Results for "All About Jazz Publicity"

Kongsberg Jazz Festival Unveils All About Jazz Presents: Doing It Norway Program

February 10, 2012

On February 1, 2012, Norway's Kongsberg Jazz Festival unveiled its first series of shows scheduled for the 2012 edition, running from July 4-7, 2012: a total of fourteen shows—seven of them detailed in this press release. AAJ is pleased to announce the lineup for its All About Jazz Presents: Doing It Norway festival-within-a-festival, following last fall's ...

Saxphone Colossus Sonny Rollins Interviewed at All About Jazz!

February 7, 2012

Making two trips to the White House within a calendar year, to receive two of the nation's most prestigious awards bestowed upon artists, is more than fairly momentous. Those are significant feathers in the ol' cap—surely reasons to crow or, at the very least, feel pretty satisfied about oneself. So it had to be a hell ...

Guitarist Kenny Burrell Interviewed at All About Jazz!

February 6, 2012

Kenny Burrell has appeared on so many essential jazz recordings that jazz history and his story seem irretrievably intertwined. Billie Holiday's valedictory rumination Lady Sings the Blues (Verve, 1956)? Jimmy Smith's epochal funk throwdown Back at the Chicken Shack (Blue Note, 1960)? Tony Bennett's Carnegie Hall debut? Kenny Burrell played guitar for them all. Even Jimi ...

All About Jazz Improvements: January 2012

February 4, 2012

We got out of the gate fast in 2012 releasing a calendar widget and making several enhancements to our website. WHAT'S NEW Calendar Widget For Website Publishers or Bloggers With All About Jazz's calendar widget, website publishers and bloggers can place either a local calendar or a musician's calendar on their pages. Simply create the code ...

Enter the "Tito Carrillo - Opening Statement" CD Giveaway at All About Jazz!

February 3, 2012

Terell Stafford Quintet Pays Tribute to Lee Morgan in the Kimmel Center’s Jazz Up Close Series, Feb. 25

February 3, 2012

Terell Stafford Quintet continues the Kimmel Center's 2011/12 Jazz Up Close Series, which honors Philadelphia jazz legends, with a tribute to Philly born hard-bop trumpeter, Lee Morgan, on February 25, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in Perelman Theater. The quintet will perform a bebop-infused program of select works from the legendary composer, arranger and musician's catalogue of ...

All About Jazz Launches New Column With Pianist Ahmad Jamal!

January 31, 2012

Since its inception, All About Jazz has delivered exhaustive coverage with some of the most extensive, in-depth interviews anywhere. AAJ will continue to provide the same degree of feature-rich coverage (e.g. Jack DeJohnette Week), but for those artists who have already received the “in-depth" treatment, our new Catching Up With column will allow us to revisit ...

Trumpeter Terell Stafford Interviewed at All About Jazz

January 30, 2012

Terell Stafford is as likely to credit his influences as he is to impress his listeners. Coming to jazz comparatively later than many players, and even with his busy schedule as a sideman, leader and educator, he remains devoted to exploring the music's roots, while expressing a relentless desire to learn more. Stafford's latest release, This ...

Place the Jazz Near You Calendar Plug-In on Your Website or Blog

January 30, 2012

With Jazz Near You's calendar plug-in, anyone with a website can place a local calendar, a venue calendar, or a musician's calendar on their website. Simply generate the code from Jazz Near You's calendar plug-in page, then copy, paste, save and voilà... instant calendar on your website! “This is a great way for website publishers and ...

All About Jazz Numbers Continue to Climb - Support Us in 2012!

January 30, 2012

The Numbers Add Up To One Great Jazz Website! All About Jazz made tremendous strides in 2011 and with your help, we can make even greater improvements to our web site and ensure the timely launch of several jazz advocacy projects that are currently in development. With each passing year, we reach record numbers. Here are ...