News from allaboutjazz.com | May 22, 2002



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MAY GREETINGS FROM ALL ABOUT JAZZ

Visit our monthly welcome page -- it's the quickest way to discover the latest happenings and noteworthy updates at All About Jazz.

During the last few months, we've interviewed several drummers -- if you haven't been keeping up, you might want to check out our interviews page.



NEWS & REVIEWS: WE'RE UPDATING THE SITE EVERY DAY!

AAJ is dedicated to broadening and deepening our coverage of jazz. We hope our automation efforts make the site more useful and timely to you, our readers.

We're already posting news items and CD reviews on a daily basis. If you're in the jazz media or are a jazz artist, please post your press releases at the site. It's a simple and free way to get the word out. For those "jonesing" for new CDs to purchase, try today's CD reviews. We post them daily up till the 25th of each month.



AAJ IN PRINT: FROM PHILLY TO NEW YORK

We've posted the second issue of the AAJ-Philadelphia newspaper. If you're from the Philadelphia metro area, visit our Philly Jazz page and download the May-June issue.

AAJ-New York successfully launched on May 1 and you can find the printed version in the various jazz venues and record stores throughout Manhattan. We plan to post the digital version shortly.



JAZZ FESTIVAL LISTINGS UPDATED WEEKLY!

Our festival submission page is back online and we've been posting new festivals and events for the past six weeks. If have a festival to promote, be sure to let us know about it.

For those interested in attending festivals, you can access our current list by dragging your mouse over "CALENDAR" on the AAJ nav bar. We're listing festivals from May to October.



AAJ NOMINATED FOR BEST WEBSITE

All About Jazz has once again been nominated by the Jazz Journalists Association members for the Best Website Concerning Jazz award. This is the third nomination since the website category was introduced, so we're hoping this one is the charm.

2002 nominees are... allaboutjazz.com, allmusic.com, jazzcorner.com, jazztimes.com, mississippirag.com

Previous Jazz Website Award Winners:

  • 2000: Jazz Journalist Association*
  • 2001: Jazz Journalist Association*

* As of 2002, the Jazz Journalist Assoc website has been deemed out of contention.




Enjoy!

Mike & Chris

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