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News: Technology

Billy Taylor's iPhone App - Jazz Piano

September 9, 2009

Pianist, composer, educator, author, broadcaster and Jazz advocate Dr. Billy Taylor announces the release of Jazz Piano, an iPhone App. Billy has always been on the cutting edge of using technology to reach existing and new listeners, first on the radio, then television, on his website; on YouTube; and, now on the iPhone. Jazz Piano, an ...

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News: Education

New York Jazz Academy, Innovative New Music School, Prepares to Launch Its Fall Semester

September 9, 2009

NEW YORK CITY – The New York Jazz Academy, the city’s newest music school, is preparing to launch its fall semester and is now accepting fall 2009 registration inquiries from all interested parents and students. Located on 86th and West End Avenue, in the heart of the Upper West Side, this new jazz school offers the ...

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News: Interview

David Murray: A Conversation

September 9, 2009

David Murray - A conversation PT2 This interview is part of the book project under your skin which includes Interviews with: Anthony Braxton, Ornette Coleman, Chuck D - Public Enemy, Taj Mahal, ...

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News: Radio

New Brazilian Jazz Internet Radio Channel from AccuJazz.com

September 9, 2009

Ever since Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos Jobim fused American jazz with Brazilian samba in the 1950s to form the new style known as Bossa Nova, countless musicians have been inspired to create music marrying the two traditions. Brazilian harmonies and rhythms have pervaded modern jazz in the past 50 years, influencing artists from Stan Getz to ...

News: Music Industry

Blue Music Group Introduces Instant Net-CDs

September 9, 2009

Blue Music Group is the first record label to introduce Instant Net-CDs on its website. In addition to offering common mpeg layer 3 ("mp3") and advanced audio codec ("aac") media, the entire Blue Music Group catalog is now available in a full quality CD format, including printable artwork, lyrics and inserts. “This is a major step ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Sinan Bakir Trio at Puppets Jazz Bar on September 15th, 2009

September 9, 2009

Sinan Bakir Trio will be performing at Puppets Jazz Bar on September 15, 2009 tunes from Sinan's new album “On My Way" with Thomson Kneeland and Mark Ferber. Sinan Bakir - guitar, compositions Alper Yilmaz - bass Rachel Housle - drums 2 sets:9pm and 11pm Puppets Jazz Bar 481 5th ...

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News: Obituary

17-Year-Old Daughter of Saxophonist Jesse Davis Shot and Killed in Oakland, CA

September 9, 2009

Desiree Davis, the granddaughter of the late trumpeter Howard McGhee and daughter of alto saxophonist Jesse Davis, was shot and killed on Monday, September 7, 2009 in Oakland, California while visiting with friends. The 17-year-old, who moved to Oakland from New Orleans with her mother and sister after Hurricane Katrina, was a high school senior and ...

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News: Event

Mark Rapp Group to Play Miles Davis' "Bitches Brew"

September 9, 2009

Paved Earth Music presents a triple bill evening at NY hot-spot DROM culminating in the presentation of Miles Davis' Bitches Brew. Returning to NY for this special evening, PEM recording artist Mark Rapp says, “One of my first demo CDs I recorded in NY, although not directly influenced by Bitches Brew, is directly within it's experimental ...

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News: Interview

Dave Pell on Don Fagerquist

September 9, 2009

If you're unfamiliar with trumpeter Don Fagerquist [pictured], that's about to change. The now nearly forgotten West Coast trumpeter had one of the richest tones in the business in the 1950s and 1960s, and he made everything he played sound melodic and effortless. Fagerquist's solos were like tennis balls rolling out of a can onto a ...

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News: Recording

The Doors: Live in New York

September 9, 2009

Live In New York Documents The Doors' Final Four New York Concerts with Jim Morrison In Their Entirety with Six-Disc Collection Boxed Set Due November 10, 180-Gram Vinyl Pressings of All the Band's Studio Albums Available September 15 Rhino and Bright Midnight Archives unleash four inspired performances from The Doors' final tour ...