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News: Award / Grant

Solid Choices in Grammy Jazz Nominations

December 3, 2009

Allen Toussaint's 'Bright Mississippi' is in the running in the best instrumental album category. The Bay Area's Julian Lage is one of the contemporary nominees, as is veteran Mike Stern. Grammy voters might have made some baffling choices this year (seriously, Hall & Oates?), but not when it came to the jazz categories. Though there was ...

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News: Recording

Alessandro Magnanini Releases "Someway Still I Do" on Schema Records

December 3, 2009

Alessandro Magnanini, the songwriter who penned “This Is What You Are" and “No Mercy For Me" on Mario Biondi's Handful of Soul has released his debut album Someway Still I Do. Magnanini states, “The main sources of inspiration for his album are the great adult pop productions of the past> I take easy listening melodies and ...

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News: Performance / Tour

The Legendary Wailers Perform "Exodus" Album in Its Entirety to Sold out Shows Across America

December 3, 2009

EXODUS named “Album of the Century" by Time Magazine ONE LOVE - “Song of the Millennium" - BBC Tour in support of the band's I WENT HUNGRY Charity with over 150,000 people fed to date Legendary reggae group THE WAILERS continue their sold-out “Exodus Tour," with more dates in the US. The shows will feature a ...

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News: Technology

MOG Launches $5 Music Streaming Today

December 3, 2009

UPDATE 2: MOG.com is live. Read my “first look" here. MOG's All Access premium music service goes live in the U.S. today (12/2) at 7 AM PST. MOG promises a deep on-demand library for $5 a month with a free trial offered at launch. All four major label groups have signed on. Watch a MOG intro ...

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News: Music Industry

50 Cent's 4 Rules of Fan Engagement

December 3, 2009

Even as his success has reached mega-proportions, 50 Cent has maintained a level of engagement that leaves his fans feeling that he is still one of them. Their loyalty now extends to the purchase of fashion and perfume as well as his million selling music. Robert Greene of Copyblogger shares 50 Cent's 4 Rules Of Fan ...

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News: Technology

MOG: A First Look

December 3, 2009

I'll be writing a longer post tomorrow morning that includes my interview with MOG.com CEO David Hyman. But before today gets away from me, I wanted to share a few first impressions of the MOG $5 per month unlimited streaming music service that launched today: MOG is more than a streaming service It combines social networking, ...

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News: Event

Moore, Smith, Harrison and Bernard to Play for MSFriends

December 3, 2009

ALL STAR SOUL-JAZZ LEGENDS GATHER IN SAN FRANCISCO FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY TO BENEFIT MSFRIENDS Stanton Moore Dr. Lonnie Smith, Will Bernard, Donald Harrison Jr., and Stanton Moore will perform at San Francisco's Boom Boom Room, December 13, for a one night event in support of MSFriends - the nation's only 24/7 peer support telephone help ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Herbie Nichols

December 3, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Herbie Nichols' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Herbie NicholsHerbie Nichols - pianist, composer (1919-1963) Herbie Nichols is a perennially neglected jazz pianist and composer... more Website | Videos | Articles Follow Herbie Nichols Put AAJ's Musician of the ...

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News: Radio

Hadley Caliman and Pete Christlieb on Jazz Northwest

December 3, 2009

photo by Jim Levitt Tenor saxophonists Hadley Caliman and Pete Christlieb first played together in LA in the 60s and have remained friends ever since. They reunited in Seattle last month to record a CD together for Origin Records and to play at The Ballard Jazz Walk. Highlights from their reunion (with Bill Anschell, ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Clapton, Beck: Confirm Shows

December 3, 2009

ERIC CLAPTON AND JEFF BECK COMBINE FORCES FOR THREE NORTH AMERICAN SHOWS THIS FEBRUARY Eric Clapton Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck have confirmed three North American co-headlining shows for February, 2010. The announcement comes on the heels of the tandem's previously confirmed shows at London's O2 February 13-14, 2010. Clapton and Beck will kick things off ...