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News: Website

100 New Additions to AAJ Upcoming Jazz CD/DVD Release Center

May 15, 2009

The AAJ Upcoming Jazz Release Center has just been updated with 100 new releases, reissues, imports and DVDs. The Upcoming Release Center is updated weekly and can be searched by artist, month of release, record label and type (reissue or new release). It is the most comprehensive new release listing for jazz music on the internet. ...

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News: Obituary

Bassist Wayman Tisdale Dies at 44

May 15, 2009

By Andrew Lienhard Smooth jazz bassist Wayman Tisdale lost his two-year battle to cancer early this morning at a hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was 44. The celebrated musician was also a well-known NBA Power Forward who played for the Phoenix Suns until his retirement in 1997. In his twelve-year NBA career, Tisdale scored more than ...

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News: Interview

Interview: Creed Taylor (Part 19)

May 15, 2009

Creed Taylor has never before granted an interview about the events leading up to the bankruptcy of CTI Records in 1978. Until now, that is. In an exclusive conversation with JazzWax, the maverick producer looks back at one of the most painful periods of his career, reflecting on the shifting record-industry business practices during that decade ...

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News: Radio

K-Jazz Continues with Free Concerts in Hollywood

May 15, 2009

FREE K-JAZZ SUMMER CONCERTS RETURN TO HOLLYWOOD & HIGHLAND ALL-STAR LINEUP ANNOUNCED FOR 6TH ANNUAL SEASON LONG BEACH, CA -- KKJZ K-Jazz 88.1 FM presents its 6th annual season of free Tuesday night jazz concerts in the courtyard of Hollywood & Highland Center. This years lineup spans traditional jazz, blues, Latin jazz and big band, and ...

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News: Festival

Southwestern Summer Jazz Festivals 2009

May 15, 2009

By Patricia Myers The summer jazz festival season in the Southwest offers a variety of special focuses, from an extended weekend of big bands and intimate cabaret performances to mountain-high concerts. Here are the details: “A Swingin' Affair": Big Band Festival, May 21-24, Four Points Sheraton at LAX, Los Angeles, presented by the Los Angeles Jazz ...

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News: Performance / Tour

The Lynne Arriale Nuance Quartet only NYC Appearance on May 19th at 7:30pm & 9:30pm

May 15, 2009

Lynne Arriale headlines show at New York's Jazz Standard Only NY area performance “The Lynne Arriale Nuance Quartet" Featuring Lynne Arriale, Randy Brecker, George Mraz and Anthony Pinciotti Tuesday, May 19th - 7:30pm & 9:30pm (New York, NY) Jazz Piano Star Lynne Arriale's The Lynne Arriale Nuance Quartet is set to perform two shows at Manhattans ...

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News: Technology

Pirate Bay Bias Charge: Random Judge Assignment Wasnt

May 15, 2009

Pirate Bay Judge Tomas Norstrm is under fire again. New allegations questioning the legitimacy of The Pirate Bay trial surfaced Friday when lawyers for the four file-sharing defendants accused the Swedish courts of secretely streering the case to a hostile judge. The latest ethics charges in the aftermath of the April conviction of the four founders ...

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News: Obituary

New Orleans Modern Jazz Pioneer Mike Serpas Dies at 77

May 15, 2009

By Charles Suhor Trumpeter Mike Serpas, one of the pioneers of modern jazz in New Orleans, died on April 23 in Picayune, Mississippi. Born in Algiers, Serpas studied with the legendary Manuel “Fess” Manetta, a veteran of Buddy Bolden’s band, and played at Behrman High School under Milton Bush. He served in the U.S. Navy and ...

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News: Award / Grant

Peter Gabriel and Venezuelan Conductor Abreu Win Polar Music Prize

May 15, 2009

British pop musician Peter Gabriel was Tuesday named co-winner of the Polar Music Prize 2009 for his “ground- breaking, outward-looking and boundary-busting artistry."Gabriel shared the award with Venezuelan conductor, composer and economist Jose Antonio Abreu and the music network El Sistema that promotes classical music among mainly poor children in the South American country. The network ...

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News: Recording

Ski Johnson Celebrates New CD with Washington DC Release Party

May 15, 2009

Washington D.C.-based jazz phenomenon Ski Johnson celebrated his newest masterpiece New Beginnings with an album release event at Lavar Arrington's The Sideline Restaurant on May 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Sideline Restaurant teamed up with MAJIC 102.3's Mike Chase to host the star-studded event, which included celebrity guest Anwan “Big G" Glover from HBO's The ...