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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Paul Gonsalves

July 12, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Paul Gonsalves' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Paul GonsalvesPaul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone (1920 - 1974) Although his reputation is often hung upon the mighty gallery-rousing performance he gave at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival with Duke Ellington... more Website ...

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News: Recording

Bruce Hornsby Busy with Music, Film, Broadway Musical

July 11, 2009

A new album, a new label, a Broadway play and a cameo in a Robin Williams film are keeping multi-Grammy winning artist Bruce Hornsby busy for 2009. “Levitate," Hornsby's 12-song set, is slated for a September 15 release via Verve and finds the multi-instrumentalist collaborating with his band the Noisemakers on their first recordings together since ...

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News: Technology

Free iPhone Application Released by Jazz Trumpeter Carl Saunders

July 11, 2009

Available now in the Applications store at Apple iTunes Los Angeles, California -- Los Angeles-based trumpeter Carl Saunders announces the immediate availability of his iPhone application. Anyone owning an Apple iPhone or iTouch can download the Carl Saunders application for free. We believe this to be the first iPhone application for any jazz artist. The Carl ...

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News: Event

Summertime Blues for a Cure Golf Outing and Blues Concert Tees-off July 24

July 11, 2009

Golf Outing and Blues Concert Blues Concert When: Friday, July 24 at 8 pm Where: Whiskey Dick's, Columbus, OH Performing: Scotty Bratcher Band and Matt O'Ree Band Donation: $15.00 Golf Scramble and Outdoor Blues Concert When:Saturday, July 25 Scramble begins at 1pm Blues Concert ...

News: Event

Whiskey Dicks Braces for Whirlwind Transcontinental Blues Family Reunion, July 17

July 11, 2009

Batten the hatches as the perfect storm converges over Whiskey Dick's for this one night event The perfect storm will converge over Columbus' Whiskey Dick's as Award-winning international artists “Colin John Band" and “Michael Hill" will team up with their good friends “Long Tall Deb and the Drifter Kings" for a special blues event at Whiskey ...

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News: Video / DVD

ASCAP Wants $ for Embedded Youtube Videos

July 11, 2009

ASCAP sent a collection letter to Jason Calacanis seeking payment for YouTube videos embedded on his Mahalo site. Based on what the group told Valleywag, many music bloggers should also be concerned: “ASCAP does not offer licenses to - or require licenses from - those who simply make their personal blogs available on purely noncommercial Web ...

News: Technology

New York Times Considering Charging Online

July 11, 2009

The New York Times is considering a five-dollar per month charge for access to its Web content, according to Bloomberg. The newspaper floated the idea to its print subscribers in a survey, which also reportedly asked about a discounted $2.50 Web access rate for subscribers. The Times already dabbled in subscription-based services back in 2007 with ...

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News: Festival

Fiesta Cubana with Los Van Van and Afro-Cuban All-Stars, Followed by Ben Harper and Relentless7!

July 11, 2009

30th anniversary Rio Tinto Alcan Closing Event, Sunday, July 12, 7 p.m. Fiesta Cubana with Los Van Van and Afro-Cuban All-Stars, followed by Ben Harper & Relentless7! Montreal - Closing out an amazing 30th edition with a big bang, the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal invites fans to a festive, technicolour Rio Tinto Alcan 30th ...

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News: Festival

Honouring the "Father" of Jazz Festivals: A Tribute to George Wein

July 11, 2009

Montreal - For its 30th anniversary, the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal welcomes and honours George Wein, the “father” of jazz festivals, who created the very first event of its kind, the Newport Jazz Festival, 55 years ago. Yesterday, in the Maison du Festival Rio Tinto Alcan pressroom, Alain Simard, president and founder of the ...

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News: Interview

Photostory4: Big Jay McNeely

July 11, 2009

From time to time, I spot a jazz photo that moves me so much I have to know what happened the moment the camera's shutter came down. As a fan of 1950s jazz photography, I have long admired the high-contrast black-and-white work of Bob Willoughby. If you're unfamiliar with Bob [pictured], his stunning photos of jazz ...