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Article: Meet the Staff

Meet Dom Minasi

by AAJ Staff
March 15, 2013

I currently live in: New York, NY I joined All About Jazz in: 2012 What made you decide to contribute to All About Jazz? All About Jazz is the first thing I read in the morning, there is a wealth of information and I thought as a working musician I could offer ...

News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: "Seeing Sound" with New Music Circle

March 31, 2013

Next Friday, April 5, New Music Circle will present a program in conjunction with the Webster University Film Series called “Seeing Sound: Visual Music Films." Curated by Cindy Keefer of the Center for Visual Music in Los Angeles, the event will feature 15 short abstract and experimental films that blend audio and visual elements in a ...

News: Crowdfunding Campaign

Thomas Chapin: New Jazz Film Goes to Kickstarter.com for Global Fundraising Campaign - Final Days!

March 30, 2013

FINAL DAYS OF KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN New jazz film is using kickstarter.com to raise money to shoot a music biography/ documentary in the NYC area, Connecticut, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Europe EMMY-winning filmmaker Stephanie J. Castillo is running a 45-day global fundraising campaign at kickstarter.com to raise $50,000 to begin shooting her feature-length documentary film, NIGHT BIRD ...

Article: Extended Analysis

The Pogues: The Very Best Of The Pogues

by Skip Heller
March 30, 2013

The hybrid of punk rock and world music is by now expected, and the Pogues are by now the known avatar. But in 1984, when the band's debut album, Red Roses For Me (Stiff), was released, it made no impression. It didn't sell, and it wasn't written about much. Their blend of Celtic folk and English ...

Article: Jazz Emerges

Part 2: Blues Essential

by William Carter
March 30, 2013

In the jazz genome, the blues is essential. Louis Armstrong administered his blues while performing open heart surgery on the whole world. Miles Davis wove his kind of blues-isms amid the dark arteries and shadowy intersections of postmodern life. Billie and De De Pierce? I just came to ...

Article: Album Review

Jeffrey Gimble: Beyond Up High

Read "Beyond Up High" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
March 30, 2013

With the plethora of female vocalist producing new albums these days, it is indeed refreshing to hear a new male voice sure to make an impact in the jazz world, and that's just what L.A. singer Jeffrey Gimble is certain to accomplish with his stunning debut Beyond Up High. An actor raised in the Texas blues ...

News: Award / Grant

NEC Contemporary Improvisation Student Daniel Pencer Receives 2013 South African Fleur Du Cap Theatre Award

March 30, 2013

Winner of “Best Original Music Composition” for the Play Mies Julie New England Conservatory Contemporary Improvisation master’s student Daniel Pencer and his brother Matthew Pencer have won a prestigious Fleur du Cap Theatre Award in the category of “Best Original Music Composition” for their music for the South African production of Mies Julie. The awards were ...

News: Recording

Armen Nalbandian To Commemorate 35th Birthday By Reissuing Entire Catalog

March 30, 2013

To commemorate his 35th birthday, Armen Nalbandian and his record label Blacksmith Brother will be reissuing his entire back catalog on April 6th, 2013. Many of his recordings were limited pressings when originally released and will now be available at music retailers worldwide. Included in the releases are Nalbandian’s experimental “prepared” fender rhodes album, Young Kings ...

News: Contest

Enter the "Pat Metheny - The Orchestrion Project" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

March 29, 2013

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Nonesuch Records “Pat Metheny - The Orchestrion Project“ CD giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on April 29th. Click here to enter the contest (Becoming a fan of Pat Metheny at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good ...

News: Crowdfunding Campaign

Support the Jazz Orchestra Of Philadelphia at indiegogo.com

March 29, 2013

The Jazz Orchestra of Philadelphia, with Terell Stafford as Artistic Director, will be launched at City Hall Courtyard at noon on April 30th for International Jazz Day with an announcement followed by a performance. Jazz Orchestra of Philadelphia, comprised of 16 excellent, Philadelphia based musicians, has an artistic vision that will honor, preserve and continue the ...