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Jazz Bridge To Offer Free Hepatitus C Testing April 8

Source: Bruce Klauber
March 22, 2015

Jazz Bridge, the award-winning non-profit dedicated to helping our region’s jazz and blues musicians in need, will be providing free testing and counseling for Hepatitis C, plus information/outreach about the disease, on Wednesday, April 8 at the Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion. The church is located on 2110 Chestnut Street and the testing is being offered from 5:00 p.m to 7:00 p.m. A light buffet will be available to everyone attending, and every person who gets tested will be ...

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Brilliant Corners Brings Four Days Of Jazz To Belfast

Source: Ian Patterson
March 21, 2015

Hello and welcome to the third edition of Brilliant Corners! You seem to be enjoying our little festival and we’re delighted to be back with another stellar line-up. The four-day event is better than ever, meshing local talent with international contemporaries. We’ve the Dublin City Jazz Orchestra, Fred Frith, Troyka, Get The Blessing, together with performances from local musicians and bands including Steve Davis’ ‘Human’, Meilana Gillard Quartet, Robocobra Quartet, Dave Stockard & Edward Lucas, and a very special ‘Guitar ...

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Recording

Motema Music Proudly Announces The Release Of Joe Locke's Most Personal & Emotive Work To Date, "Love Is A Pendulum"

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
March 20, 2015

Available May 26, 2015 Featuring Joe Locke (compositions, vibes), Robert Rodriguez (piano), Ricardo Rodriguez (bass), Terreon Gully (co-producer, drums) With Special Guests Rosario Giuliani, Donny McCaslin (saxophones), Paul Bollenback (guitar), Victor Provost (steel pan) and Theo Bleckmann (voice) Joe Locke is a musician's musician, an artist for the ages, a man who has been gracing stages and studios with his immense talent, and uplifting spirit, since he was fifteen. Locke is a man who has gathered no moss as he ...

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Performance / Tour

Chicago Jazz Philharmonic Presents Grammy Winning Artists Trio Globo

Source: Maggy Fouche
March 20, 2015

The Chicago Jazz Philharmonic (CJP) explores the rich global influences in jazz in two concerts on Friday April 24 at the North Shore Center for the Arts in Skokie, and on Sunday April 26 at the Beverly Arts Center in Chicago. “Four Corners of the World” will feature the CJP Chamber Ensemble performing with internationally acclaimed artists Trio Globo. The evening will include repertoire from both groups as well as new works created especially for this event. A highlight of ...

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Export Your Events to Jazz Near You

Source: All About Jazz
March 19, 2015

If you store your event information in a database, then you're an event feed away from sharing it with the world through the Jazz Near You event aggregation and distribution service. Pull and push In addition to presenting your events at the Jazz Near You website and through our on demand calendar service, we'll also present your events in our weekly eblast, in our mobile app, in our widgets, iCal files, and RSS feeds. JSON or XML: Steps to exporting ...

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Exporting Your Events to Jazz Near You: FAQ

Source: All About Jazz
March 19, 2015

If you are a presenter, venue owner, or event aggregator and are not familiar with Jazz Near You's event import service, please read about it here. Can I create an event feed myself? If you have the programming or technical expertise, sure. If not, it's best to consult with a programmer. Do I need an event feed for a season or a series of events? An event feed is intended to handle high volume events on an ongoing basis. If ...

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Discover The Jazz Innovators Of Tomorrow With "In The Mix"

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
March 18, 2015

A Free Series of Concerts Showcasing New England Conservatory's Exceptional Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation Ensembles 34 One-Hour Concerts Over 12 Evenings at NEC's Pierce Hall Tuesday, March 24 – Tuesday, April 21 Discover the jazz innovators of tomorrow with In the Mix, 34free 1-hour concerts, Tuesday. March 24 — Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at New England Conservatory’s Pierce Hall on the first floor of NEC’s St. Botolph Building, 241 St. Botolph Street, Boston. These concerts, featuring NEC’s Jazz and Contemporary ...

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Music Industry

Fair Trade Music Initiative Launched

Source: Michael Ricci
March 18, 2015

New artist-first movement seeks to improve artist compensation at critical time as digital music continues to grow in popularity and influence. Denver, CO—Frustrated with the ad-based, stream-for-free paradigm of digital music, the Fair Trade Music Initiative launched today with a simple premise: music, like all valuable art, should not be free. Musicians deserve to be paid fairly for their work, and fans should be willing to pay a reasonable price for the music they enjoy. It may have made sense, ...

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