All About Jazz
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Type of site
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Jazz music database |
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| Available in | English, Italian |
| Headquarters | Philadelphia |
| Founder(s) | Michael Ricci |
| Slogan(s) | The Most Comprehensive Jazz Resource On Earth |
| Website | www |
| Alexa rank |  88,988 (February 2017[update])[1] |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | August 15, 1995 |
All About Jazz is a web site started by Michael Ricci in 1995. A volunteer staff publishes news, album reviews, articles, videos, and listings of concerts and other events having to do with jazz. Ricci maintains a related site, Jazz Near You.
The Jazz Journalists Association[2] voted All About Jazz the Best Website Covering Jazz for thirteen consecutive years between 2003 and 2015, when the category was retired. In 2015, Ricci said the site received a peak of 1.3 million readers per month in 2007.[3] Another source said that the site has over 500,000 readers around the world.[4]
Ricci was born in Philadelphia. He heard classical and jazz from his father's music collection. He played trumpet and went to his first jazz concert when he was eight. With a background in computer programming, he combined his interest in jazz and the internet by creating the All About Jazz web site in 1995.[3][5]
The web site publishes reviews, interviews, and articles pertaining to jazz in the U.S. and around the world, including information about festivals, concerts, and other events.[6][7][8]
In 2016, Ricci was given the Jazz Ambassador Award for his contributions to jazz in Philadelphia.[4]
Awards and honors[edit]
- "Best of web" designations from The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, Time, Forbes, and the BBC
References[edit]
- ^ "allaboutjazz.com Site Info". Alexa Internet.
- ^ "Previous Winners". JJA Jazz Awards 2016. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^ a b Patterson, Ian (8 September 2015). "Michael Ricci: A Modern Day Jazz Messenger". All About Jazz. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Lansdale area man to be honored with Jazz Bridge Jazz Ambassador Award –". www.tickettoentertainment.com. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ Stephans, Michael (17 October 2013). "Experiencing Jazz: A Listener's Companion". Google Books. Scarecrow Press. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ Pack, Thomas (November 2007). "All That Jazz on the Web". Information Today. Vol. 24 no. 10. pp. 46–47. ISSN 8755-6286.
- ^ Schmuckler, Eric (25 March 2002). "Specialty Music". Forbes ASAP. Vol. 169 no. 7. p. 13. ISSN 1078-9901.
- ^ Hebbard, D.B. (22 January 2014). "Online music resource, All About Jazz, launches its own magazine". Talking New Media. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
External links[edit]
- All About Jazz – official website
- Jazz Near You – official website
- All About Jazz Italia – official website
