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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Rashied Ali

July 1, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Rashied Ali's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Rashied AliRashied Ali is a progenitor and leading exponent of multidirectional rhythms/polytonal percussion. A student of Philly Joe Jones and an admirer of Art Blakey, Ali developed the style known as “free jazz" drumming... more ...

News: Performance / Tour

Mice Parade Announce Fall Tour Date - New Album What It Means to be Left-Handed Due September 14 on FatCat

July 1, 2010

In September, Mice Parade will embark on their first full North American tour since 2007 in support of What It Means To Be Left-Handed due September 14 on FatCat. What It Means To Be Left-Handed marks Mice Parade's eighth full-length and is first album to be released in the band's second decade of existence. In typical ...

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News: Interview

For Fred Anderson: A Remembrance of the Late Jazz Saxophonist

July 1, 2010

Saxophonist Fred Anderson passed away Thursday, June 24, leaving a hole in the Chicago and international avant-garde jazz scenes that will never be truly filled. The cause of death has not been given, but Anderson had suffered a heart attack on June 14 while in the hospital with complaints of stomach pains. He was 81. ...

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News: Technology

Mike King: 5 Social Media and Online Marketing Tips

July 1, 2010

Mike King (@atomzooey), Director of Marketing at Berkleemusic and teacher of Online Music Marketing with Topspin, sentin this informative post: 1. Social media is a tool which amplifies existing efforts. These are not my words (I think it's from Jeff Jarvis?), but it rings true to me. Folks talk about the importance of ...

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News: Event

New Music Seminar Announces the NMS Brand, Tech and Business Closed-Door Industry Summits

July 1, 2010

July 20th, New York City Architects of the New Music Business to Discuss Key Issues and Industry Solutions New York, NY--New Music Seminar, the future of music conference for artists and industry taking over New York City's Webster Hall from July 19th through the 21st, will be hosting three high-level, closed-door industry summits during conference on ...

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News: Contest

Announcing the Winners of the "Gregory Porter - Water" Contest

June 30, 2010

Susan Runge, Andrea Geraghty, Hann Ibra, Christina Perdue and Val Ferguson, Congratulations! You're the lucky winners of the Motema “Gregory Porter - Water“ 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 Motema Music for more releases. Enjoy the music! Your ...

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News: TV / Film

Clapton Plucked for Pic

June 30, 2010

“Eric Clapton Crossroads 2010," a feature drawn from sets at the guitarist's June 26 festival in Chicago's Toyota Park, will unspool as a high-definition theatrical event July 27 on more than 475 U.S. screens. Pic is being presented by National CineMedia Fathom and Rhino Entertainment, Warner Music Group's catalog arm. Clapton records for WMG's Reprise imprint. ...

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News: Event

Condoleezza Rice, Aretha Franklin to Team up for Musical Benefit

June 30, 2010

Aretha Franklin will take the stage next month with an accomplished accompanist more famous for diplomacy: Condoleezza Rice. The pair will play at Philadelphia's Mann Center for the Performing Arts on July 27 in show that will feature Franklin's music and classical composers. The Mann Center's website says Rice, the former secretary of state, will accompany ...

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News: Opinion

Rare Photos Give Glimpse of Elvis Presley, Graceland

June 30, 2010

Elvis Presley archivists have found three rare photos dating back more than 50 years that show the young singer greeting fans at the gates of Graceland. Negatives of the photos were discovered as archivists pored through a vast collection of documents from the office of Vernon Presley, Elvis' father. The office is a stop on the ...

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News: Technology

YouTube: HTML5 Video is No Match for Flash

June 30, 2010

YouTube has some bad news for those of you hoping the site would soon ditch Flash in favor of HTML5 video tags: It isnt going to happen any time soon. Thats message from the YouTube developer blog which cites half-a-dozen areas where Flash trumps HTML5 and explains why the tag does not currently meet all the ...