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News: TV / Film

8-Bit Imagery Invades Music Videos

May 12, 2010

Like a relentless swarm of Space Invaders, retro videogame graphics have marched into music videos over the past decade. Directors, never immune to the nostalgic allure of the pixel, have injected bold, blocky 8-bit imagery into the videos of all kinds of songs. The videogame-inspired visuals seem an especially appropriate accompaniment for chiptune music, itself spawned ...

News: Technology

Kaleidescape Forges Ahead with Blu-Ray Copying, but with Limits

May 12, 2010

Having defended itself against one costly attack by the Hollywood establishment, Kaleidescape seems ready to pick another fight. The first lawsuit pitted an entertainment industry trade group against Kaleidescape's home video jukebox system, which copies conventional DVDs onto hard drives. On Tuesday morning, Kaleidescape announced an upgrade that can copy high-definition Blu-ray discs as well. The ...

News: Music Industry

The Marriage of Ticketmaster and Live Nation: Say Hello to the $400 Ticket?

May 12, 2010

Monday was a historic day in the music business. Concert promoter Live Nation Entertainment posted its first quarter results as a newly merged company with ticketing giant Ticketmaster. Much of the post-earnings-call press has focused on the stats. The highlights: Concert attendance for the first quarter was down 3%, and the company's revenue from resale site ...

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News: Event

37th Sacramento Jazz Festival & Jubilee

May 12, 2010

Over 70 bands in 24 venues; 450 sets of live music over the 4-day Memorial Day Weekend! Classic New Orleans jazz and swing, Dixieland, blues, zydeco, Latin, Western Swing, plus gospel sets on Sunday morning. Special events FEATURED ARTISTS: Bob Wilber, Molly Ringwald, Bill Allred, Nicki Parrott, Tom Hook, Jon Erik-Kellso, Bob Schulz, Bria Skonberg, Allan ...

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News: Festival

Jazz Around Cannes

May 12, 2010

The 63rd annual Cannes Film Festival kicks off Wednesday and runs thru Sunday, May 23rd. Some of the jazz sounds playing in France during the Festival. Antibes & Juan-les-Pins Bar en Biais Jazz Club Bar en Biais Jazz Club is one of the foremost jazz concert venues in all of the Cte d'Azur. Located ...

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News: Interview

Trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith Profiled at AAJ

May 12, 2010

From creating his own notational system and an active role as educator to his Yo Miles! collaboration with guitarist Henry Kaiser and free improvisation that defies any kind of easy categorization, trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith isn't slowing down a bit, despite approaching 70. AAJ Contributor Lyn Horton spoke with the intrepid Smith about his approach to ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Gerald Wiggins

May 12, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Gerald Wiggins' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Gerald WigginsGerald Wiggins, born in Harlem, is a jazz pianist and organist. He studied classical, but switched to jazz in his teens. He began as a professional playing accompaniment to Stepin Fetchit... more ...

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News: Contest

Enter the "Erik Telford - Kinetic" Giveaway

May 11, 2010

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the “Erik Telford - Kinetic“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FOUR winners at the conclusion of the contest on June 10th. Click here to enter the contest (Following Erik Telford at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! About Erik Telford Erik Telford ...

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News: Music Industry

An Indie That Believes in CDs

May 11, 2010

The waters might be choppy for the music business right now, but the Concord Music Group is happy to ride those waves. In April, Concord, an independent label, announced two deals, one to distribute Paul McCartney's post-Beatles catalog and another to buy Rounder Records, the roots label from Boston whose “Raising Sand" won a Grammy for ...

News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: May 3, 2010

May 11, 2010

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 3 1 Catherine Russell Inside This Heart Of Mine (World Village/Harmonia Mundi) 322 151 +171 1 67 1 5 2 24 35 Trombone Shorty Backatown (Verve Forecast) 273 90 +183 20 62 2 3 3 2 4 John Pizzarelli Rockin In Rhythm: A Tribute ...