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News: Recording

Pete Fountain Salutes the Great Clarinetists

July 6, 2010

Pete Fountain has reached that enviable stage at which the compilers of catalogues for use in record shops are uncertain whether to list him under “jazz" or in the “popular" category. In fact, Pete's success helps to underline the inherently false implication of this listing system that jazz cannot be popular music in the broadest sense. ...

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News: Website

New Columns at All About Jazz

July 6, 2010

All About Jazz has recently launched the following columns for your reading pleasure: Unsung HeroesBy vocalist/pianist Sean Dietrich The Art Of The Artist To Fan RelationshipBy ArtistShare founder Brian Camelio Afrobeat DiariesBy resident expert Chris May JazzLife UKBy photo journalist ...

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News: Award / Grant

Third-time DownBeat Poll Win for Manfred Eicher and ECM

July 6, 2010

For the third consecutive year, the DownBeat Critics Poll has voted Manfred Eicher Producer of the Year and ECM Records Label of the Year. Results are announced in the August edition of the US jazz magazine, which reaches international newsstands in mid-July. The latest poll wins come just two months after Eicher received DownBeat's Lifetime Achievement ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz Siren Verona Chard Extends UK Tour

July 6, 2010

Five years after making her professional debut with the late, great British jazz lynchpin Humphrey Lyttelton, vocalist Verona Chard has wrapped her sultry tones around a clutch of classic compositions on her own offering, Fever, due for release on July 21. Inspired by the music of another of the nation's great jazz stalwarts, John Dankworth--and his ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Arthur Blythe

July 5, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Arthur Blythe's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Arthur BlytheArthur Blythe--alto saxophone A singularly distinctive and uniquely distinguishable stylist, Arthur Blythe is considered one of the greatest alto saxophonist's of his generation. Blythe\'s beautiful... more Website | Photos | Articles Follow Arthur Blythe ...

News: Radio

Soulandjazz.com Presents: Swing! Episode 1 - "When Swing Was King"

July 5, 2010

A brand new monthly show... Hosted and Produced by J. Scott Fugate, “The Jazz Evangelist" Swing! Episode 1--"When Swing Was King" It's completely free, absolutely legal, presented in rich CD quality, and available for immediate listening or downloading right here. Welcome to the first edition of a brand new show here on SoulandJazz.com, which expands ...

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News: Interview

Live Sampler Jan Bang Interviewed at AAJ...And More!

July 5, 2010

When it comes to organically integrating modern technology into music, few countries are innovating to the degree of Norway, and at the epicenter of that country's forward-thinking approach to melding improvisation with jazz and Norwegian traditionalism--not to mention contemporary classicism, pop, ambient and more; truly any and all musical markers--is producer/remixer Jan Bang, who has just ...

News: Performance / Tour

Solitaire Miles CD Release Party for "Born to be Blue" at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago

July 5, 2010

On Tuesday July 13th at 8 pm Solitaire Miles will be celebrating the release of her new CD Born to Be Blue at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago with many of the great players on the record including pianist Willie Pickens, trumpeter Art Davis, guitarist Neal Alger, bassist Marlene Rosenberg and drummer Robert Shy. Scott Yanow ...

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News: Contest

Enter the "Jan Bang - ...And Poppies from Kandahar" Giveaway

July 5, 2010

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Samadhisound “Jan Bang--...and poppies from Kandahar“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on August 4th. Click here to enter the contest (Following Jan Bang at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! Your Friends at Samadhisound ...

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News: Website

AAJ Service Outage on July 4th

July 5, 2010

Dear friends, All About Jazz experienced a hardware crash on July 4th and was unable to restore the database changes from the last 24 hours. That means all articles submitted/edited, all news announcements submitted/edited, all photos uploaded, all new registrations and other various updates were lost. For website contributors, you'll need to edit or submit your ...