All About Jazz
Encyclopedia
All About Jazz is a leading jazz
music website
for enthusiasts and industry professionals based in Philadelphia in the United States.
Founded by Michael Ricci in 1995, the Web-Site is maintained by a volunteer staff of writers, editors, and musicians, and provides coverage of all genres of jazz from independent to major record label
releases. As an advocacy
site, All About Jazz aims to raise the awareness of jazz music, its history and its players. It has been awarded "The Best Web-Site Concentrating On Jazz" eight times by the Jazz Journalists Association
.
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
music website
Website
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for enthusiasts and industry professionals based in Philadelphia in the United States.
Founded by Michael Ricci in 1995, the Web-Site is maintained by a volunteer staff of writers, editors, and musicians, and provides coverage of all genres of jazz from independent to major record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
releases. As an advocacy
Advocacy
Advocacy is a political process by an individual or a large group which normally aims to influence public-policy and resource allocation decisions within political, economic, and social systems and institutions; it may be motivated from moral, ethical or faith principles or simply to protect an...
site, All About Jazz aims to raise the awareness of jazz music, its history and its players. It has been awarded "The Best Web-Site Concentrating On Jazz" eight times by the Jazz Journalists Association
Jazz Journalists Association
The Jazz Journalists Association is an international organization of all types of media professionals who document, promulgate, or appreciate jazz. As of 2011, it has approximately 500 members, primarily in North America but also on other continents...
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About the website
- Jazz No País Do Improviso! Interview (2007)
- Jazznin Interview (2003)
- All About All About Jazz (Humor)