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News: Performance / Tour

Is West Side Story Overrated?

March 30, 2009

The new Broadway revival of West Side Story, opening on Thursday at the Palace Theater in New York. One of the perks of being a theater critic, in those dog days of the season when you find yourself struggling to sit through the latest Chekhov revival or pretentious little comedy about tightly wound New York singles, ...

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News: Event

Woodlawn Cemetery Honors Jazz Appreciation with Concert

March 30, 2009

A free concert celebrating the jazz greats memorialized at Woodlawn, hosted by saxophonist Victor Goines. In honor of Jazz Appreciation Month (April), The Woodlawn Cemetery is hosting weekend concerts and tours to celebrate in style and pay tribute to some of history's great American jazz musicians, including Duke Ellington, Illinois Jacquet, Miles Davis, Jackie McLean, Max ...

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News: Technology

The Pirate Party Makes a Bid for the European Parliament

March 30, 2009

Activist Christian Engstrm looks more like a engineer than a buccaneer. But in June he'll be one of 20 candidates running for seats in the European Parliament under the skull-and-crossbones flag of the Swedish Pirate Party. “If politicians want to prevent ordinary citizens from sharing files, they will constantly have to expand their ability to monitor," ...

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News: Technology

Google Launches Free, Legal Music Downloads in China

March 30, 2009

BEIJING Google on Monday launched free downloads of licensed songs in China, while sharing advertising revenue with major music labels in a market rife with online piracy. Lee Kai-Fu, president of Google in greater China, said one reason Google lagged in the mainland search market was because it did not offer music downloads, the missing piece ...

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News: Technology

Giant Internet Worm Set to Change Tactics April 1

March 30, 2009

The fast-moving Conficker computer worm, a scourge of the Internet that has infected at least 3 million PCs, is set to spring to life in a new way on Wednesday April Fools' Day. That's when many of the poisoned machines will get more aggressive about “phoning home" to the worm's creators over the Internet. When that ...

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News: Recording

PJ Parker's "Dreams Are Meant for Two" Named a "Favorite of 2008" by JazzPolice.com

March 30, 2009

Somerset, New Jersey – Critical acclaim for PJ Parker’s third CD continues to come in, with the inclusion of Dreams Are Meant For Two in JazzPolice.com’s “Favorite Recordings of 2008: Vocaluminaries.” In including “Dreams” on the list, JazzPolice.com’s (www.jazzpolice.com) Andrea Canter called PJ’s performance “magic.” “With Dreams Are Meant for Two, PJ Parker has issued a ...

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News: Contest

Announcing the Winners of the "Brad Shepik - Human Activity Suite" Giveaway!

March 30, 2009

Dave Sumner, Jackie Diprimo, Joseph Groff, George Korval and Jesse McBee, Congratulations! You're the lucky winners of the Songlines Recordings “Brad Shepik - Human Activity Suite“ giveaway. All About Jazz will contact you about claiming your prize. We'd like to thank everyone who participated in the contest and please visit Songlines Recordings for more jazz releases. ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Astrud Gilberto

March 30, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Astrud Gilberto's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Astrud GilbertoAstrud Gilberto - vocalist, recording artist, composer Astrud Gilberto, known as “The Girl from Ipanema" and often referred to as “The Queen of Bossa-Nova," is an artist with roots firmly planted in Brazilian music... ...

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Article: Contributor News

March 2009

by Michael Ricci
March 30, 2009

Dear fellow AAJ contributor, 2009 is shaping up to be AAJ's most active year and we just topped 80,000 readers in a single day for the very first time! Stay current with our recent developments and please read on... Editors Wanted Say Hello to Your Editor Join Our Knowledge Base Track Your Activity and ...

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News: Contest

Enter the Talking House Records "Blueprints of Jazz, Vol. 1-3" Giveaway Contest

March 29, 2009

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Talking House Records “Blueprints of Jazz, Vol. 1-3“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on April 26th. Click here to enter the contest (Following Billy Harper at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! Your ...