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by Patrick Jarenwattananon

No fail whale here. (TwitJazz.net)

From the jazz blogosphere to the jazz micro-blogosphere — or perhaps the other way around. Enter Twitter Jazz Network, a group blog run by folks who are frequently talking about jazz on Twitter. It’s the brainchild of @MaryamLovesJazz (Twitter, personal Web site); she’s also behind the calendar at DC Jazz Shows (also at @DCJazzShows), one of which I think every city needs.

Anyhow, the site just posted two substantive entries: one round robin of new jazz discoveries of 2010, and Twitter tips for jazz musicians. The site also keeps lists of Twitter handles of jazz fans, musicians and presenters. You can also follow the discussion with the hashtag #twitjazznet. Finally, if this interests you at all, you know, of course, that we are @blogsupreme on Twitter — or you do now. [Blog: Twitter Jazz Network]

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Some links that we didn’t get to blogging about:

–The Miles Davis biopic featuring, co-written by, and directed by Don Cheadle will be scored by Herbie Hancock, Paste reports.

–Darcy James Argue lists his top five big band records of the last 10 years. It references this DownBeat piece where artists talk about their favorite big-band records of all time.

–An interesting set of thoughts on the divide between Jazz Manouche (aka Django-style “Gypsy Jazz”) and “Real Jazz,” from the Montreal writer Jenn Hardy.

–The Leipzig String Quartet’s recent concert featuring saxophonist Steve Wilson and pianist Pete Malinverni was recorded and archived by WQXR.

–Trumpeter Christian Scott does an interview with All About Jazz, and swears a lot in righteous indignation.

–Dusted magazine talks to guitarist Mary Halvorson about 10 favorite records. Also, this interview in advance of a show at Roulette in New York.

–Norwegian free-jazz bassist Ingebrigt Haker Flaten, on moving to Austin, Texas — an atypical career move for someone of his particular profession. (Interview by Austin resident Clifford Allen.) One of Flaten’s new groups is called Free Fall: Peter Margasak has an exclusive track here.

–Bassist Dave Holland is all over your Internets: at a well-documented residency at Birmingham Conservatoire, and being saluted by a gang of great bassists in JazzTimes.

–Molly Ringwald, former teen star, will record a jazz album, reports Perez Hilton. Her father is a jazz pianist. And no, I don’t read Perez Hilton regularly, not that there is anything wrong with doing so.

And some stuff we did mention:

–The new Twitter Jazz Network
–Early comments about jazz
–Jazz musicians of Springfield, Ohio remembered
–Ornette Coleman is 80 and that is still cool

Finally, elsewhere at NPR Music:

–Download the recording of Nicholas Payton’s quintet, live at the Village Vanguard this Wednesday.
–Esperanza Spalding plays solo bass and voice for KPLU/Jazz24
–This week on Piano Jazz: Loston Harris.
–This week on JazzSet: sets from Cindy Blackman and Sherrie Maricle.
–Lionel Loueke’s latest was reviewed on All Things Considered.
–Five songs, Ten Tenor Saxophonists.

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