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This and That: November 2024
By Michael Ricci
November 27, 2024
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Every so often we highlight a useful feature that we think you might've missed, and today we'd like to revisit All About Jazz's personal concert calendar feature. In a nutshell, the personal concert calendar helps you track shows and get reminders for concerts you're interested in. You can learn more about this handy feature here and if you're an active or even an occasional concertgoer, we encourage you to try it. I first started using the personal concert calendar in ...
read moreAAJ's Chris May
By Michael Ricci
November 22, 2024
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All About Jazz's staff culture is best described as a close-knit group of like-minded friends, united by a shared passion for jazz music. Many of these friendships have existed since AAJ's inception, which makes it especially heartbreaking to announce the passing of Chris May. Chris was a cornerstone at AAJ, offering deep knowledge, extensive experience, strong opinions, and a steadying influence every day. He was rock solid dependable, a staunch advocate for AAJ, and a spirited leader with a ...
read moreBack to the Bot
By Michael Ricci
October 30, 2024
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DIG 9000, AAJ's benevolent bot, represents another significant step forward for the All About Jazz platform. Generative, our bot continues to learn and we learn along with it. Here are the most frequent inquiries from the past two weeks: Q: How can I submit a press release? A: All About Jazz offers a press release posting and distribution service and you can learn more about it here. Q: How do I get my ...
read moreMusician? Water. Drink.
By Michael Ricci
October 16, 2024
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Much in the way we outlined how venues can use Jazz Near You to list and promote their events, this week we'll turn our attention to the tools available to jazz musicians. All About Jazz is currently home to 144,837 musician pages. A musician's page is central to their presence at All About Jazz and it's the #1 place where our readers go to get more information about them. Thousands of musicians have claimed, created and maintained ...
read moreVenue? Use Jazz Near You To Promote Your Shows
By Michael Ricci
October 4, 2024
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All About Jazz isn't just another music website; it's a vibrant, one-of-a-kind platform crafted exclusively for jazz enthusiasts by seasoned professionals with a deep understanding of both technology and the art form itself. What truly sets AAJ apart is our unwavering commitment to developing innovative solutions that cater specifically to our passionate jazz community. Take Jazz Near You, for instance--a groundbreaking venture that revolutionized how fans discover jazz concerts locally and abroad. It's more than just a ...
read moreDIG Drives Improvements and Staff Recruitment Update
By Michael Ricci
September 23, 2024
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The biggest news of 2024 is easily DIG 9000 (AAJ's chatbot assistant) and our app which will support push notifications (coming soon). Both are of monumental importance to our platform and to All About Jazz's future. If you haven't had the chance to ask DIG a question, please do, as it's designed to learn and improve every day, so the more you interact with it, the sharper and quicker it becomes. One of the unexpected benefits of the chatbot is ...
read moreBot, Search and Survey Update
By Michael Ricci
September 15, 2024
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We hope you're having fun with DIG 9000, AAJ's very own chatbot. If you haven't had the chance to ask it a question yet, now's the perfect time to jump in. DIG is designed to learn and improve every day, so the more you interact with it, the sharper and quicker it becomes. We've been keeping an eye on your chatbot questions and are tweaking both the chatbot and the website based on your feedback. For example, many ...
read moreThe Dawn of DIG
By Michael Ricci
September 5, 2024
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All About Jazz has been a pioneer in the jazz world since MCMXCV. We love being the first to try new things and we're long known for adopting emerging technologies. From being the first and only jazz website with a theme song to now, being the first jazz website to use AI. Thanks to AAJ's Scott Lichtman, we've found the perfect application for our AI buddy, DIG 9000. This clever chatbot, powered by Chetty (see below) will answer questions, suggest ...
read moreAAJ turns 29 plus Jazz Forward Award program and remembering John Kelman
By Michael Ricci
August 15, 2024
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Hello, Year 29. We made it! Pretty impressive if I do say so myself. All About Jazz's journey has been an incredible ride shaped by a long list of impressive individuals and we pay tribute to one of our brightest who unexpectedly passed last week (see below). From navigating the rapid shifts in technology to crafting a vision filled with creativity and passion, we've built a platform that we are truly proud of. As All About Jazz's birthday closely follows my own ...
read moreAAJ For Professionals
By Michael Ricci
August 8, 2024
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We added an “AAJPro" icon to the All About Jazz header and clicking it takes you to our All About Jazz For Professionals page. If you're a musician, festival presenter, venue owner, publicist, record label representative or radio / podcast host, please take a moment and familiarize yourself with this page. The Jazz Forward Award All About Jazz's 29th anniversary is one week away and we'll get the party started by launching our very own awards program ...
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