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Linguistic,
political and economic barriers stand between World
Musicians
to gain global recognition.
Musicians
from Latin America's largest nation, Brazil, say they are
finding it much harder to break into the US market than
their counterparts from other countries. Steve Mort
reports for VOA from Rio de Janeiro.
Teresa
Cristina
It's very
expensive to engage a band like mine with so many
musicians. It's very expensive to travel. Most of the
time, they invite us and offer us a very low payment
because they don't have a commercial sponsor, and they
want me to tour with only two or three musicians and
showcase Brazilian music.
Miss
Tess’s music is of a piece with her calculated stage
persona. She’s always Miss Tess, even when
she’s returning your phone call for an interview.
Her thing is original tunes and covers that draw on early
jazz and blues, with a bit of country thrown in, and she
likes to perform in vintage dresses as well as play a
sweet, full-toned 1920s Weymann electric guitar. On her
new Live on the Road, she covers Fats Waller’s
“Honeysuckle Rose,” Bessie Smith’s
“Baby Doll,” and the Gaskill/McHugh standard
“I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love with
Me” — which, as she says on the disc, “I
learned off a Peggy Lee record.” The Bon Ton Parade,
meanwhile, put the emphasis on swing, with acoustic bass
and drums, and the well-schooled local jazz reedman Alec
Spiegelman playing saxophone and clarinet. More Info
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Janusz {Yonish} Goralski, pianist,
composer, and piano tuner, has recently found his new
home here in Front Royal. He moved here after fifteen
years living in Reston, Va. Like countless others he has
fallen in love with the beauty of this land and
transformed this fascination into his music. Janusz plays
classic, jazz, rock, etc.
He was born and educated in Poland. In Poland he worked
for Polish Radio and TV, performed with the Polish Jazz
Federation, played for the National Music Festivals in
Opole and for the International Music Festivals in Sopot.
Since 1982 Janusz works in the United States as a pianist,
composer.
Has strong classical and jazz background.
Plays piano, organ, and all electronic keyboards
In Virginia Janusz performed in many locations including:
The Officers’ Club in Fort McNair, Washington, DC
The Officers’ Club in Fort Myer, DC
The Officers’ Club, Fort Belvoir, Alexandria, VA
Hyatt Hotel, Fair Lakes, Hyatt Regency, Washington, DC,
Sheraton in Reston, Tower Club (exclusive business club)
in Tysons Corner, and many other hotels in DC, Northern
Virginia, and Maryland.
Private parties and wedding parties
Provided piano tuning service in Northern Virginia. His
major clients included both Officers’ clubs in
Washington, DC, Fort Belvoir, and Grand Hyatt in Reston.
Listen to a song Janusz had
composed in
memory of the Holocaust Download the MP3
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Musician's Online Database Exchange
This is an excellent site to post free ads on the web. Guitar World Online
Great site for guitar players. Includes online lessons! Lyric Server
If your act performs cover material you can get the
lyrics here. Radio Stations
Here is an excellent site to find radio stations for your
release. USA Musician Home Page United States Copyright Office
Download all the forms you need to file for a copyright. Texas Music
A Launch Site For Professional Resources. The Expressive Guitarist
GREAT site for guitar players. PAN
The Performance Artist Network. Discmakers
The place to get your tapes and CD duplicated. Mix Magazine
The online version of Mix Magazine. Music Connection Magazine
One of the best trade magazines of the music industry. Music Festivals
Find out about festivals that your band can perform at. All Access Music Group
Radio promotion for Top 40, CHR and Modern Rock. Musicians Institute
Check out the Musicians Institute in LA. Recording Industry Association Of America House Of Blues
Find information about the House Of Blues Clubs. Gibson
Check out the Gibson guitar site. Pollstar
Pollstar magazine contains touring information for many
bands. Rolling Stone
On line version of Rolling Stone magazine. Bandit A&R Newsletter
A monthly publication which helps musicians target their
demo's to Music Business companies. J-Bird Records
The first WWW recording label. Home Of The Complete Jingle Course
If you have ever wanted to get into the jingle business,
this is the place to start! EMI Music Publishing
Cool publishing site. Fostex
Fostex recording equipment. Dr Duck's Deluxe
An online outlet for unsigned bands and artist. Sun Studios
One of the cornerstones in the development of rock n roll
music. Music Network USA
Music industry resources covering about every aspect of
the business. National Music Publishers Association
Need info on publishing? This is the place to get it. MIDIWorld
MIDI sound files, sound samples, and product info. Musicians WebSearch Classifieds
A great site to place your classified ads. Gretsch Guitars
Photos and info on their guitars and drums. Mesa Boogie
Great photos of their product line. Pearl Drums
Great web site for drummers. Peavey
Huge web site with info on all of the many products
Peavey makes. SXSW
The South By Southwest annual music festival site held in
