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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Tony Scott

June 17, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Tony Scott's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Tony ScottTony Scott, a distinguished jazz clarinetist who in the 1950s helped steer his instrument out of the swing era and into the sax-infested waters of bebop. With Buddy DeFranco, Mr. Scott was considered one ...

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News: Festival

2009 Caramoor Jazz Festival to Feature Reeves, Walton, Valdes, Weston, and More

June 16, 2009

Katonah, New York - The 2009 Caramoor International Music Festival, hailed by The New York Times as “... the loveliest Festival of them all," presents its 16th Annual Jazz Festival on August 1 and 2 at the Venetian Theater. Jazz Producer Jim Luce assembles a star-studded line-up of both jazz legends and new forces on ...

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News: Festival

"Blue Note: 70 Years" is the Theme of Jazzfest Berlin '09

June 16, 2009

Blue Note: 70 Years is the theme of JazzFest Berlin '09 Exhibition with photographs by Francis Wolff in the Jewish Museum - 4 concerts in the glass-topped courtyard The JazzFest Berlin '09 will take place from November 4th to 8th. This year, the central theme explored by artistic director Nils Landgren is Blue Note: 70 years, ...

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News: Obituary

Jack Nimitz Baritone Sax Player Dies

June 16, 2009

Jack Nimitz played clarinet and alto saxophone before discovering the baritone sax and falling in love with the instrument's voice. “It sounded so warm and nice and dark and rich," he said. Nimitz played with Woody Herman, Stan Kenton and Herbie Mann and had a busy career as a studio musician in Hollywood. Jack Nimitz, a ...

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News: Event

At the White House, a Blend of Jazz Greats and Hopefuls

June 16, 2009

Wynton Marsalis at a White House jazz clinic on Monday hosted by Michelle Obama. It was not the full-force, let-a-thousand-saxophones-bloom, this-is-our-music festival that some might have wished from a White House where the language of jazz seems to have a place, at least in the presidents iPod. But it was a good start. On Monday afternoon, ...

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News: Event

Richard Thompson's 'Cabaret of Souls' Premieres -- Will It Ever Be Heard from Again?

June 16, 2009

Officials at the International Society of Bassists wanted new music featuring the instrument to highlight its annual convention happenings this week in Philadelphia. One of the composers they turned to for a commission was British folk-rock guitarist-singer-songwriter extraordinaire Richard Thompson. Rather than dashing off a quick melody and variation, Thompson delivered an hour-plus song cycle of ...

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News: Obituary

Barry Beckett Record Producer Worked with Big-Name Singers Passes

June 16, 2009

Barry Beckett, 66, a keyboard player and record producer who had important roles in recordings by Bob Dylan, Percy Sledge, Hank Williams Jr. and Kenny Chesney, died June 10 at his home in Henderson, Tenn. He had been in failing health for several years after a stroke and being diagnosed with cancer. “There's no way I ...

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News: Obituary

Bob Bogle Co-Founder Rock Band the Ventures Dies

June 16, 2009

The influential band's hits included 'Walk, Don't Run' and the theme from 'Hawaii Five-O.' Bob Bogle, lead guitarist and co-founder of the rock band the Ventures, known for 1960s instrumental hits including “Walk, Don't Run," has died. He was 75. Don Wilson, the band's other co-founder, told the News Tribune of Tacoma that Bogle became ill ...

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News: Technology

Pirate Bay Launches VPN Service

June 16, 2009

The operators of The Pirate Bay launched a long-awaited VPN service Monday, promising to make file sharers and other internet users more anonymous online. The IPREDATOR Global Anonymity Service, at about $7 monthly, is named for Swedens IPRED law that went into force in April. That law empowers copyright owners to acquire data from ISPs identifying ...

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News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: June 8, 2009

June 16, 2009

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 4 2 Diana Krall Quiet Nights (Verve) 225 186 +39 5 66 1 11 1 1 1 One For All Return Of The Lineup (Sharp Nine) 225 227 -2 0 60 1 8 3 3 4 Stanley Clarke Jazz In The Garden (Heads Up) 184 ...