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News: Interview

Leading Questions: Greta Matassa

June 11, 2010

Note: Greta Matassa will be performing in Portland tonight through Saturday. Thursday, June 10 at Brasserie Montmartre and Friday-Saturday at Wilf's Restaurant and Bar. Interview and Photo by Steve Korn Someone once told me, Success is getting what you want, but happiness is wanting what you get. Ive based my career decisions on this advice When ...

News: Music Industry

So Texting is Out...But What About Jazz and Driving?

June 11, 2010

Beginning today in Washington state, using a cell phone while driving becomes a primary offense, and if caught, you can receive a ticket for $124. I have read and heard a variety of reasons as to why using a phone on the road is a bad idea. The most glaring might be the comparison of texting ...

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News: Technology

Decibel: Music Metadata on Steroids

June 11, 2010

Remember pouring over album liner notes to learn who played that great sax solo on the new Stones album? OK maybe you're too young for that, but there have probably been times when you wanted to learn more about the track you were listening to. New startup Decibel trys to solve that problem by ...

News: Technology

Google Seeks U.S. and European Support on China Censorship

June 11, 2010

Google Inc. may have pulled its search engine out of mainland China, but it's still pressing U.S. and European governments to take a stand on censorship as an unfair barrier to free trade. The Internet giant's top lawyer, David Drummond, said Wednesday that pressure from Western nations is “the only way that it's going to change, ...

News: Interview

David Amram on Bobby Jaspar (1)

June 11, 2010

Bobby Jaspar is all but forgotten today. Back in the late 1950s, the Belgian tenor saxophonist recorded with Hank Jones, Tommy Flanagan, Eddie Costa, J.J. Johnson, Herbie Mann and many other notable New York jazz artists of the period. Married to singer Blossom Dearie, Jaspar's best-known recordings are probably Interplay for Two Trumpets and Two Tenors ...

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News: Video / DVD

Online Viewing Shifts Towards Longer Videos

June 11, 2010

A new eMarketer survey points to a brighter future for online concerts and other forms of long form music videos. “If the first iteration of online video was about silly pet tricks on YouTube, the next wave will be about professionally produced full-length content..." according to Paul Verna, eMarketer senior analyst. “This shift will be propelled ...

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News: Festival

Strong Line-up Opens Jamaica International Ocho Rios Jazz Festival

June 11, 2010

A strong line-up of vocalists, instrumentalists mark the opening of the 20th Anniversary of the Ocho Rios International Jazz Festival beginning this Sunday, June 13, 2010 at 6:00 pm in the verdant gardens of the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. The across-the-island week of jazz in tribute to Festival founder the late Cecil “Sonny" Bradshaw, will seed arguably ...

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News: Contest

Announcing the Winners of the "Marc Cary - Focus Trio Live 2009" Contest

June 11, 2010

Bruce Brownlee, Scott Hobson, James Seroky, Michael Newman and Lewi Malla, Congratulations! You're the lucky winners of the Motema Music “Marc Cary - Focus Trio Live 2009“ 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. ...

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News: TV / Film

Laurent Medelgi Scores New Michael Jackson Documentary "Gone Too Soon".

June 11, 2010

Laurent Medelgi scores new Michael Jackson Documentary “Gone Too Soon"(Reveille/Shine production). Appointed sole composer for this in-depth look at the last 6 months of Michael's Life with never-seen-before footage of the King of Pop and his entourage. “I had to move away from the hustle and bustle of New york City in order to really channel ...

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News: Radio

Continuum, a Journey Through Jazz - "Summer Groove" Part 1

June 11, 2010

SoulandJazz.com Presents: Continuum - A Journey Through Jazz Episode 9: “Summer Groove" - Part 1 Hosted and Produced by J. Scott Fugate, “The Jazz Evangelist" Available to download NOW - absolutely free, completely legal, and offered in rich CD quality stereo right here. Welcome back fellow travelers to another journey through the Jazz continuum! This week ...