"I've admired Bret Primack, a master storyteller, from afar for many years," said All About Jazz founder and publisher Michael Ricci. "Like everyone else who has seen the development of his videos on the web, I've actually watched him become the pre-eminent producer of jazz video. We're thrilled to make AAJ a convenient spot to access Bret's latest episodes as well as his impressive archive."
"The audience for video on the web has grown dramatically over the past few years and the opportunity to have my work featured on All About Jazz will help even more dedicated fans find these videos," said Bret Primack, aka the "Jazz Video Guy."
Bret will be posting two videos each week, including episodes of his new series, {{Ray Charles = 5648}}, Genius, as well as video he has produced for Billy Taylor, Sonny Rollins and Joe Lovano. The partnership launches with "Ray Charles – Have Piano, Will Travel” featuring interviews with George Wein, Billy Taylor, Ira Gitler and Steve Turre, as well as rare Ray Charles performance video.
About All About Jazz
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As a social enterprise, AllAboutJazz.com is committed to raising the awareness of jazz's cultural significance and historical legacy while playing an essential role in promoting the creative leaders of today. AllAboutJazz.com is a 8-time winner of the prestigious Jazz Journalist Association award, and is the highest ranked jazz website according to Alexa.com, Quantcast.com, Google, Yahoo and Ask.com. All About Jazz is an AOL Music Network partner and its content appears weekly at Spinner.com.
About the Jazz Video Guy
A writer who has published over 200 articles and liner notes, and a documentary filmmaker, Bret has been at the forefront of new media since he co-founded Jazz Central Station, the first major Jazz website, in 1995. In 1997, he was the first Jazz blogger with Bird Lives, where, as the "Pariah," his heartfelt diatribes struck a responsive chord in the music industry.
In 1999, Bret began producing video webcasts for the Global Music Network including both Dave Brubeck and The Saxophone Summit Live from Birdland. He started his own new media company Planet Bret in 2002, and has since produced websites and videos for such artists as Sonny Rollins, Joe Lovano, Billy Taylor, Denny Zeitlin and Hendrik Meurkens.
With the advent of mini-DV video production and the web as a free distribution medium, Bret began actively producing videos for jazz artists on a regular basis and posting them on YouTube and iTunes in 2006 as the Jazz Video Guy.
His documentaries and video podcasts include Orrin Keepnews, Producer, and Ray Charles, Genius, for the Concord Music Group and The Sonny Rollins Podcast for Rollins' own Doxy Records, an ongoing documentary about the "Saxophone Colossus."
Today, Bret has over 350 videos online, with over 6.5 million views.
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