri Precari ...

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Festival

Jazzahead! 2027 Focus Areas Include Pacific Region And The Baltics

Source: Jan Paersch
September 30, 2026

For up-and-coming jazz acts, jazzahead!’s showcase programme is among the most effective launch pads anywhere in the world. Applications for the 2027 showcases – short concerts of 30 to 45 minutes – will be open until September 30, with entries to be made via jazzahead.de/showcases. Starting on 22 April 2027, the 38 international showcases and the approximately 120 Clubnight concerts will once again bring thousands of visitors, as well as international music industry professionals, including record labels, management and booking ...

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Recording

'Saturday Blues,' A Soulful New Single By Wajdi Cherif

Source: Wajdi Cherif
September 29, 2026

Wajdi Cherif releases “Saturday Blues,” The first single from upcoming trio album: “Explorations” Pianist and composer Wajdi Cherif releases “Saturday Blues,” the first single from his upcoming studio album: Explorations, to be released in January 2027. Performed by the Wajdi Cherif Trio with Gary Wang on acoustic bass and Robert Garcia on drums, “Saturday Blues” begins with the familiar feeling of the blues, direct, relaxed, and inviting, before gradually opening into a more dynamic conversation between the three musicians. “I ...

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All About Jazz Launches New Shopping Cart and Integrated Payment System

Source: All About Jazz
September 28, 2026

All About Jazz has launched a new shopping cart and integrated payment system, another significant investment designed to make our promotional services easier and more convenient to purchase. The new system replaces our previous single-order process with a true shopping cart, allowing customers to add multiple services to an order and complete everything in a single transaction. The cleaner, more intuitive interface makes it easier to review selections, add or remove items and move seamlessly through checkout. We've also integrated ...

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Macedonian Saxophonist Hristijan Risteski Releases Debut Album 'waters Dance'

Source: Matt Fripp
September 26, 2026

Macedonian-born, Graz-based saxophonist and clarinetist Hristijan Risteski will release his debut solo album Waters Dance in October 2026 on CD, LP and all major streaming platforms. Featuring Marko Churnchetz on piano, Hrvoje Kralj on double bass and Chris Smith on drums, the album presents a Quartet sound shaped by deep musical trust, strong live chemistry and a distinctly personal compositional voice. Built around a campaign of singles, videos and live dates, Waters Dance brings together classical precision, Macedonian rhythms and ...

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Crowdfunding Campaign

Emily Remler Feature Documentary Launches Kickstarter Campaign

Source: Al Naffah
September 25, 2026

Aletheian Pictures has announced a Kickstarter campaign to help complete Firefly: The Emily Remler Story, the first feature-length documentary about the pioneering American jazz guitarist. Made in co-operation with the Emily Remler Estate, Berklee College of Music and Musicians Institute in Hollywood, the film will feature previously unseen concert performances and interview footage of the late guitarist, alongside contributions from musicians, friends and collaborators including Martin Taylor, Jennifer Batten, Sheryl Bailey, Mimi Fox and Eleonora Strino, among others. Emily Remler ...

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Jazz Near You Brings Back Its Popular CSV Event Upload Feature

Source: All About Jazz
September 24, 2026

Jazz Near You has restored one of its most popular event submission tools: CSV bulk event upload (aka using a spreadsheet). The newly rebuilt feature allows musicians, venues, festivals, presenters, publicists and other event providers to upload multiple events to the Jazz Near You calendar at once using a CSV file—making it considerably easier to manage busy concert schedules without entering each event individually. The CSV upload feature was available on Jazz Near You for years and proved especially useful ...

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