jazz

Jazz is a musical form that originated in the United States in the early 1900s (though its roots extend to West Africa and its reach encircles the globe). It's easily identifiable: blue notes, swing, improvisation and complexity make jazz one of the most distinctive of musical styles, and its longstanding love affair with fashion establishes jazz as the origin of cool.

Though jazz hit its prime in the 20th century, its mastery of mutation makes for a strong influence in all styles of music, and an active musical community. New Orleans remains one of the world's top jazz destinations, and Brazil's classic jazz still highly popular even after decades. There are also great great jazz blogs out there. JazzVideoGuy is dedicated to documenting jazz's history and influence, even as new jazz videos surface every day.

And let's not forget the Utah Jazz, representing jazz's influence all the way to the NBA.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “jazz”

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “jazz”

 

• Anitek - Lily (LP)

  
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  “Lily” is dedicated to the Anitek’s beloved little daughter, Lily. The album is a cheering bouquet of funk, soul and hip-hop, blended with wise spoken words and turntable cuts. http://dustedwax.org/dwk211.html http://archive.org/details/DWK211
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• Los Amigos Invisibles – Repeat After Me (2013)

  
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  Los Amigos Invisibles – Repeat After Me (2013) en descarga directa Los Amigos Invisibles lanza su nuevo álbum “Repeat after me” , está disponible en Estados Unidos y Canadá y se ha mantenido en el país vecino en el primer lugar del Top Álbumes Alternativo y Rock Latino de iTunes. La octava placa ...
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• Live Around Town This Week

  
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  photo by Brittney Bollay If any weekend were to officially signal the start of the Spring/Summer Concert Festival season in the Northwest it has to be Sasquatch Music Festival weekend! Running from Friday thru Monday, Sasquatch is sure to have some surprises in store with a fantastic lineup this year. Of course, ...
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• Afro Jazz Divas Edition by Ricky na Marafiki, May 28 2013 @ Phoenix Theater

  
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  Ricky na marafiki present an evening of afro jazz divas edition on the 28th of may at the phoenix theater. This month’s show features some very talented divas who will be doing their own songs and a few covers. The divas include Mishel Muriuki, Edna Arona, Val Ziki and Cece Sagini. Ricky Na Marafiki band ...
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• Misha Alperin w/John Surman: First Impression (ECM 1664)

  
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  First Impression Misha Alperin  piano John Surman  soprano and baritone saxophones Arkady Shilkloper  French horn, flugelhorn Terje Gewelt  double-bass Jon Christensen  drums Hans-Kristian Kjos Sørensen  percussion Recorded December 1997 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo Engineer: Jan Erik Kongshaug Produced by ...
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• Le trompettiste de Montreux

  
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    Un autre dessin réalisé pour le concours de T-shirt mouillés ! Si ça vous botte, alors allez faire un saut sur le site en lien ci-dessous pour voir également toutes les autres contributions et pour coller à tout va, vos moult j’aime(s) facebook ! ...
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• Greg Tate on Go-Go, Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber, and What Makes Him Giddy

  
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  Greg Tate always thinks big. Readers of the Village Voice probably remember Tate for his music writing—as a critic at the paper from 1987 to 2003, Tate tossed street slang, academic lingo, and literary and historical references into his music criticism. An Ohio-born, D.C.-raised Howard University grad, Tate ...
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• Atlanta Jazz Festival at Piedmont Park on May 25-27, 2013

  
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  The Atlanta Jazz Festival remains one of my favorite festivals in the ATL–nothing beats live jazz music. I plan be there at least one day this weekend to relax in the shade and listen to back-to-back free concerts: On Memorial Day Weekend, the 2013 Atlanta Jazz Festival will take place at Piedmont Park. Like most ...
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• Moldejazz History

  
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  Recently some old videos from the Molde International Jazz Festival were uploaded on YouTube. The recordings are all from the old Molde Cinema, and probably made by the Norwegian Broadcasting Co. (NRK). 360 Degrees Music Experience from 1970: Grachan Moncour III, trombone Roland Alexander, saxophone Dave Burell, ...
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• This Week’s Best Car Leasing Deals – W/C 20th May

  
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  Image courtesy of Ford UK – http://www.ford.co.uk/ This week, you can take advantage of some fantastic car leasing offers with Nationwide Vehicle Contracts, from the quirky Citroen DS3 to the robust Ford Kuga. Each week, we bring you five of our best car leasing deals so you don’t have to search around to bag ...
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• Follow Skyphos on Soundcloud:...

