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News: Obituary

Gospel, Blues Artist Marva Wright Dies

March 23, 2010

New Orleans blues and gospel singer Marva Wright died Tuesday at age 62, her former manager said. Adam Shipley confirmed that Wright died of complications from a stroke she suffered last year. She sang traditional jazz and gospel standards but was better known for sultry, sometimes bawdy blues songs. Among her best known songs were Heartbreakin' ...

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News: Performance / Tour

J.Viewz Brings Their Modern Jazz Style to New York's Legendary Blue Note Jazz Club

March 23, 2010

New York, NY For one night only, The Blue Note Jazz Club, located in the heart of New York's West Village, will bring an inventive type of jazz and blues to the venue. J.VIEWZ LIVE is very excited to be honored with an APRIL 5th engagement at the club, which has hosted the likes of Ray ...

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News: Contest

Enter the Dare2 "Dave Holland - Pathways" CD Giveaway Contest

March 23, 2010

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Dare2 Records “Dave Holland - Pathways“ giveaway contest starting today. FOUR winners will receive the standard edition of Pathways, and ONE grand prize winner will receive the limited edition. We'll select the winners at the conclusion of the contest on April 22nd. Click here to enter the ...

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News: Book / Magazine

John Watson's "The Power of Jazz" Photography Book Now Available

March 23, 2010

Jazz legends and rising stars are featured in a new book The Power Of Jazz, by UK-based professional photographer and writer John Watson. The book has more than 140 color and black and white photographs of artists including Chet Baker, Gil Evans, Sonny Rollins, Hank Jones, Esbjorn Svensson, Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland, Dame Cleo Laine, Jane ...

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News: Performance / Tour

3rd Infantry Division Jazz Combo Sooths Souls with Music at Cob Speicher

March 23, 2010

By Spc. Jessica Rohr Melodic notes seductively filled the air as jazz music made its way through the shopping complex on the porch of the Green Beans Coffee shop at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, near Tikrit, Iraq, March 14. Evening temperatures have warmed up and the 3rd Infantry Division Jazz Combo has returned to its bi-weekly ...

News: Technology

Adobe Launches Flash Builder 4

March 23, 2010

Adobe Systems on Monday announced the general availability of three development tools and a new service that helps Flash coders link to social networks. The new products include Flash Builder 4, ColdFusion Builder, Flex 4 Framework, and the Social Flash Platform Service. “Companies are under extraordinary pressure to keep their competitive edge," said David Wadhwani, general ...

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News: Event

Enter Music Publishing Rolls out Voting for 15th Annual Drummies; Vote by April 30th

March 23, 2010

San Jose, Calif., -- The 15th Annual Drummies, conducted by Enter Music Publishing, are now open for voting to drummers interested in participating in one of the most well-respected Award/Polling events. Voting is done online at drummagazine.com. Enter Music Publishing, publishers of hip, drum/percussion magazines worldwide, has experienced tremendous growth of the Drummies over the last ...

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News: TV / Film

'The T.A.M.I. Show': A Pop Music Time Capsule

March 23, 2010

The 1964 concert never turned into the annual fundraiser it was envisioned as, but it did bring together the Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, the Beach Boys and James Brown, and now it's on DVD. “The T.A.M.I. Show," the fabled film document of an equally legendary 1964 concert in Santa Monica with the Rolling Stones, James Brown, ...

News: Technology

WaTunes Gets out of Digital Distribution

March 23, 2010

WaTunes is getting out of the flat fee digital distribution business. This will allow the company to put more emphasis on its music discover and social platform and its download store, WaTunes Marketplace. ON WaTunes' social platform artists can create a profile, embed widgets, and share music with fans. Certain artist services will be retained ...

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News: Performance / Tour

April 24: Claudio Roditi with Jovino Santos-Neto; Hadley Caliman Quintet

March 23, 2010

The Ballard Jazz Festivals Mainstage Concert this year features a double-bill of two jazz living legends. Trumpeter Claudio Roditi (called one of the very best performers in jazz by All Music Guide) brings his samba and jazz blend to the stage, with the help of Brazilian-born, Seattle-based pianist Jovino Santos-Neto and his trio featuring Chuck Deardorf ...