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6 Things You Need to Know About Mac Os X Snow Leopard

August 26, 2009

Apples next operating system, Mac OS X 10.6, aka Snow Leopard, hits stores Friday. If youre already a Mac user, youre probably going to get the upgrade sooner or later, thanks to its low $30 price tag. But its not a major upgrade. Apple has stressed that this OS mainly delivers a performance boost for Macs ...

Songwriter Ellie Greenwich Dies at 68

August 26, 2009

Ellie Greenwich, who co-wrote some of pop music's most enduring songs, including “Chapel of Love," “Be My Baby" and “Leader of the Pack," died Wednesday, according to her niece. She was 68. Greenwich died of a heart attack at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital, where she had been admitted a few days earlier for treatment of pneumonia, ...

Pianist Yaron Herman Interviewed at AAJ

August 26, 2009

Pianist Yaron Herman, an Israeli now living in Paris, is one of the most talented artists of the Parisian jazz musical scene. He was a promising basketball player on the Israeli national junior team when he was cut short by a knee injury. He then decided to take up playing the piano at age 16. His ...

Guitarist Wayne Krantz Interviewed at AAJ...And More!

August 25, 2009

Guitarist Wayne Krantz is one of the great non-conformists. An improviser who avoids stylistic limitations and cliché like the plague, his music draws from diverse elements and welds them sonically to create something quite personal. Krantz has turned his back on recording studios for the last 15 years, choosing instead to release live shows through his ...

Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola September 2009 Lineup: Diet Coke Women in Jazz Festival

August 25, 2009

Dizzys Club Coca-Cola September 2009 Lineup Amina Figarova, Renee Rosnes, Elana James, Marian McPartland, Marlena Shaw, Sherrie Maricle & The DIVA Jazz Orchestra, Valerie Capers, Carmen Lundy, Evi Siamanda, Karrin Allyson & Others Featured in the 5th Annual Diet Coke Women In Jazz Festival 5th Annual Diet Coke Women In Jazz Festival Diet Coke, the world's ...

Luis Marin Live at the Nuyorican Cafe Re-Issued

August 24, 2009

Harmolodic Guitarist Bern Nix Interviewed at AAJ

August 24, 2009

New York-based free jazz guitarist Bern Nix is one of the few people who are well-versed in Ornette Coleman's “harmolodics" style. He played with Coleman from 1975-1988, and now leads the Bern Nix Trio in New York City. In his compositions and his intriguing covers of standards, he is always looking in the corners of the ...

Enter the Posi-Tone Records "David Binney/Alan Ferber - In the Paint" Giveaway Contest

August 23, 2009

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Posi-Tone Records “David Binney/Alan Ferber - In the Paint“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on September 20th. Click here to enter the contest (Following David Binney at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! ...

The Siren's Sound Reviews "Jazztap"

August 22, 2009

Sonace is a progressive jazz, electronica and rock composer from Houston, Texas. Only 35 listeners on their Last.fm. Lets push that up guys, cause its purely music worth listening to. 'Specially the experimental side of the project - which is quite catchy and the whole album is also pretty diverse and reaches some different, some ultimate ...

Announcing the Winners of the "Dave Douglas - Spirit Moves" Giveaway

August 21, 2009

Philip Hilger, Bradley Linn, David Peterkofsky, Adam Meckler and Patti Wright, Congratulations! You're the winners of the Greenleaf Music “Dave Douglas - Spirit Moves" giveaway! Philip and Bradley will each receive a signed copy of the Spirit Moves Deluxe CD+DVD. David will receive a copy of the Spirit Moves Deluxe CD+DVD, unsigned. Adam will receive a ...