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Article: Bailey's Bundles

June 2022: Constellations

Read "June 2022: Constellations" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


ChimyTina Constellations La Reserve 2022 ChimyTina is a collision moniker for the duo of bassist Dan “Chimy" Chmeilinski and vocalist Martina DaSilva. They are part of a daring group of singers/bassists perfecting the most musically intimate of performance formats. With the bass as the “harmony" instrument supporting a vocalist, ...

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Article: Year in Review

Ludovico Granvassu's 2021 Sonic Delights

Read "Ludovico Granvassu's 2021 Sonic Delights" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Jazz is not a competitive sport and “Best Ofs" are misnomers. End of the year listicles have no bearing on the artistic standing of the albums they include, or on those they neglect, just like a five star review doesn't make the album it graces any better than it already is. But, apparently, humans ...

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Article: Profile

The Complete Jan Akkerman: Focusing on a Life's Work

Read "The Complete Jan Akkerman: Focusing on a Life's Work" reviewed by John Kelman


He may be largely regarded as the most influential guitarist to emerge from the Netherlands, a country that, bordering on the North Sea, is roughly one-quarter the physical size of England and, with a current number of about seventeen million, has just one-third the population of the UK's largest country. Still, despite garnering major in-country recognition, ...

News: Music Industry

Could Part Of Universal Music Be Up For Sale?

Could Part Of Universal Music Be Up For Sale?

In a first-time valuation, Universal's parent company Vivendi recently dropped word that it's subsidiary had a price tag of $22 billion suggesting Vivendi either wants to sell part of it, or move the company public in an attempted cash grab. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 Universal Music’s parent company Vivendi recently put a ...

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News: Music Industry

Universal Music Ties With Tencent In Major Expansion Into China

Universal Music Ties With Tencent In Major Expansion Into China

Universal Music Group and Tencent Music Entertainment Group have entered into a partnership that will significantly expand the international music market in China. Under the terms of a new deal, China's Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) will distribute music from UMG's vast global catalog on its popular streaming platforms QQ Music, KuGou and Kuwo. TME also becomes the ...

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Universal Music Group Record Store Day Sampler 2012

Label: Universal
Released: 2012

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Article: Extended Analysis

Joe Harriott Quintet: Movement / High Spirits

Read "Joe Harriott Quintet: Movement / High Spirits" reviewed by Duncan Heining


Joe Harriott QuintetMovement / High Spirits Dutton Vocalion2012 (1963/1964)The acquisition, ownership and handling of a back catalogue of classic British jazz from the sixties by first Polygram and then Universal is a story of meanness and incompetence. It meant that key recordings by the likes of saxophonists Joe ...

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London Street Jazz

Label: Universal
Released: 2010


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