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Ensoniq's web site. Ernie Ball
Ernie Ball's web site. Music Books Plus
Books, videos, audio cassettes, CD-ROMs on music, audio,
recording, songwriting, and the music business Yamaha
The web site for all the Yamaha products. Zildjian
A cool site with an online catalog and lots of info. Tim Sweeney and Associates
An artist development agency La Costa Music Business
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A Site Dedicated to the Music Business Entrepreneur Martin Guitar Company
Everything you wanted to know about their guitars and
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Tons of info on Roland products. Independent Distribution Network
Cool site for indie bands looking for distribution. Indy Music
Dedicated to supporting music of the independent artist. National Music Publishers Association
A great site with lots of info on publishing. Applause Music Careers
Information on how to start a career in the music and
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Check out the Eventide site, famous for their harmonizers. Ice Magazine
Another cool music magazine. Music Row
On line version of Music Row magazine. Sesac
Performance rights society site. CD Universe
One of the hottest online music stores on the internet. New York Rock
A cool zine covering the New York scene. Midi Net
All sorts of resources for musicians. Indiana School of Music’s
Resources
Many links to music biz resources. Harmony Central
Lots of good info and links for musicians. . SongLink International
A London-based tipsheet/magazine for music publishers and
songwriters. Westlake Audio
A cool recording site, they also sell pro gear. Midnight Rain Productions
Specializing in music promotion on the web. California Rehearsal Studios
If you live close to Concord California you might want to
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Complete info on all of the Crown audio products. Film Music
Everything you wanted to know about music in films. Emusic
A huge online music store. Jazz Online
Many reviews and jazz music related information and
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Cool piano site with actual online lessons. Copyright Web Site
All kinds of information about copyrights. H.E.A.R.
Learn how to protect yourself from hearing loss. SD Songwriters Guild
An excellent songwriters association located in San Diego
California. Bobby Manriquez and "b-side
blues"
Check out this hot blues band. Studio Finder
Cool online recording studio search engine. GetSigned.com
A fantastic resource for the unsigned band with excellent
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An information source, clearinghouse and monitoring
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Cool site if you are looking for legal info about the
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The most comprehensive trade directory for the music
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Award winning record producer and recording studio. G&LGuitars
Cool web site for guitar players. Roadie.net
If you are looking for a roadie for your act, this is a
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Online band contest where the winners are awarded a
record deal! Flanagan Promotions
A radio promo company. Music Lessons
Natural Ear Music provides the best music lessons to the
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Resources, marketing and promotion for independent
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An authorized training provider from Digidesign. Prepare
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Specializing in all areas of CD Duplication, CD
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Listen to Classical Music CDs/compositions online. CD Replication
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Offers DVD, CD, HD DVD duplication / replication services. DVD Duplication & Replication
Specializing in DVD Replication. www.microphoneheaven.com
Features recording and mixing tips, as well as articles
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15 Million rare and hard to find CDs and LPs! Artistopia
Professional presentation of the music artist to the
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Distributor of a complete range of CD & DVD copier,
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The World's Leading Independent A&R Company. Musicians Media
Your one stop shop for Music Loops, Tracks, Custom Music
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A production company that specializes in custom sound
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Artist discovery and development services. bandzoogle.com
Build a band website with major label features. Bathtubmusic.com
The premier music site for independent artists. Bandsforlabels.com
A site for bands to find a record label that matches
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The primary source of employment for musicians nationwide,
established 31 years. Music Business Solutions
Helping musicians, songwriters and industry careerists
start and grow successful music businesses. Formingbands.com
Get in touch with musicians who will want to play your
type of music in your way at your level. Affinity Music
Help for Undiscovered, Singers, Songwriters,and Bands.
