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JJA Jazz Awards 2004
Celebrates Excellence in Musicianship and Journalism Dick Gregory Is Set To Host the Eighth Annual Event Dave Brubeck, Hank Jones, Marian McPartland, Roy Haynes and Wayne Shorter Nominated for “Lifetime Achievement"; Dave Douglas, Jason Moran, Wayne Shorter and Wynton Marsalis Vie for “Musician of the Year" New York -- The Jazz Journalists Association (JJA) ...
An Open Letter From Lewis Porter
by Lewis Porter
This is a very belated response to Dr. C. O. Simpkins' critique, posted on AAJ in March 2003, of my book John Coltrane: His Life and Music (Univ of Michigan Press, 1998). As your readers may know, Dr. Simpkins, a physician, was the author of Coltrane: A Biography in 1975. His book, and one by J.C. ...
Jazz Journalist Assoc Announcement: Jazz Awards 2004
Hi all, The Jazz Awards ballots are all in, the sponsorships for the event and ads for the program book are well in hand, we've got a great lineup of artists to perform in both the New York City and West Coast Jazz parties, and compelling donations for the silent auctions at each celebration. So now ...
Ad Deadline for The JJA Jazz Awards Program Guide Set For May 14
The Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards at B.B. King's Blues Club and Grill 237 W. 42nd Street New York City Tuesday, June 15, from 4 to 7 p.m. Annual JJA Awards Program Advertising Opportunities It's that time again. The Annual JJA Jazz Awards in NYC so reserve your ad now ...
Give The Bad Plus A Break
by Joshua Weiner
A pretty little girl, maybe 4 years old or so, dances and twirls to the music, long blond hair flying. Her mother sits nearby, watchful that she doesn't bump into any of the audience members enjoying the show. A dreadlocked man at the adjacent table leans over to the little dancer, points to the hyperkinetic drummer ...
The Jazz Journalists Association Eighth Annual JJA Jazz Awards
Tickets to this year's JJA Jazz Awards celebration, a cocktail-and-supper party with musical entertainment on Tuesday, June 15 at B.B. King's Blues Club and Grill, 237 W. 42nd St. in New York City from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., are $40 to JJA members and nominees (after their two complimentary tickets) and $150 to the public. ...
L.A. Jazz Radio
by George Harris
We've all experienced the feeling of discovery: driving in traffic and the radio plays a song. Sometimes it's an obscure, local artist. Other times it's some classic recording one never knew existed. I still recall listening to “Song for My Father" and “Ruby My Dear" for the first time. Having never heard of Horace Silver or ...
Upright: Opinion
by John Kelman
After a seven year hiatus, bassist Eric Martin has reconvened the Montreal progressive jazz outfit Upright and released Opinion , an album that owes more to the European progressive community than it does to more traditional American influences. The result is a recording that, with its electric approach, skirts the edges of fusion but, with less ...
The Growing Influence of the Indie Jazz Label
by Rex Butters
Independent labels have dotted the jazz landscape for decades. Inevitably, they act as auxiliary veins to relieve creative blockages in the mainstream. Often they're run at a loss or breakeven by fanatical collectors, and more recently, by musicians themselves. Bob Weinstock's Prestige label offered Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, and John Coltrane the chance to document their ...
