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Jazz Near You Partners with The Finnish Jazz Federation to Distribute Finnish Jazz Events Worldwide

February 20, 2015

Jazz Near You has partnered with the Finnish Jazz Federation to distribute Finnish jazz events through the Jazz Near You platform to its subscribers worldwide. “The Finnish Jazz Federation is the most active and influential jazz organization in Finland and is an ideal partner for Jazz Near You's event aggregation and redistribution program," stated Jazz Near ...

News: Book / Magazine

Grateful Dead Drummer Bill Kreutzmann to Release Groundbreaking Memoir

February 20, 2015

DEAL: MY THREE DECADES OF DRUMMING, DREAMS AND DRUGS WITH THE GRATEFUL DEAD SET TO COME OUT MAY 5 BILLY & THE KIDS TO PERFORM “EUROPE SEVENTY 2.0" FEATURING ROBERT RANDOLPH AT THE CAPITOL IN PORT CHESTER, NY, MARCH 28 TICKETS GO ON SALE THIS FRIDAY FEBRUARY 20 ONE NIGHT ONLY “SPRING '90 REVISITED SHOW" FEATURING ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Nancy Wilson

February 20, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Nancy Wilson's birthday today! Nancy Wilson’s musical style is so diverse that it is hard to classify. Over the years her repertoire has included pop style ballads, jazz and blues, show tunes and well known standards. Critics have described her as “a jazz singer,” “a blues singer,” “a pop singer,” and ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: David Murray

February 19, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating David Murray's birthday today! David Murray (tenor saxophone and bass clarinet) is a Jazz artist who has recorded over 130 albums, including 2 recorded in 2006 (Gwotet and Pushkin) and a forthcoming album to be released in Summer 2007. He was born in Oakland, California in 1955 and grew up in ...

News: Recording

Steve Howe "Anthology" Available March 10 From Rhino

February 18, 2015

STEVE HOWE CURATES NEW SOLO ANTHOLOGY Two-Disc Collection Spotlights The Acclaimed Guitarist's Solo Career With 33 Tracks And Will Be Available March 10 From Rhino Howe Will Launch The “Anthology Tour" In April LOS ANGELES - Guitarist Steve Howe played an integral role in shaping the sound of Yes and Asia, two of the world's most ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Lajos Dudas

February 18, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Lajos Dudas' birthday today! Lajos Dudas was born in Budapest/Hungary and studied there at the Bela Bartok Conservatory and the Franz Liszt Academy of Music (1958-1963), laying the foundations for his successful career not only as jazz and pop/rock musician but also on the classical side (Strawinsky: Three Solopieces, Weber: Clarinet ...

News: Recording

Kyle Eastwood returns with new album "Timepieces" and UK Tour

February 17, 2015

The son of legendary actor Clint Eastwood, star bassist and composer Kyle Eastwood unveils details of his new album, Timepieces, released 21st April, and extensive UK tour including four nights at legendary London jazz club Ronnie Scott's Timepieces is Kyle Eastwood’s musical self-portrait. Centred around the bassist’s passion for the lyrical hard bop jazz of the ...

News: Website

Local Jazz Events On Demand!

February 17, 2015

Users can email themselves an up-to-the-minute jazz events calendar at any time Jazz Near You has developed a convenient way for non-registered and non-subscribed users to receive local jazz event information via email. TRY IT NOW Until recently, users had to scroll the website calendar or download the app to access event information. Over the past ...

Article: The Big Question

How Are We Doing?

by Michael Ricci
February 17, 2015

We made several structural improvements to All About Jazz and Jazz Near You in 2014 which opened the door to a whole host of opportunities in 2015. One in particular is the new on demand jazz event calendar feature that you can access from anywhere at either site (click the blue button lower right corner).

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Buddy DeFranco

February 16, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Buddy DeFranco's birthday today! Buddy DeFranco has the unprecedented distinction of winning twenty Downbeat Magazine Awards, nine Metronome Magazine Awards, and sixteen Playboy All-Stars Awards as the number one jazz clarinetist in the world. Buddy is generally credited with leading the way for jazz clarinetists from the exciting era of swing ...