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Enter the "Cheryl Bentyne - Let's Misbehave: The Cole Porter Songbook" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
November 24, 2012

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Summit Records “Cheryl Bentyne - Let's Misbehave: The Cole Porter Songbook“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on December 24th. Click here to enter the contest

(Becoming a fan of Cheryl Bentyne at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.)

Good luck! Your Friends at Summit Records About Let's Misbehave: The Cole Porter Songbook

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Grammy Nominated Blues Innovator Bobby Rush Stakes His Claim As A Living Legend

Source: conqueroo
November 22, 2012

GRAMMY NOMINATED BLUES INNOVATOR BOBBY RUSH STAKES HIS CLAIM AS A LIVING LEGEND New studio album Down in Louisiana, due February 19, updates the sounds of the swamps and the juke joints JACKSON, Miss. — Bobby Rush’s new Down in Louisiana, out February 19, 2013 on Deep Rush Productions through Thirty Tigers, is the work of a funky fire-breathing legend. Its 11 songs revel in the grit, grind and soul that’s been the blues innovator’s trademark since the 1960s, when ...

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End Of The Beginning Of The Ancient Future Celebration

Source: Matthew Montfort
November 22, 2012

End of the Beginning of the Ancient Future World Without Walls By Ancient Future. (Capitol/Sona Gaia 163). Reconditioned CD- $24.98: Buy Link. audio. End of the Beginning (Matthew Montfort. 5:15). audio. Celebrate the End of the Mayan 'Time of No- Time' with the Music of Ancient Future! There's been much ado concerning the end of the current 5125 year cycle of the Mayan Long Count calendar on December 21, 2012. Oral legend has it that the first of seven Mayan ...

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The Insanity Hoax Becomes An E-! And It's Free For Two Days!

Source: Dr. Judith Schlesinger
November 22, 2012

In a belated acknowledgment of 21st century technology, All About Jazz's own columnist/reviewer Dr. Judith Schlesinger has finally made her acclaimed book, The Insanity Hoax: Exposing the myth of the mad genius into a Kindle edition. Even better: for two days, The Insanity Hoax will be available on amazon.com for free (and she's only telling her friends at AAJ). You can still get the paperback on amazon, as well as signed copies at the author's web site (cleverly called theinsanityhoax.com), ...

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The Original Jazz Contest Gathers Improvisers Of The World Online

Source: Mazur
November 22, 2012

The Preselection of a conceptually new International Festival-Contest of Jazz Improvisation Skills “Master Jam" is held Online. This project is a serious professional competition and a jazz festival too. It was founded by Mikhail Freidlin, the well-known author and producer of the legendary “Odessa Jazz Carnival". This project lasts all year in contrast to traditional jazz events. It is interactive for the audience and participants. The first preselection is held Online, where the jury and viewers voting identify semifinalists. Final ...

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Dick Hyman, Topsy Chapman Celebrate Teddy Wilson This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

Source: Don Mopsick
November 22, 2012

Teddy Wilson backed Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday—then became a star playing with Benny Goodman. He made history as one of the first black musicians to join a white band in public performances. Wilson’s understated, delicately-swinging piano style defined the Swing Era. This week on Riverwalk Jazz, pianist Dick Hyman (who took piano lessons from Wilson in New York) and vocalist Topsy Chapmanjoin The Jim Cullum Jazz Band to celebrate Teddy Wilson's magic touch. The program is distributed in the ...

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Larry McKenna Receives 3rd Annual Jazz Bridge "Making A Difference" Award Sun. Dec. 16th @ LaRose!

Source: Jim Miller
November 21, 2012

Philadelphia jazz saxophone icon Larry McKenna will receive the third annual Jazz Bridge “Making a Difference” Award on Sunday December 16th at LaRose Jazz & Banquet Hall, 5531 Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia. The event runs from 6 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $20. Information: 610-745-3011. This gala is a Jazz Bridge benefit for the Daphne Fund, an organization dedicated to helping Philadelphia area women Jazz and blues musicians. Previous recipients of the “Making a Difference” Award have been Jazz organist ...

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Charlie Harrington Endorses DrumDial Precision Tuner

Source: Charlie Harrington
November 21, 2012

Award-Winning Acclaimed Artist, Charlie Harrington, is now a DrumDial Endorser. He is an in demand session player with a well-established reputation as a first call drummer. Charlie joins, among others, jazz drumming great Peter Erskine in endorsing the DrumDial Precision Drum Tuner. Since it was first introduced over a decade ago, thousands of drummers have been using the DrumDial precision drum tuner to achieve fast and accurate tuning. Now, with the development of the upgraded digital model, DrumDial has become ...

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