  
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  Follow Skyphos on Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/skyphos/tracks Follow Skyphos on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Skyphos/155248587856979 Follow Deep Heads on Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/deepheads Follow Deep Heads on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/DubstepforDeepHeads Follow ...
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• Dear Reader – naTo, Leipzig – May 17

  
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  For everyone spending the Whitsun-Weekend in Leipzig, it is pure recovery to be in a place with people that aren’t dressed in black and/or smell like an acre of pachouli. Well, at least that counts for those in the city who aren’t attending the WGT – the biggest Gothic Meeting in Europe. Sure, most of The post ...
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• Mac DeMarco – Freaking Out The Neighborhood

  
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  Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: Sondre Lerche, Surfer Blood, Beach Fossils Song: Mac DeMarco - Freaking Out The Neighborhood [download here ] Whats so good? So the dude giving us one of the most epic peace signs in the picture to the upper left is Mac DeMarco, a ...
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• Happy Birthday! Fats Waller (1904 – 1943)

  
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  We celebrate Thomas “Fats” Waller’s 109th birthday this year on Tuesday. Fats Waller was the son of a preacher and learned to play the organ in church with his mother. Against the wishes of his father, Waller became a professional pianist at only 15, working in cabarets and theaters. One of the most ...
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• ‘Star Trek’ sequel tops weekend box office in North America

  
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  Star Trek Into Darkness, the newest installment in the classic intergalactic franchise, blasted to the top of movie box office charts with $70.6 million in weekend ticket sales at theaters in the United States and Canada.
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• Win 2 Tickets to: Open Air Festival “JAZZ AT THE LAKE”

  
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  Sun, cold drinks, beautiful  people and some fine music. That’s the ingredient for a great day, don’t you agree? Jazz at the Lake is an open air music festival which is held at the Nieuwe Meer lake in Amsterdam (Het Bosch – Waterfront). Some top of the line Jazz, Soul and Funk artists, national and ...
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• P.Mauriat Booth Jam FMS 2013 Day 3 Jazz and Blues Session Hall 4.1 E71 HD 1080p

  
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  *WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: P.Mauriat Booth Jam FMS 2013 Day 3 Jazz and Blues Session Hall 4.1 E71 HD 1080p Jon’s Archive http://archive.org/details/JonHammondP.MauriatBoothJamFMS2013Day3JazzandBluesSession P.Mauriat Saxophones & Trumpets Booth Jazz and Blues Jam Session Frankfurt Musikmesse Day 3 with Jon ...
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• Free Stream: Miguel Zenon’s Live Village Vanguard Concert

  
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  Free music stream! Latino jazz musician Miguel Zenon continues to make headlines. NPR recorded a Live performance of his quartet at New York’s Village Vanguard and it’s free for you to enjoy the audio of it (link below). The Puerto Rican jazz and Latin jazz star performs with his talented quartet, which has been ...
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• Sunday Jazz Corner with Shirley Horn

  
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  The best of the best in the business will solute to the legendary Shirley Horn and her true talent. “Here’s To Life” with it’s sparse production and Shirley’s flawless vocals is a great way to start your Sunday. Here’s to you Shirley Horn. Follow HarlemCondoLife on Twitter @HarlemHCL Your Gateway To ...
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• A SPY FOR DIXIELAND

  
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  Ian Fleming never gave me a thought.  I never had a specially-equipped car, dangerous gadgets.  But I was a spy for Dixieland. In a recent seminar with one of my mentors, Prof. Figg, he asked the question, “What are your secret guilty musical pleasures?” I think the Professor expected that I was listening to ...
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