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Rappers See the Light, Embrace Jazz

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Jimmy Smith Converts to the Ambient Sound of Accordions

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Los Angeles - The jazz world was taken aback today at the announcement by Jimmy Smith's management that Mr. Smith has decided to shift his focus from the Hammond B-3 Organ to the Accordion. According to Stan “The Man" Goldblatt, his long-time manager, Mr. Smith has recently discovered the joy of putting that heavy accordion over his chest and letting the music wail from within its bellows. “But it doesn't end there," adds Goldblatt. “Jimmy has renounced hard-bop styled jazz ...

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Music Industry Unveils New Piracy-Proof Format

Source: All About Jazz

Music bosses have unveiled a revolutionary new recording format that they hope will help win the war on illegal file sharing which is thought to be costing the industry millions of dollars in lost revenue. Nicknamed the Record, the new format takes the form of a black, vinyl disc measuring 12 inches in diameter, which must be played on a specially designed turntable.

“We can state with absolute certainty that no computer in the world can access the data on ...

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The Jazz and Contemporary Classical Overlap: How the Musics Intersect for Musicians, Journalists, and Listeners

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The four-part spring “Jazz Matters" panel discussions, sponsored by the Jazz Journalists Association continues at the New School, 55 West 13th St. on Wednesday, April 16th from 6-8PM with “The Jazz and Contemporary Classical Overlap: How the Musics Intersect for Musicians, Journalists, and Listeners." The Music Critics Association of North America joins the JJA for this presentation about junctures of the genres, featuring distinguished representatives from the press and recording industry. The “hows" and “wheres" of the intersections between jazz, ...

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All Day Dexter Gordon Celebration at Columbia University Tuesday, April 15, 2003

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Columbia University to Present All-Day Celebration Honoring Legendary Jazz Musician Dexter Gordon

WHAT: The Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University will host “A Day for Dexter: Celebrating Dexter Gordon at 80," a daylong symposium and evening jazz concert on April 15 celebrating the life and career of legendary tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon. Gordon, a Grammy award-winning jazz artist and Academy Award nominee for his role as leading actor in the film Round Midnight, died in April 1990. The symposium ...

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Eric Alexander AND The Heath Brothers at The Village Vanguard

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Concord Records Signs Grammy Award-Winning Ozomatli

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The Richard Sussman Trio The Hudson House of Nyack Thursday nights in April

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JAZZ at The Hudson House of Nyack featuring The Richard Sussman Trio

Thursday nights in April - 9:30PM - 1:00AM April 3, 17 - Richard Sussman - piano, Mike Richmond - Bass, Jeff Williams - Drums April 10, 24 - Richard Sussman - piano, Mike Richmond - Bass, + Special Guests TBA

The Hudson House of Nyack 134 Main Street, Nyack, NY 845-353-1355 Great Food! Great Music!

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