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Jazz Near You Event Submission Form Improves

April 15, 2017

The Jazz Near You event submission form for single or recurring events was reengineered resulting in a more user-friendly experience while reducing submission time. The new interface is more intuitive and prompts the user for WHO, WHERE, and WHEN information with each of the three steps annotated for clarity. The submission form also supports musician thumbnail ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Bessie Smith

April 15, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Bessie Smith's birthday today! “Empress of the Blues” She embodied the meaning of the blues, living the life she sang about. Bessie Smith set the standard for blues singers on how it should be done. Bessie Smith, born on Apr. 15, 1894, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was one of ten children. Her ...

News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: April 17, 2017

April 14, 2017

All About Jazz publishes the weekly JazzWeek radio chart. Discover new releases, track chart movement, and learn what is being played on jazz radio stations around the United States. Enjoy! TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Billy Childs Rebirth (Mack Avenue) 259 251 +8 5 55 1 4 ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Gene Ammons

April 14, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Gene Ammons' birthday today! Eugene “Jug" Ammons was a jazz tenor saxophonist, and the son of boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons. Ammons began to gain recognition when he went on the road with trumpeter King Kolax band in 1943, at the age of 18. He became a member of the Billy Eckstine ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: John Ellis

April 13, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating John Ellis' birthday today! The gifted, versatile saxophonist/clarinetist/composer John Ellis occupies an imaginary (and extremely imaginative) space directly between the celebratory, welcoming spirit of New Orleans and the edgy, frantic streets of New York City. Both as the leader of his own eclectic projects and as an in-demand sideman for a ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Herbie Hancock

April 12, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Herbie Hancock's birthday today! Herbie Hancock is a true icon of modern music. Throughout his explorations, he has transcended limitations and genres while still maintaining his unique, unmistakable voice. Herbie\'s success at expanding the possibilities of musical thought has placed him in the annals of this century\'s visionaries. With an illustrious ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Jakob Bro

April 11, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Jakob Bro's birthday today! The young guitarist Jakob Bro has not only made an impression on the Danish jazz scene; as part of the group led by legendary drummer Paul Motian, Bro also performs with many top American musicians. These can be heard on the Motian Group\'s album Garden of Eden ...

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Purchase Jazz Promo Service Email Service at All About Jazz

April 10, 2017

All About Jazz has partnered with Jazz Promo Services to help musicians reach the largest mailing list of industry professionals worldwide. JPS, a staple for the last 14 years, provides direct mail service solutions to musicians, presenters, and educators, through a U.S.-targeted or International-targeted email list. The Jazz Promo Service industry eblast can be conveniently purchased ...

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Musician Tip: The benefits of uploading your thumbnail image and setting your instrument

April 10, 2017

If you're a jazz musician, then you'll want to make sure you have a professional page at All About Jazz. As host to over 90,000, there's a chance your page already exists, and if it does, you can claim it. If it does not exist, you can create it from scratch here. We encourage all musicians ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Omar Sosa

April 10, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Omar Sosa's birthday today! Omar Sosa\'s music is a unique style of Afro-Cuban jazz, and while it is rooted in the folkloric traditions of the African Diaspora, he always takes an exploratory approach- never one to let orthodoxy stand in the way of his pursuit of freedom. Sosa offers a joyful ...