Results for "All About Jazz Publicity"

Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA): Magical Musical Showcase, December 4, 6:30-8pm

November 19, 2007

Magical Musical Showcase Tuesday, December 4, 6:30 - 8 pm Free, Cash bar and snacks available for purchase 220 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 312.280.2660 Some of Chicago's most renowned music clubs present their favorite local singer-songwriters. This hour long set provides an opportunity for emerging musical artists to present their ...

Jazz @ Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite

November 19, 2007

Friday, December 14, 2007 Jazz @ Lincoln Center Orchestra 8:00 pm Prudential Hall Enjoy Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite, performed by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and his unrivaled Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. In 1960, for the first time in his career, the legendary Duke Ellington and writing partner ...

Legendary Pianist Herbie Hancock Interviewed at AAJ

November 19, 2007

If Herbie Hancock never played another note, or gave the world nothing more for the rest of his life other than electronic pop or dyed-in-the-wool, straight-ahead, VSOP-style jazz--it wouldn't matter. His stature, accomplishments and legacy are secure. But he doesn't do that. Not his nature. Which is one of the reasons why, even among great pianists--and ...

AAJ Tops Two Million MP3 Downloads

November 18, 2007

The All About Jazz Download Center which features a free daily MP3 track as well as archived tracks has generated over two million total downloads since its launch back in October 2005. It has also topped one million downloads since February 2007. AAJ presents an eclectic mix of tracks by a diverse group of jazz artists ...

Tierney Sutton Puts Her Stamp on Jazz Standards

November 18, 2007

The jazz world has artists who love to swim through standards, making listeners as comfortable as they were the last time they heard the song. Not Tierney Sutton. “We almost feel like it's our responsibility to do something with it that's really out there," the singer said in a phone interview from her L.A. home. “But ...

Manuel Engel/ME 3 Album Finalist For 7th Annual Independent Music Awards

November 18, 2007

The Book of Nations Pays Tribute to Jazz Singers and Musicians, and World's Prominent Achievers.

November 17, 2007

THE BOOK OF NATIONS PAYS TRIBUTE TO JAZZ SINGERS AND MUSICIANS, AND WORLD'S PROMINENT ACHIEVERS. New York-NY. Amazon.com Company has just published - The Book Of Nations: Leaders, Stars, Celebrities, Lifestyles and Entertainment - written by Maximillien de Lafayette. The book is a joint publication of Amazon, Times Square Press, and the Federation of American Musicians, ...

Holiday Jazz on 34th Street, Featuring New York's Onaje Allan Gumbs and South Africa's Hotep Idris Galeta

November 17, 2007

New York and South Africa unite for the Holidays as Bronx-based pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs and South African pianist Hotep Idris Galeta pair up for three unique duo concerts December 13-15 at Shutters Cafe in New York, melding the American and South African jazz traditions in a one-of-a-kind series, presented by Inja Yami Production and Rose ...

290 New Additions to AAJ Upcoming Jazz Release Center

November 16, 2007

The AAJ Upcoming Jazz Release Center has just been updated with 290 new releases, reissues, imports and DVDs. The Upcoming Release Center is updated weekly and can be searched by artist, month of release, record label and type (reissue or new release). It is the most comprehensive new release listing for jazz music on the internet. ...

Bush Awards University of Idaho Jazz Festival Top Arts Honor

November 16, 2007

BOISE, Idaho -- A jazz festival that began 40 years ago in a small northern Idaho college town, but has grown into a four-day event drawing top musicians from around the globe, will receive one of the nation's most prestigious arts honors. In a ceremony at the White House Thursday, President Bush will award the National ...