Get your recorded product heard by decision makers in the
music industry. Bob Baker's The BuzzFactor.com
Dedicated to showing musicians of all kinds how to get
exposure, connect with fans, sell more music. Cleveland Music
Music consultants and offer advice to bands / musicians
in obtaining deals gigs promotion. Freedom To Groove Web development,
online marketing, e-commerce for musicians. Atlantic Videos
Professional music video producers charging realistic
prices. Based in Cornwall but willing to travel. Performingbiz.com
The Musician's & Performing Artist's Guide To
Successful Touring. Songwritersresourcenetwork.com
A trusted news and education resource for songwriters,
song lyricists and music composers. Pro Audio Equipment
The best prices on a wide range of pro audio equipment,
professional music equipment. Media Plant
A leading CDR/DVDR duplication and replication company
based in Swindon, UK. Not Another Box
Packaging solutions for press kits, folders, binders and
other presentation packs. Audio Mastering
CD mastering, high-end gear, low-end pricing. We provide
you with clear high-impact mastered sound. Indie Resources
Dedicated to developing indie filmmakers, writers,
musicians, actors, producers, and many other types of
artists. Shenandoah Music A Great site to network with.
Griff Management. Hetha Griffiths. Orange, New South
Wales, Australia 2800. Tel: +61 0401 583 780. Griff
Management is music industry management based in central
NSW run by Hetha Griffiths. With a passion for the jazz/Nu
jazz genre Griff Management is proud to be representation
for legendary Dutch/Australian Hammond organist Ray
Vanderby and the Ray Vanderby Hammond Combo.
Peter Cole. Jazz Promoter. 415 Darling Street, Sydney,
Australia. Tel: +61 2 9555 1619. Representing Australia's
best known jazz band Galapagos Duck. South African born
jazz, blues, soul singer Trude Aspeling. And many more
fine contemporary music artistes.
ARMENIA
Armen Manukyan "Ardzagank" Studio. "Radio
Ardzagank" Fm103,5 Karen Demirchyan Centre. Park
"Tsitsernakaberd" 375028, Yerevan-28 Republic
Of Armenia Tel/Fax 374-1-525840 / 562735
AUSTRIA
Jazz Ahead Management. Katrin Kowalski, Aigen 223, A-5350
Strobl Tel/Fax : +43-6137-5604 Mobile:+43-6644931256.
Manager of the Heinz von Hermann Jazz ahead Quintet.
Walter Voves. Getreidemarkt 17, Vienna, A-1060, Austria.
Agent and promoter and record label.
BELGIUM
Fine Music Flavour. Annette Wüst. Pater Damiaanstraat, 2.
Tremelo. 3120 Belgium. Tel: + 32(0)16-53 77 78 Fax: + 32(0)16-53
58 77. Booking Agent & Manager of Belgian Jazz
Musicians. Manager of Chris Joris (percussion,piano,composer)
Motives For Jazz. Provinciaal Centrum voor Muziek -
Casino. Kioskplein 25. 3582 Beringen. Belgium. Tel: (011)
42.15.26 [Promoting jazz within the Limburg region of
Belgium]
Metropolitan Entertainments. Drie Koningenstraat 82 - B2600
Antwerp, Belgium. Tel: (32) 3.2392872 - Fax: (32) 3.2392872.
Office hours: 10am - 6pm (CET) [contact:Alain Ragheno.
Metropolitan Entertainments started some 25 years ago in
Belgium as concert promotors. Producing some 40 concerts
yearly in Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.
