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The Leaders: Spirits Alike
by Troy Collins
Comprised of a half dozen of the most impressive bandleaders of the mid-eighties post-loft jazz scene, The Leaders made a number of fine recordings for Black Hawk, Black Saint and Sunnyside before quietly disbanding at the end of the eighties. Conceived as a more conventionally traditional project than their usual efforts, the original Leaders was an intriguing hybrid; free jazz masters playing in a primarily straight-ahead context. With a roster that included avant-garde luminaries like Lester Bowie, Arthur Blythe and ...
Continue ReadingDDCF Launches Jazz Media Lab with Five Leaders in Jazz Radio
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All About Jazz
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) today announced the launch of the Jazz Media Lab, through which some of the country’s most dynamic and forward-thinking nonprofit jazz radio stations will receive more than $1.3 million to participate in a program aimed at bolstering their individual strength and collective resilience as essential players in the jazz ecosystem. KMHD (Oregon Public Broadcasting) in Portland, Ore., KNKX (Pacific Public Media) in Tacoma/Seattle, Wash., KUVO (Rocky Mountain Public Media) in Denver, Colo., WBGO (Newark ...
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All About Jazz Improves Album Content—Now Supports Leaders, Co-Leaders And Side Personnel
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz greatly improved how we handle album personnel—making it easier for readers to discover “who played on what." To best illustrate how we (now) present personnel on an album, check out Pat Metheny's From This Place. Scroll to the personnel section to view the new look which includes the musician's name, their photo and their instrument. The name and photo is hotlinked to the musician's page at All About Jazz. We also improved how we present personnel on ...
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Sonny Rollins: Koenig's Leaders
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Yesterday afternoon I spoke at length with Sonny Rollins. We talk fairly regularly by phone, and this time we spoke about a wide range of career topics, from his time in India to his visits to the West Coast, where he recorded two remarkable albums for Contemporary Records in 1957 and '58. On his first trip to Los Angeles, Sonny was a member of the Max Roach Quintet, featuring Kenny Dorham (tp), Sonny Rollins (ts), Ray Bryant (p), George Morrow ...
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Music Industry Leaders Offer Their Predictions For 2017
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HypeBot
The team behind the music business program at William Paterson University reached out to a variety of top music industry leaders to get their predictions for the business in 2017. Guest post by Dave Philp from Music Biz 101 at William Paterson University It’s easy to recap a particular year since everything already happened. But what about predicting what will take place in a new year? Yeah, that’s hard. When you think about it, the job of a lot of people ...
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Music Industry Leaders Travel To Palestine To Launch Revolutionary Music Expo
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HypeBot
A forward thinking and brave group of music industry figures traveled to Palestine in November with Palestinian artists ahead of the inaugural Palestine Music Expo (PMX). Basic industry infrastructure and travel restrictions topped the agenda. Music journalist Larry LeBlanc was one of a select group of music industry figures who traveled to Palestine in November to meet over lunch with a group Palestinian artists ahead of the inaugural Palestine Music Expo (PMX). Other attendees at the event included Mahmood Jrere, Co-Founder ...
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The Jazz Principle: Why Good Leaders Celebrate Uncertainty
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Michael Ricci
A good manager is in some ways like the conductor of a symphony orchestra. But a truly good manager may well be more like the leader of a jazz combo. Granted, the parallels between managing an organization and conducting a symphony can be striking: The symphony orchestra is a large enterprise consisting of people with a wide variety of skills. They must play in perfect harmony upon a public stage. Talent must be managed, cajoled and kept in check. And ...
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10 Qualities Leaders of Great Bands Must Have
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HypeBot
By Christiana Usenza from the Sonicbids Blog. A band is a unique and complex relationship, and with so many different personalities and goals among band members, things can sometimes get tricky. Some people are direct, some are passive, some are more organized than others. “Musicians are sensitive and odd creatures," says songwriter/guitarist Paul Hansen of indie folk band The Grownup Noise. “So inevitably, it will be a dysfunctional, but hopefully loving, family." When you're creating, performing, traveling and practicing with ...
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This Week On Riverwalk Jazz: Goodman, Shaw & Dorsey: Big Band Leaders And Their Small Combos.
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Don Mopsick
This week on Riverwalk Jazz, The Jim Cullum Jazz Band remembers hot jazz from the small combos of the Swing Era with “At the Codfish Ball” from the Clambake Seven, “Summit Ridge Drive” from the Gramercy Five, “Moonglow” from the Goodman Quartet, and the Ellington small groups with a composition by Cootie Williams, “A Toasted Pickle.” Special features on the broadcast include an interview with Goodman small group personnel–pianist Teddy Wilson and vibraphonist Lionel Hampton. Guest performers include saxophonist Harry ...
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Top New Music Industry Leaders Share Tips on Telling Your Story to Press and Fans
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HypeBot
StoryAmp, a soon-to-launch self-marketing service for indie musicians is currently offering a free ebook, “Amplify Your Story: Getting More Press through the Art of the Pitch," as bait for future customers. It's an excellent guide to getting press and attracting fans by telling the stories of your life as a musician as well as the stories of your music. The guide also includes storytelling insights from business leaders of the new music industry. StoryAmp's Amplify Your Story is composed of ...
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Cosmic Leaders
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Free Jazz by Stef Gijssels
Darius Jones & Matthew Shipp—Cosmic Lieder (AUM Fidelity, 2011) **** ROVA Saxophone Quartet—Planetary (SoLyd Records, 2010) **** By Stanley Zappa The play on words was unavoidable as both recordings touch on the galactic and vibrate with a dignity that “we" have come to expect only from the “masters" as recorded on the Deutche Grammaphon label. Both the Rova Saxophone Quartet's Planetary and Darius Jones and Matt Shipp's Cosmic Lieder are examples of the ever dimming line between formal European concert ...
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