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Opinion

"Fifteen years of utter bollocks": how a generation’s freeloading has starved creativity

Source: Michael Ricci
August 25, 2014

Arguments for digital piracy are drivel – it's high time we steered away from this cultural cliff, argues author Chris Ruen. Driving down civilisation road, it takes effort to grapple with the ramifications of our choices along the way. Out of basic self-interest, we often ignore our own effects upon the world. You throw your rubbish out the window as you drive on by, thinking “I’m just one person, so why worry?" Such was my mentality as a college student ...

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Performance / Tour

Acclaimed Jazz Vocalist Alysa Haas To Perform At Artswestchester Jazz Fest

Source: Eric Taylor
August 25, 2014

Past and present collide with jazz vocalist Alysa Haas, but her upcoming performance at the ArtsWestchester Jazz Fest on September 4 is sure to be beautifully timeless. Combining Broadway standards and classics from the Great American Songbook with contemporary pop music, Haas courageously steps beyond the predictable and safe; her eclectic taste in covers reveals her stylistic and emotional range, baring no weaknesses as she gracefully transitions from one genre to another. Haas captures the emotional weight and film-noir sexiness ...

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Recording

Second Album By Joan Torres's All Is Fused

Source: Joan Torres
August 25, 2014

After a successful crowdfunding campaign through Indiegogo. The powerful ensemble from Puerto Rico, Joan Torres's All is Fused, release their second album, The Beginning Bassist and educator Joan Torres does not believe in rushing things. He called his first CD “Before” and this one, actually his second, “The Beginning”. “One of my goals is to find my own voice as a composer”, says the 26-year-old musician. “It has to be honest and original. When I was doing Before I was ...

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Event

Southern Cross Kitchen Hits A High Note In Conshohocken With Sunday Brunch In New Music Lounge

Source: Denise Kovalevich
August 25, 2014

Talk about sizzling Sundays! Southern Cross Kitchen (SCK), located in Conshohocken, is striking a chord with customers with its fabulous Sunday Brunch series featuring live jazz music and a special menu each week from 10:00 AM to 3 PM. As part of SCK’s new live entertainment bar “The Barrel Room”, which is located on the second floor of the acclaimed restaurant, the Sunday Brunch festivities include a large and varied menu that includes such stand out dishes as the breakfast ...

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Website

All About Jazz Launches Three New Advertising Services: Video of the Day, Soundcloud Player of the Week and Big Bopper

Source: All About Jazz
August 23, 2014

All About Jazz has developed three highly effective advertising opportunities by leveraging YouTube, SoundCloud, Facebook, Twitter and its tremendous website reach. Video of the Day Presented at the very top of media.allaboutjazz.com (and stretching 1,000 pixels wide, an advertiser's video is featured for one day on the media home page, on the All About Jazz home page (to the right of the Featured Stories box), on all article pages, accessed permanently from the video of the day archive, associated with ...

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Contest

Enter the "Steve Wilson/Lewis Nash - Duologue" Giveaway!

Source: All About Jazz
August 22, 2014

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the MCG Jazz “Steve Wilson/Lewis Nash - Duologue“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on September 22nd. Click here to enter the contest (Tracking Steve Wilson at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! Your Friends at MCG Jazz About Duologue Saxophone. Drums. That’s it. A fearless confidence, bold daring and a serious sense of playfulness mark Duologue, released on ...

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Music Industry

Jazz St. Louis Announces $10 Million Capital Campaign for New Jazz Center

Source: All About Jazz
August 21, 2014

St. Louis, MO: From Scott Joplin’s playing of Ragtime in 1895 to Miles Davis playing Be-Bop in 1944 and to the dozens of other jazz greats who hail from the Gateway City, St. Louis has played an important and pivotal role in the history of jazz. Today, Jazz St. Louis—one of the best known and longest running not-for-profit jazz organizations in the country—announced its $10 million capital campaign supporting a new state-of-the-art live performance and jazz education center, jazz lounge ...

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Recording

Critically Acclaimed Jazz Artist Changamiré Releases Newest Album, Titled "Love"

Source: Changamire
August 21, 2014

Washington, D.C.-based vocalist Changamiré announces the release of her latest CD, Love. Her first album, Only Human, enjoyed resounding international success. Washington, D.C. — Changamiré, a Washington, D.C. jazz and R&B vocalist whose work has met global acclaim, announces the release of her newest album, Love. Fans can expect an eclectic mix of songs on the subject, sung with the artist’s signature sweet, sultry and honeyed sound. From the Pulp-Fiction-esque “If You Should Wonder" to the jazz ballad “Sunny Days" ...

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