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News: TV / Film

What Does Google TV Do for Sony?

May 21, 2010

Quick, which company is bigger: Google or Sony? If you answered Google, you'd be wrong -- at least when it comes to sales. Google pulled in $23.7 billion in revenue last year compared with Sony's $77.6 billion. But if one judges it by the amount of press generated by Thursday's announcement that Sony would be the ...

News: Performance / Tour

Manhattan Jazz Venues

May 21, 2010

REZ ABBASI'S ACOUSTIC QUARTET (Friday) group featuring the vibraphonist Bill Ware, the bassist Stephan Crump and the drummer Eric McPherson. At 9 and 10:30 p.m. Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia Street, West Village (212) 989-9319 corneliastreetcafe.com MARCO BENEVENTO TRIO (Saturday) ...

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News: Festival

The TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival Turns 30!

May 20, 2010

Ottawa - From its roots as a weekend-long Dixieland bash to its current status as one of the National Capital Region's largest annual events, the Festival has been thrilling music fans for 30 summers. To celebrate, this year's edition is stretching out to encompass 11 days--June 24 to July 4--and introducing three new musical series. “This ...

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News: Festival

The Tremendous Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings to Perform July 4 at the TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival!

May 20, 2010

Ottawa - “Tremendous, just tremendous," said David Letterman after Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings' performance on his show. The TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival is delighted to add the renowned group to the Festival's star-studded Concert Under the Stars line-up on July 4, 9pm on the Main Stage at Confederation Park. Steeped within the gilded and ...

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News: Festival

Playboy Jazz Festival Adds the Pete Escovedo Orchestra Featuring Sheila E., Peter Michael and Juan Escovedo to Line-up on Saturday, June 12th at the Hollywood Bowl. Los Van Van Tour Cancelled.

May 20, 2010

The Pete Escovedo Orchestra featuring Sheila E., Peter Michael and Juan Escovedo will join the Playboy Jazz Festival line-up Saturday, June 12th, it was announced today by Dick Rosenzweig, President of the Playboy Jazz Festival. The group will replace Los Van Van, who regretfully have had to postpone their upcoming tour. “The coordinators of the tour ...

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News: Interview

Bass Icon Eddie Gomez Interviewed at AAJ

May 20, 2010

Eddie Gomez is known throughout the world as a consummate bassist, sterling educator and a musician active in a wide variety of musical settings. He has been on the music scene for more than 40 years and has worked with everyone from Bobby Darin to Giuseppi Logan. Gomez moved from Puerto Rico as a child and ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Bob Florence

May 20, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Bob Florence's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Bob FlorenceFor close to 50 years now the release of a new Bob Florence recording has been a major cause for celebration in the jazz world and with each album, going all the way back ...

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News: Festival

Two Great Cities, Two Great Festivals Unite to Celebrate Rich History of Jazz

May 18, 2010

TWO GREAT CITIES, TWO GREAT FESTIVALS UNITE TO CELEBRATE RICH HISTORY OF JAZZ SISTER FESTIVALS: CareFusion Newport Jazz Festival (August 6 - 8), Newport, RI Voll-Damm Barcelona International Jazz Festival (November 3 - December 4), Barcelona, Spain Jazz Impresario George Wein Performed at May 17 Reception in Barcelona to Announce Collaboration Celebrate the rich history of ...

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News: Festival

Chicago Jazz Fest for 2010 Goes thru Big Change

May 19, 2010

Changes are a comin' for the Chicago Jazz Fest this year (2010)... (well one thing that hasn't changed is that the event's programming is still done by the non-profit Jazz Institute of Chicago)...here are the upcoming changes and early news on the fest:--Grant Park portion of the fest goes from three to two days, ...

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News: Obituary

Hank Jones - Jazz Pianist of Ella Fitzgerald/John Coltrane Fame Dies Age 91

May 19, 2010

The jazz pianist/composer Hank Jones has died at age 91 at a New York City hospital Sunday night following a brief illness... His 70-year career includes having worked as Ella Fitzgerald's pianist. He also is a footnote in U. S. Presidential history since he was Marilyn Monroe's accompanist when she sang “Happy Birthday" to President John ...