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News: TV / Film

Who is the Six Million View Man?

June 24, 2009

“Don’t Give Up On Detroit” a portrait of Motown musical mentor Marcus Belgrave, is the latest offering from “Jazz Video Guy" Bret Primack, who has recently passed the six million views mark on his YouTube channel. Last month Bret was in Detroit to interview Belgrave for the video podcast series, “Ray Charles, Genius." Bret explains that ...

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News: Interview

The Jazz Conceptions Orchestra Interviewed at AAJ

June 24, 2009

For many people, the bonds forged at college serve as the foundation for lifelong friendships; bonds that often keep like-minded friends committing to get together once in awhile to share passions. The Jazz Conceptions Orchestra (JCO) was created along these lines, but instead of getting together for the occasional game of golf or fishing, whenever these ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Jeff Beck

June 24, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Jeff Beck's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Jeff BeckJeff Beck isn\'t your typical guitar legend. His goal, in fact, is to make you forget that he plays guitar. “I don\'t understand why some people will only accept a guitar if it has ...

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News: Award / Grant

Origin Records Wins 2009 JazzWeek Record Label of the Year

June 23, 2009

SEATTLE'S ORIGIN RECORDS NAMED JAZZWEEK'S 2009 “LABEL OF THE YEAR” JazzWeek Awards Ceremony, Rochester, NY, June 20, 2009 “...Origin and OA2 are putting out some of the finest jazz today." Linda Yohn - WEMU, Ypsilanti, MI “What can I say? The music ...

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News: Interview

Interview: Bob Brookmeyer (Part 1)

June 23, 2009

Before I interviewed Bob Brookmeyer several weeks ago, I was warned. “If you don't have it together, he'll take your head off," said one journalist friend. Another wagged a finger, saying “Bob can be very, very gruff." Well, I'm here to report that Bob Brookmeyer is one of the nicest guys in the world. We had ...

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News: Festival

Ron Della Chiesa: Aficionado Hosts Friday Night Jazz Festival Concerts

June 23, 2009

George Wein and his jazz festivals have been a tradition in Newport for the past 55 years, but there's another mainstay that music lovers have come to anticipate--Ron Della Chiesa as the host of the Friday night concert at the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino, 194 Bellevue Avenue. This year, Della Chiesa ...

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News: Recording

New Studio Album of Barbra Streisand

June 23, 2009

Columbia Records proudly announces the release of Love Is The Answer, the eagerly-awaited new studio album from Barbra Streisand, available everywhere on Tuesday, September 29. The first full-length collection of new studio recordings from eight-time Grammy award winner Barbra Streisand since 2005's Guilty Pleasures, and first new Barbra Streisand album since Live In Concert 2006, Love ...

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News: Festival

Vico Jazz Festival in Naples

June 23, 2009

One of the most eagerly anticipated annual musical events in Naples is set to make its return to the city in just a few weeks. Now in its eighth year, Vico Jazz aims to promote the art for on a national and international scale and has worked hard over the last few years to set up ...

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News: Technology

Youtube Rolls out 6 Incremental Improvments

June 23, 2009

Rather then a big splashy make-over, YouTube has been rolling out an ongoing series of changes and improvements that marketers and uses should pay attention to. Download MP4 Files of Your Own Videos: You no longer have to panic when your computer crashes and you lose the original files of videos. Find the video you ...

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News: Music Industry

Variable MP3 Pricing Making Money for Labels

June 23, 2009

In April, soon after Apple gave labels the ability to set different prices for their songs on iTunes, every track on Pink Floyd's “Dark Side of the Moon" was raised to $1.29. Some music fans complained about these price increases, and many technology executives and bloggers proclaimed that labels were making the wrong move. But while ...