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Satchmo: The Wonderful World and Art of Louis Armstrong

May 13, 2009

Authors: By Steven Brower, foreword by Hilton Als Imprint: Abrams Books ISBN: 0-8109-9528-X EAN: 9780810995284 Trim Size: 9 1/2 x 10 1/2 Pages Count: 256 Cover: Hardcover About the book Satchmo: The Wonderful World and Art of Louis Armstrong is ...

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Blues Capitalist W. C. Handy

May 11, 2009

If Beale Street could talk, it would say, Who the hell is the guy depicted in that big statue by the entrance to the park? W. C. Handy, once so famous as the Father of the Blues that he was memorialized with a bronze monument in Memphis, is not nearly as well known today to people ...

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Miles Davis' 'Kind of Blue' at 50

May 10, 2009

The album, recorded with virtually no rehearsal and consisting of primarily first takes, altered jazz forever. It was both a radical stylistic experiment and an album parents could put on after dinner without waking the kids. It's a manifesto, a meeting of musical minds, and it's moved millions of copies to remain the bestselling jazz record ...

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Hugh Hefner the Bunny Man

May 9, 2009

I've been in this room in the Playboy Mansion before. As I recall, the painting on the wall was a topless portrait of his wife, Kimberley, mother of his two teenage sons, from whom he is now separated. Now it's just Hefner, painted in Tudor robes, in the style of Holbein. In person, he wears his ...

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The "New" Relix Media Group

May 5, 2009

RELIX MEDIA GROUP ACQUIRES RELIX MAGAZINE, RELIX.COM AND JAMBANDS.COM HISTORIC MUSIC MAGAZINE TO RELAUNCH WITH JUNE ISSUE Relix Media Group, LLC announced today that it has acquired Relix magazine, Relix.com, and Jambands.com from previous owner Zenbu Media. Relix Media Group is a newly formed team of private investors led by music and film entrepreneur ...

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Jazz Journal Swings Back into Action

April 30, 2009

Britain's longest-running jazz magazine is relaunched under new editorship London, 30 April 2009: After weeks of rumour, the future of Jazz Journal, one of the world's most popular and enduring jazz magazines, has been assured. Following a 30-year stint at the helm and the sudden death of his wife Janet, who had been acting as managing ...

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AllAboutJazz-New York May 2009 Issue Now Available!

April 25, 2009

By now baseball season is in full swing, if you pardon the pun. And it is taking place in two brand new stadiums. Now don’t forget that you as taxpayers helped finance these sporting cathedrals. No one asked you and good luck getting tickets to any of the games. For those that believe in karma, a ...

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Santa Monica Library Lets Public Check out Walking, Talking Sources

April 14, 2009

Tired of books? Then consult a living, breathing source. Check out a jazz Historian. On Saturday, the Santa Monica Public Library's Living Library Project will feature “a Mormon, an animal rights activist, a police detective, a fat activist, a feminist, a married Jewish lesbian mom, a little person and an ex-gang member," among others. Members of ...

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ByrneJazz Releases Linear Jazz Improvisation "Functional Jazz Guitar"

April 13, 2009

Educator Ed Byrne's new guitar book is now available! ByrneJazz.com announces the release of Ed Byrne's new jazz guitar method, Linear Jazz Improvisation “Functional Jazz Guitar." Learn all the basics of playing in a jazz group comping voicings with rhythms in all styles. It's fun to practice with the inter-related play-back files in all keys. Linear ...

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Kevin Cole of Webster Groves HS Featured in JazzEd Magazine

April 7, 2009

Trombonist and educator Kevin Cole, who directs the high school jazz band program in the St. Louis suburb of Webster Groves, is the subject of the cover story in the current issue of JazzEd magazine.The piece covers Cole's background, teaching philosophy, and more, and was written by local freelance writer, pianist and bandleader Kevin ...