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Gallowstreet: A Trip Worth Making
by Neil Duggan
A great deal of power can be generated by saxophones and brasses played in unison. That power can be directed in different ways. The Dutch band Gallowstreet have decided on the route of maximum impact. Focusing on innovation rather than improvisation, they identify as a brass band but incorporate elements of jazz, electronics and dance beats. It makes them a formidable unit, mixing styles and redefining the typical idea of a brass band. Originally an Amsterdam street parade ...
Continue ReadingPandora Adds Conversational Voice Mode For All Users 'that sweeps the floor with anything else out there'
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HypeBot
This morning, Pandora rolled out Voice Mode for all users. The advanced, conversational voice interface combines voice-recognition and Natural Language Processing with Pandora’s Music Genome Project personalization technology so that users can talk conversationally with Pandora as specific or vague as they want. Pandora is calling Voice Mode “the most advanced, conversational voice interface that sweeps the floor with anything else out there." However accurate the claim, it is clear the Pandora is currently beating both Spotify and Apple Music ...
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Chocolate, Jazz and a Vintage Venue on the Third Floor
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
I enjoyed the relatively short-lived Nicollet Coffee, just south of downtown Minneapolis. The corner has seen a parade of businesses, mostly cafes and coffee shops, so perhaps it was not a great location for yet another go at coffee and café fare. Jeremy Konecny was determined to bring some beans and bop to the end of Eat Street. And for a good six months he made a valiant effort to host some good music, particularly jazz. Maryann Sullivan and Rhonda ...
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Jazz on the 90th Floor Debuts at All About Jazz with Jon Hendricks Interview
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All About Jazz
A legend of vocal jazz and the creator of the vocalese style of putting words to classic jazz music, singer Jon Hendricks has always been unafraid to speak his mind, even when contradicting conventional thought. For the debut of his new AAJ column, Jazz on the 90th Floor, Dr. Gregg Akkerman speaks with the nonagenarian singer about vocalese interpretations of Miles Davis, singing slow ballads...and his thoughts on the authorship of one of jazz's most often-covered standards that will come ...
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Sirone's Last American Recording: Oluyemi Thomas, Sirone and Michael Wimberly's "Beneath Tones Floor"
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Gapplegate Music Review by Grego Edwards
Bassist Sirone's recent passing was a sad event. He has been a mainstay of avant bass playing in the free jazz field since he first came to notice in the '60s. Beneath Tones Floor (No Business CD 20) finds him in good form and in excellent company on what is believed to be his last recording in the USA. It's a fully three-way trio session with the loquacious Oluyemi Thomas on bass clarinet, soprano, musette, etc., and Michael Wimberly on ...
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25 Companies That Cracked the SXSW Noise Floor...
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Digital Music News
When it comes to 'noise floors,' SXSW practically has one glued to the ceiling. There are thousands of bands, companies, people, and events clamoring for attention, and yes—this is literally noise in many situations.
Which makes it so incredibly hard to cut through, and raises serious questions about marketing strategy and investment. But who pulled it off? Here's a list of (mostly) music-related companies that managed to cut through the clutter at SXSW Music.
The yardstick? We first collected a ...
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Oluyemi Thomas, Sirone and Michael Wimberly - Beneath Tones Floor (No Business, 2010)
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Music and More by Tim Niland
Combining the beauty of art, poetry and music this beautiful package (available as compact disc or LP) makes for a fitting send off for the great bassist Sirone who passed away not long after this recording was completed. Along with Sirone's deep and resonant bass, the musicians in this collective performance include Oluyemi Thomas on bass clarinet, flute, soprano, musette and percussion (he also composed the music) and Michael Wimberly on drums and percussion. Like the meditative poem that is ...
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Oluyemi Thomas, Sirone, Michael Wimberley - Beneath Tones Floor (Nobusiness, 2010) ****
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Free Jazz by Stef Gijssels
By Stef So far, I have only reviewed one CD, Nigeria, by saxophonist Oluyemi Thomas, and I praised it for its poetic power.That I have not reviewed many albums by him has more to do with his limited number of recordings than with the quality of his playing. Thomas, wo plays bass clarinet, flute, soprano, musette and percussion on this album is joined by the late Sirone on bass and Michael Wimberly on drums. As on “Nigeria," the poetic power ...
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Memphis-Bound Get-Down Blues Show and "Diamonds on the Desert Floor" CD Launch Event Comes to Columbus, Ohio January 9
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Just Roots PR
Special event features band and solo winners of the 2009 River City Ohio Blues Competition and CD Launch party for “Diamonds On the Desert Floor" by Long Tall Deb and the Drifter Kings.
COLUMBUS, OHIO, January 2, 2010--Award-winning Columbus act Long Tall Deb and the Drifter Kings have teamed up with Detroit bluesman Paul Miles for a special show at the Thirsty Ear Tavern in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday January 9, from 9:00pm- 1am. Tickets are $7 at the door. ...
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Arthur Adams Releases "Stomp the Floor" on Delta Groove Music
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Michael Ricci
Hollywood, CA -- When B.B. King told Arthur Adams “I love the spirit in your guitar playing," you knew that the bluesman was on his way. With the release of Stomp The Floor today on the respected blues based label Delta Groove Music, Arthur Adams has positioned himself perfectly to satisfy his current fan base and gain legions of new listeners.Adams says “I've done Stomp on the Floor exactly the way I feel it. It's all ...
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Long Tall Deb and the Drifter Kings New CD Release "Diamonds on the Desert Floor" Captures Dynamic Sound, Party Promises Exciting Preview
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Just Roots PR
Deb Landolt and band to unveil tracks from much anticipated new CD Friday November 20, at the Thirsty Ear in Columbus, Ohio. CD is scheduled for release January 9, 2010.
Columbus, Ohio October 31, 2009 Award-winning contemporary blues act Long Tall Deb and the Drifter Kings proudly announce their CD preview party on Friday, November 20 at the Thirsty Ear Tavern in Columbus, Ohio. Guests on this evening will be treated to a dynamic live performance in addition to being ...
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