Redcat Artist Agency. Kati Van de Velde. Brussels.
National and international artist representation and
music services.
Travers Emotion. Jules Imberechts, Rue Traversière 5.
Brussels B-1210, Belgium. Tel: +3222174800 Fax: +3222231021
150 concerts all over Brussels: Jazz moderne or
avantgarde, blues, covers, chanson, locals and europeans
bands.
Tsahara Productions. Antoine Dansaertstraat 18 box 2.
Brussels 1000. Belgium. Tel: 0032-2 513 75 99 Fax: 0032-
2 513 35 26 [contact: Dirk Feys. Booking agency
specialized in crossover Jazz and Funk. Erik Truffaz(Benelux),
Roy Ayers, Aka Moon, Doop Troop (Benelux, France),
Kelvynators, etc
Uncle Jazz Productions. Fluitbergstraat 66/5. 2900
Schoten Tel: : +32-3-685-4730 Fax: +32-3-685-4761 [contact:Veerle
Van de Poel - Dirk Godts. Representing the great Toots
Thielemans and the fantastic Kenny Werner and Mike
Delferro]
BULGARIA
Messechina Music Management and Production Company.
Victor Lilov. P.O.Box 49; Sofia 1700; Bulgaria. Tel/fax:
+359 2 946 30 70 Mobile: +359 887456 731 [We are a new
Bulgarian artist management company, currently we are
looking for partners in Europe. We would like very much
to breakaway with the usual stereotypes connected with
the music from the Balkans and could offer quite non-traditional
edge of Jazz, improvised music oriented roster of artists
and selection of repertoire. If you are interested we
could send you promo materials and CD's. If you are
positive about presenting the music from Bulgaria and
Macedonia, we would like to discuss possible tour/concert
schedules.]
CANADA
Discover Jazz Festival. 230 College Street, Burlington,
VT 05401
Tel: (802) 863-7992 - Fax (802) 864-3927 [contact: Jimmy
Swift, Festival Director. Danielle Maggio, Marketing
& Development Director. We accept artistic
submissions year-round, and complete our Festival
programming in March and April]
DENMARK
Owit Music Europe Ltd. Skovhastrupvej 1. Skov Hastrup,
Hvalsoe. 4330 Denmark. Tel: +45 46408718 Fax: +45
46408701. Contact: Niels Estrup. Agency with high class
performers in all genres.
EGYPT
Cairo Jazz Club Bands. 197, 26th July St., Mohandessin,
Cairo, Egypt. Tel: +202.3459939 Contact: Ammar Dajani.
Cairo Jazz Club Bands is the band promotion and
management arm of the Cairo Jazz Club venue, with all
sorts of oriental styles to offer
FRANCE
Ella Productions. Label & Manager. 109 rue de Ville d'Avray
92310 Sèvres France Tel: 331 45070249 mobile 33 (0)6
80259756
Strada Production. 170 bis rue de Grenelle, Paris 75007;
France. Tel: 00 33 1 47 05 03 32 Fax: 0033 1 47 05 03 44.
Booking Agent and Promoter in France. Arisits include:
Rosario Giuliani. Stephane Huchard. Giovanni Mirabassi.
Pierre De Bethmann. Alex Tassel. Remy Chaudagne.
GERMANY
Agency 79. Urbanstr. 88. Berlin, Germany 10967. Tel: +359-88-943-6287
Conatct: I. Marcus. Agency promoting musicians from
different countries. Styles: Jazz in all its variety, R&B,
soul, world music.
Barbara Lamprecht Music Promotion. Agency for world-music,
jazz and various other styles. Herler Str. 91. D-51067
Köln. Tel: +49-(0)221-740 69 36 Fax: +49-(0)221-740 69
37
GREECE
3r-Pro-Promoters. E.Venizelou 23. Athens, Greece. Te: +30936068322
Fax: +30105024756. J.STAVRIANOULIS. jazz promoters
company in Athens.
HOLLAND
Euf Prods Music Management. P.O. Box 11177.
