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Save the date for Playboy’s annual celebration of jazz and blues with a spectacular array of musical talents. This year marks the 30th Anniversary of the event that continues to bring the biggest names in jazz to the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Since 1959 and his first Playboy Jazz Festival in Chicago, Playboy magazine Editor-in-Chief Hugh M. Hefner has brought outstanding performers such as jazz genius Ray Charles, George Benson, Chris Botti, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald and singer Etta James to the stage…Continue Reading>>

“How do you think they’re going to get customers? Through a broadband pipe. Cable companies have them. We have them. Now what they would like to do is use my pipes for free, but I ain’t going to let them do that because we have spent this capital and we have to have a return on it. So there’s going to have to be some mechanism for these people who use these pipes to pay for the portion they’re using. Why should they be allowed to use my pipes? The Internet can’t be free in that sense, because we and the cable companies have made an investment and [for] a Google or Yahoo! or Vonage or anybody to expect to use these pipes for free is nuts!” - SBC (aka AT&T) CEO Edward Withacre Interview, BusinessWeek November 7, 2005…Continue Reading>>

Organizers of the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal are happy to announce that, next year, Montreal’s own authentic Upstairs Jazz Bar and Grill will move into the future Maison du Festival de Jazz, and celebrated jazz-club owner, Joel Giberovitch, is officially joining their team. Beginning in May 2009, Joel Giberovitch will hold the position of Director of Operations for shows and restaurant services at the resto-grill and the Maison Festival de Jazz, which, inaugurated in time for the 30th anniversary of the biggest jazz festival on the planet, will become the jazz temple in Montreal.

Joel Giberovitch will make sure to bring with him, not only his expertise and passion for jazz, but his executive chef Juan Barros and personnel and, of course, the very soul of Upstairs, breathing new life into this brand new hot spot for jazz at the heart of Montreal’s effervescent cultural scene: the old Blumenthal building in the heart of the Quartier des spectacles…Continue Reading>>

Taipei international summer jazz academy Joining the interesting jazz-learning activities!

The summer is about to come, and the hot season of the jazz scene comes as well. This year, 2008 Taipei International Jazz season brings the well-claimed “Introduction to JazzA course of lectures” first, which comprises ten lectures to lead the music-lovers into the fruitful world of jazz. The lectures will be followed by the 5th Taipei international summer jazz academy, also known as TISJA 2008, more international jazz masters and Asia young musicians will participate in the academy, bringing new stimulus to young jazz musicians in Taiwan…Continue Reading>>

Monterey, California; The Monterey Jazz Festival will honor the legendary artist and composer, Gerald Wilson, with the 2nd MJF Jazz Legends Award on May 2, 2008. This elegant, black-tie gala–co-chaired by Clint and Dina Eastwood–is being held at the exclusive Tehama Golf Club in Carmel. Cocktails begin at 6:00 pm, followed by a sumptuous gourmet dinner, live auction, and special musical performances by the Bay Area jazz vocalist, Kim Nalley, and by student musicians from MJF’s Jazz Education Programs. Net proceeds support MJF’s Education Programs, which directly impact the music education programs in the schools of Monterey County.

Gala Celebration Features Dinner, Live Auction and Entertainment By Bay Area Jazz Vocalist, Kim Nalley Proceeds Support The Monterey Jazz Festival Education Programs…Continue Reading>>

Studios and artists split over its effects on digital distribution.Hollywood believes the Internet is the key to its future. But its constituents are again squabbling over how to get there. As in the recent television writers strike, the major studios are at odds with some members of the creative community over digital distribution. This time it’s about a public policy issue known as network neutrality…Continue Reading>>