Win free stuff from Down Beat

Down Beat magazine currently is sponsoring a couple of contests for jazz-related prizes.

The first promotional giveaway is for a free trip for two to one weekend of the Montreal Jazz Festival, which will be held June 28-July 8. The prize package include airfare, hotel, concert tickets and more. To enter, go here.

The other is for a free autographed copy of saxophonist Branford Marsalis' most recent CD Braggtown. DB is giving away 10 CDs in a random drawing; to enter, go here.

(Both contests are open to anyone, not just subscribers, but those concerned with personal privacy should note that entering the drawings does require you to disclose your address, email and, in the case of the Montreal trip, phone number.)