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All About Jazz Improves News Submission Form

Source: All About Jazz
March 31, 2012

All About Jazz improved its news submission form by adding more functionality and streamlining it for ease of use. It also includes a preview option so users can edit their announcement prior to submission. “The form has been completely rewritten," says AAJ founder Michael Ricci. “It's cleaner, includes modern code and will make the process of submitting a news announcement much easier." To submit a news announcement to All About Jazz, drag your mouse over the “News" item on the ...

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Contest

Enter the "Billy Hart - All Our Reasons" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
March 31, 2012

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the ECM Records “Billy Hart - All Our Reasons“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on April 30th. Click here to enter the contest (Following Billy Hart at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! Your Friends at ECM Records About All Our Reasons: First ECM recording of a quartet formed in 2003. Originally billed as the Ethan Iverson-Mark Turner ...

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Award / Grant

Erin Dickins Awarded By Maryland State Arts Council - 2012 Artist Award For Solo Music Performance

Source: Guy Zinger
March 31, 2012

MARYLAND STATE ARTS COUNCIL ANNOUNCES 2012 INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS AWARD RECIPIENTS State awards grants in playwriting, crafts, photography, music composition, and music performance Baltimore, MD: The Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC), an agency of the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, has recognized vocalist Erin Dickins from Talbot County for creating work of exceptional quality. Ms. Dickins has been awarded the 2012 Individual Artist Award for Non- Classical Music Solo Performance for her CD, Nice Girls. “Artists of this high ...

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Interview

Under Your Skin Interviews Lauren Sevian (video)

Source: underyourskin
March 31, 2012

Lauren Sevian's “LSQ" is a dynamic baritone saxophone driven jazz experience that features original hard bop tinged compositions and improvisation. The LSQ has performed in some of the top NYC jazz clubs including Smoke, Kitano, Jazz Gallery, and Fat Cat. Each member is a rising star on the jazz scene, and has performed with numerous jazz artists/groups ranging from the Grammy award winning Mingus Big Band to Wayne Shorter. The LSQ has an important message to spread, the language of ...

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TV / Film

UN International Jazz Day - Finding Carlton Documentary Film Screenings

Source: Susheel Kurien
March 31, 2012

On April 30, the United Nations will celebrate International Jazz Day with concerts scheduled for Paris, New York and New Orleans. In New York, the event schedule will include a screening of Finding Carlton - Uncovering The Story Of Jazz In India. The film will be followed by a panel discussion which will focus on the theme “Unlearning Intolerance." The location and time will be announced shortly. This groundbreaking documentary film tells the story of how African American musicians took ...

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Submit Your Concert Dates To All About Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
March 30, 2012

The All About Jazz concert calendar service is free to musicians, presenters and fans. Here's a top level look of how All About Jazz collects concert dates, integrates concert dates and pushes them out to fans by region. Submit Your Dates The easiest way to submit your dates to All About Jazz is by using our submission form. We also import dates from three external sources including a musician's GigPress feed, ArtistData.com's feed and ThrillCall.com's feed. You can batch export ...

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Book / Magazine

A New Novel "A New Yorker at Sea" by Nick Catalano

Source: All About Jazz
March 30, 2012

FLUSHING, N.Y.: In his book A New Yorker at Sea, Nick Catalano tells the story of a city guy from New York who takes a trip through the Middle East and the Mediterranean partaking in life threatening situations to satisfy his sense of adventure. Joe Pisano is a college professor and sailor who is accompanied by his mates, Roger and Dick, on a journey on their yacht Bravura. The crew encounters a series of problems including corrupt law officials, pirates ...

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Recording

Randy Napoleon’s “the Jukebox Crowd” Set For Release on April 2

Source: Janet Goldberg
March 30, 2012

With the release on April 2, 2012 of The Jukebox Crowd (Gut String Records GSR008), acclaimed jazz guitarist Randy Napoleon adds a swinging third recording to his impressive discography. The album features Napoleon leading a three-horn sextet performing originals as well as arrangements of “Fools Rush In,” “God Only Knows,” “I'm in the Mood for Love” and other standards. Joining the guitarist are trumpeter Justin Walter, trombonist Josh Brown, tenor saxophonist Ben Jansson, drummer Quincy Davis and organist Duncan McMillan. ...

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