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News: Obituary

Comic book writer Harvey Pekar dies at 70 in Ohio

July 12, 2010

CLEVELAND--Harvey Pekar, whose autobiographical comic book series “American Splendor" portrayed his unglamorous life with bone-dry honesty and wit, was found dead at home early Monday, authorities said. He was 70. The cause of death was unclear, and an autopsy was planned, officials said. Pekar had prostate cancer, asthma, high blood pressure and depression, said Michael Cannon, ...

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News: Interview

Guitarist Lage Lund Interviewed at AAJ

July 28, 2010

Growing up in Norway, a young Lage Lund dreamt of moving to New York, though not to play guitar, but to break dance in the NY subway system. Luckily for jazz guitar fans, this dream was never realized. Instead, Lund picked up the guitar at the age of thirteen and hasn't looked back. Since then, he ...

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News: Interview

Guitarist Steve Cardenas Interviewed at AAJ

July 27, 2010

Kansas City has had a long and storied place in jazz history. From Count Basie, to Charlie Parker and Lester Young, some of the best and brightest in the genre have either been raised or cut their teeth in K.C. While there seems to be an historical tinge to the city whenever its contribution to jazz ...

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News: Interview

Singer Christine Tobin and Pianist Liam Noble Discuss "Tapestry Unravelled" at AAJ

July 20, 2010

Christine Tobin is an uncompromising singer whose distinctive voice has graced the British jazz scene since the mid-1990s. Whether singing her own songs or interpreting the work of others, Tobin brings a unique sensibility to each number; creating atmospheric and, at times, emotionally intense performances. Liam Noble, one of the UK's most original jazz pianists, has ...

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News: Recording

Billboard Reviews John Evans & Dream's, "The Winding Road"

July 10, 2010

BILLBOARD: JOHN EVANS & DREAM, “The Winding Road" Composer/arranger John Evans has been a master of smooth jazz for some 30 years, since he helped escort veteran saxophonist David Sanborn to RIAA gold with the composition “Creeper." His previous solo release “Dream," was an unqualified smash, where it topped the CD Baby ...

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News: Festival

34th Annual Telluride Jazz Celebration...It's More Than Jazz

July 9, 2010

Truly extraordinary moments tend to happen when high-altitude, great attitude and breathtaking mountain beauty mix with great jazz from all the genres. August 6-8, 2010 Telluride Colorado Telluride Jazz Celebration (TJC) has consistently earned national and international favor for featuring the best in classic, mainstream, blues, African and Latin jazz music, and this year will ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Tyne Stecklein: The Mysterious Dancer of Jackson Memorial "Hold Me"

July 9, 2010

American pop star Michael Jackson had finally selected the 12 dancers who would be backing him during his O2 Arena gigs. The backing dancers were picked after an X-Factor style competition to discover the most talented movers in the world. As many as 500 potential candidates performed during the three days of intense auditions at the ...

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News: Website

All About Jazz News Upgrade

July 9, 2010

All About Jazz has made several improvements to its news center and news wire service, starting with a brand new submission form. The new form requires less data entry which results in less time to submit an announcement. In addition to saving time and simplifying the process, posting news to All About Jazz now has the ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Premik Russell Tubbs & Friends, an Evening of World Beat & East-West Improvisations

July 9, 2010

Join Premik Russell Tubbs with 4 other top New York players for this musical evening as we explore and explode in colorful rhythms and textures to bring one on a journey...an escape of the mundane. Adam Klipple will be on keys and piano. Enough can not be said about Adam as his innate intuitive music sense ...

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News: Recording

Lucky Peterson Interprets Tom Waits, Lucinda Williams, Ray Lamontagne, Robert Johnson & Blind Willie McTell

July 9, 2010

Blues singer/keyboardist/guitarist's first album in seven years features Larry Campbell, Scott Petito and Gary Burke, and songs by Robert Johnson, Blind Willie McTell, Tom Waits, Ray LaMontagne and Lucinda Williams WOODSTOCK, N.Y.--Lucky Peterson was discovered by blues legend Willie Dixon when he was three years old, released his first record at five and soon after appeared ...