Nieuwezijdskolk 25, Amsterdam, Noord Holland, 1001 GD,
The Netherlands. Tel: +31 (0)20-4279912 Fax = +31 (0)20-4206347
[contact: Ronald Keizer. Hollands leading agency in
contemporary jazz. Euf Prods runs the management of the
bands Sfeq, New Cool Collective, Greenfield, The
Jazzmeteors, Raise the Roof, Benjamin Herman Trio]
Jazzpromotor. Tom van Giessen. Beukenlaan 59, Bleiswijk.
ZH. Holland 2665DX.
Quails Music Bank. Wesselsstraat 44. Den Haag. 2572sh.
Netherlands.Contact: Ian Quail. telephone +31 [0]
704023790. I have a music promo company that has a large
variety of live musicians for hire so if you have an
interest please contact me, or if you have a good live
music band and would like some extra work I would love to
speak to you so contact me a.s.a.p.
C-Jam Music. via Nazionale,169, 40047 Riola di Vergato,
Bologna, Italy. Tel/Fax 39-051-916277
Mississippi Jazz Sound. Borgo Angelico, 18/a. Roma Lazzio
00193, Italy. Tel: +39 0668806348 Fax: +39 066871564.
International Artist promoters & agents
KUWAIT
Cracovia Music Bureau. Leading agency in Gulf area. Tel:
(+965)-2649357 or mobile: (+965)-6653857
LEBANON
Musikuest Agency. P.O.Box:45-37. Hazmieh, Lebanon. Tel:
961-3-443033 Fax: 961-1-808345 [Contact: = Waleed Akar. A
jazz agency promoting live music in lebanon and the
Middle East by bringing jazz artist from the US and
Europe to perform in Lebanon. East meets West.]
NEW ZEALAND
Pete McGregor Entertainment. Pete McGregor. 8 Capstan
Court Te Atatu Peninsula, Auckland, North Island, New
Zealand. zip: 0610. Tel: 098348355. Nationwide New
Zealand Entertainment booking agency with hundreds of
Jazz and other genre musical options in all main centres
in New Zealand.
POLAND
Impresariat Oprocz Dariusz Startek. ul. Tytusa 14 A / 1
72-006 Szczecin - Mierzyn Poland. Tel/Fax: + +48.91.4868874
mobile: +48/501/547225. [Please let us know if You are on
tour in Europe and have a day or few days off. We need
the usual details as biographies, sounds (we prefere CD's
or CDR's,photos, press, schedules, available dates for
possible concerts in Poland, how many musicians will play
etc. And - of course - Your fees. Please keep in mind
that most venues are small clubs with possible audience
50-100 people.
SINGAPORE
Showtime Productions. P. O. Box 47. Farrer Road,
Singapore 912802 Singapore. Tel: +65 483 2001 Fax: +65
234 1790. Event Production/Management,Talent Management,
Album Production
SOUTH AFRICA
Making Music Productions. 38 Dorp Street, 1st Floor PO
Box 5327. Cape Town. Western Cape Province 8001. Republic
of South Africa. Tel: +27 21 426 0399 Fax: +27 21 426
0199. contact:Christian Syren. Agents for top South
African jazz artists, specialising in Afro-Jazz: Jimmy
Dludlu, Winston "Mankunku" Ngozi, Robbie Jansen,
Idris Hotep Galeta and a host of others.
SPAIN
Scarlett Entertainment. contact: Rebecca Marks. Puerto de
La Duquesa, Manilva, Malaga, Spain. Booking Agent for
Jazz Artists. We are based in the UK, US and Spain and
book jazz artists internationally.
SWEDEN
Stellar Artist Management.Blekingsborgsgatan 3E 214 63
Malmö. Sweden. Tel: +46 40 57 99 69 Fax +46 40 57 99 68
TUNISIA
Scoop Organisation. BP 753. 2078 La Marsa - Tunisie Tél:
216 71 727 314 Fax 216 71 77 48 80. [contact: Mourad
Mathari. Our reference in Tunisia : Tabarka Jazz Festival]
