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News: Music Industry

The Doors Are Closing, but the Jazz Bakery is Still in Play

May 31, 2009

The lauded music venue may be closing its doors this weekend, but owner Ruth Price is working on plans to keep the music going. The Jazz Bakery, a staple of the L.A. music community, will close its doors Sunday after losing its lease, but owner Ruth Price insists it's too early to write a eulogy for ...

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News: Obituary

Henry 'Butch' Stone Big-Band Singer, Saxophonist with Les Brown Dies

May 31, 2009

Henry “Butch" Stone, 96, a big-band singer and saxophonist who had a long association with Les Brown and his Band of Renown, died May 19 at Kaiser Foundation Hospital in Woodland Hills, according to a friend, songwriter and band leader Van Alexander. A native of New York City, Stone learned baritone saxophone as a boy and ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Santana at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

May 31, 2009

From the start of his Thursday set at the Joint in Las Vegas' Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Carlos Santana made clear what historical moment he hoped to invoke, if not revive. As the 11-piece group got the polyrhythms of Santana's early hit “Soul Sacrifice" simmering, images flashed across the large screen behind the musicians of ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Christian McBride

May 31, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Christian McBride's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Christian McBrideThe finest musicians to spring from the world of jazz have clearly had an advantage when it comes to branching into other genres of music. Their mastery of composition... more Website | ...

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News: Website

Musician? Showcase Advertise at AAJ for Two Weeks and Save

May 30, 2009

All About Jazz has introduced a two week Showcase option for $200. For the single best way to promote your music, yourself and drive traffic to your website or retail pages, read on... All About Jazz Showcase is designed to help you promote your music, yourself and your website while reaching the largest jazz ...

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News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: A Miles Davis Sampler

May 30, 2009

In honor of the 83rd anniversary of Miles Davis' birth this past Tuesday, today we offer a video tribute with samples of sounds from various periods of the trumpeter's storied career, plus an interview with Davis himself. A couple of these clips have been featured before here on ...

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News: Interview

Who Was Bobby Scott?

May 30, 2009

Bobby Scott is one of those virtually unknown jazz artists today who had a brief career as a top-flight pianist, composer and arranger in the 1950s. Then he moved into the pop world and disappeared from the jazz scene as a leader, working instead mostly as a studio sideman. In the 1960s and beyond, Scott worked ...

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News: Book / Magazine

AllAboutJazz-New York June 2009 Issue Now Available!

May 30, 2009

Every June we begin getting excited for jazz festival season in the city. Unfortunately, for the first time since 1984, New York City, once the jazz capital of the world (a title threatened by New Orleans, Berlin or maybe one of several Canadian metropolises), will be without a JVC Jazz Festival. Of course, the truth is ...

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News: Event

Jazz Picnic in the Park in Lauderhill, Florida

May 30, 2009

The City of Lauderhill presents JAZZ UNDER THE STARS. This free jazz concert is held in the Amphitheater at the Ilene Lieberman Botanical Gardens, 3801 Inverrary Blvd., Lauderhill (next to the Inverrary Hotel). Cache Live will be performing Saturday, May 30, from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM. Bring your blankets, chairs, and food. No cooking allowed. ...

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News: Festival

Program Change Estelle and Divine Brown Move up Their Concert

May 30, 2009

Montreal -- Programming organizers of the 30th edition of the Festival International de Jazz de Montral would like to advise fans that the Estelle concert-featuring opening act Divine Brown-initially scheduled for Mtropolis in the Rythmes Bell series at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, July 10 has been moved up to Monday, July 6, at the same time. ...