By Jazz News on February 29, 2012
Quincy Delightt Jones, Jr. is an American record producer and musician. He’s also a conductor, musical arranger, film composer, television producer, and trumpeter.
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By All About Jazz News on February 29, 2012
Google Inc. is changing its privacy policy Thursday, a move that is causing a lot of anxiety among Internet activists and some users.
The changes in effect allow the world’s largest Internet company to collect information about its users across all its products, services and websites and store it in one place. The idea, Google says, is to create a comprehensive portrait of its users so it can offer more personalized services…
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By Jazz News on February 29, 2012
The Latin Jazz Extravaganza at the Cuba Ocho Cultural Center on Saturday promises to be a celebration of the past and present of Latin jazz – with a Miami accent.
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By All About Jazz News on February 29, 2012
A video that allegedly shows Paris Jackson questioning the authenticity of her late father’s vocals on the King of Pop’s posthumous album “Michael” is reportedly being shopped around to various media outlets, according to TMZ.
The video was supposedly taken from an online video chat with Paris and several friends in 2010, before the disc was released. Jackson died in June 2009. During the chat, Paris allegedly played one of the songs from the disc, the Akon-produced “Hold My Hand,” when one of her friends asked the 13-year-old if it was really her father…
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By All About Jazz News on February 29, 2012
You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave the reach of copyright law.
So says the Odd Future R&B savant Frank Ocean, who today took to his Tumblr page to say that his song “American Wedding,” which sampled the bar-karaoke staple “Hotel California,” had apparently ruffled the feathers of Eagles singer-songwriter Don Henley…
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By All About Jazz News on February 29, 2012
The iPad 3, which is expected to launch at Apple’s March 7 event, might not be alone in its debut. According to one rumor, a new Apple TV set-top box could also make its debut, with the ability to stream 1080p video from iTunes, Netflix and other video services.
Currently, the Apple TV and iTunes both top out at 720p resolution video, but jumping to 1080p would not only help sell a new set-top box, but also provide higher-quality video content if Apple’s next iPad gets its retina display as is also expected next week…
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By Al Carter-Bey on February 29, 2012
The Chicago DJ pays tribute to the recently departed pianist
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By Al Carter-Bey on February 29, 2012
The Chicago DJ pays tribute to the recently departed pianist
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By All About Jazz News on February 29, 2012
Facebook today introduced a major revamp for business pages that gives you more control over the look and feel of your company’s page.
The new page layout helps you interact more easily with your Facebook fans, enabling enhanced graphics, the capability to feature posts, and private messages with fans…
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By All About Jazz News on February 29, 2012
On Monday, December 26th, jazz vocalist Keisha St. Joan and Local 802 Recording Vice President John O’Connor appeared on the NYC radio program Building Bridges Radio: Your Community and Labor Report, produced and Hosted by Mimi Rosenberg and Ken Nash over WBAI,99.5FM.
In the segment, St. Joan, as always, is particularly eloquent regarding the injustices suffered by musicians at the hands of club owners, and O’Connor fully explains the current J4JA! campaign in detail. The segment runs about 25 minutes—and features a rare instance of a jazz artist (St. Joan) and a folk performer (O’Connor) performing a vocal duet…
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