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On Why Jazz Isn't Cool Anymore...
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Michael Ricci
By Nicholas Payton Jazz died in 1959. There maybe cool individuals who say they play Jazz, but ain't shit cool about Jazz as a whole. Jazz died when cool stopped being hip. Jazz was a limited idea to begin with. Jazz is a label that was forced upon the musicians. The musicians should've never accepted that idea. Jazz ain't shit. Jazz is incestuous. Jazz separated itself from American popular music. Big mistake. The music never recovered. Ornette tried to save ...
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Why Superstars Can't Fill Venues Anymore...
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Digital Music News
We've been hearing about this problem for some time, and now it's getting worse.Simply stated, top-heavy superstars are having serious problems filling venues, and sometimes even clubs. Now, it looks like Rihanna may cancel a string of upcoming US tour dates, based on very weak pre-sales. “The ticket sales in big US cities like Boston are so bad, they will barely cover basics like the lighting and other arena costs," one source told the New York Post. “Tour managers are ...
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Waiting: It's Not Something Music Fans Understand Anymore...
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Digital Music News
You'll wait for the headliner to hit the stage. But are you willing to wait for a download? Looks like the days of windowing and withholding are totally over, and the majors are sadly still getting the memo.
Just recently, both Universal Music Group and Sony Music in the UK decided to release digital singles on the same day as radio release. That is, instead of attempting to build anticipation, a old-school trick that's almost impossible to achieve these days. ...
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Leaksport: Why Your Music Just Ain't Safe Anymore...
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Digital Music News
The leak used to be a one-dimensional concept. You finished your music, and then it leaked ahead of street date. And everyone was stressing out. Then, things got really complicated. Not only were songs leaking, they also started leaking half-baked. Unfinished, raw, released by nefarious insiders. And totally and completely against the wishes of the artist. Dr. Dre and others have become resigned to the problem, but the animal is growing even more tentacles. Over in Germany, a pair of ...
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Jazz needs more... fun.
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Tim Tamashiro
Michael Kaeshammer is an artist that has a lot of fun during his shows. The audience has fun too. His approach is a win/win for both him and the audience and that earns him an induction into The Fun Jazz Society. It's the very first induction ever. Congratulations sir! Medals are being made. Wheeeee! So what's Michael Kaeshammer's secret? How does he have so much fun with his audiences while many other jazzers bore their audiences to death? My wife ...
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The Headhunters, 'Platinum' (Feb 2011) features Snoop Dogg, George Clinton, Patrice Rushen, and many more...
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Ethan Shorter
Herbie Hancock's 'Headhunters' (1973) was the first Jazz record ever to go Platinum. Well The Headhunters (Mike Clark, Bill Summers, Donald Harrison, Richie Goods, Kyle Rousell) have teamed up with New Orleans based Avant Soul Duo, The Mumbles to do a 10-date East Coast tour in support of both bands' forthcoming releases.
Nov 3rd :: Brooklyn Bowl—Brooklyn NY Nov 4th :: Club Metronome—Burlington, VT Nov 5th :: Iron Horse Music Hall—Northampton, MA Nov 6th :: Northstar Bar—Philadelphia, PA Nov 7th ...
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"Egypt Noir": Ali Hassan Kuban, Salwa Abou Greisha, and More...
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Michael Ricci
In the last decades, Western archeologists unearthed the remains of an advanced Black African civilization thousands of years older than Egypt's under the deserts of Sudan. But they could have just as easily discovered the funky echoes of this lost world at certain Cairo hotspots, by spending an evening with the rollicking music of the city's Nubians.
Driven from their homeland when the Aswan dam flooded a great stretch of the upper Nile that once was the kingdom of Nubia, ...
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Marcus Miller to Play with Bob Sheppard, Alan Pasqua, Bernie Dresel, and More...
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All About Jazz
MARCUS MILLER, ALAN PASQUA, BOB SHEPPARD, BERNIE DRESEL, CHRIS TEDESCO, BOB MCCHESENEY, MATT HARRIS, SCOTT WHITFIELD AT THE HW JAZZ FESTIVAL Eight world-renowned jazz musicians will be playing together one time only at the 4th Annual Harvard Westlake Jazz Festival on April 18th. The “All Star Combo” will have Marcus Miller on bass, Bob Sheppard on sax, Bernie Dresel on drums, Alan Pasqua on piano, Chris Tedesco on trumpet, Bob McCheseney on trombone, Matt Harris and Scott Whitfield playing at ...
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Reefer Madness Double-CD in Stores Now, Features Alan Cumming, Kristen Bell, More...
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Seth Cohen PR
Collector’s Edition Double-CD of 'Reefer Madness' Includes Both the Movie Soundtrack and Original Los Angeles Cast Recording Featuring Alan Cumming, Kristen Bell, Ana Gasteyer and more, Soundtrack Now Available in Stores, on Ghostlight Site, and Everywhere Music is Sold Ghostlight Records is proud to announce the October 27th release of a Collector's Edition double-CD of 'Reefer Madness', featuring both the Movie Soundtrack, and the original Los Angeles Cast Recording. The double-CD contains new Author Notes, written by Kevin Murphy & ...
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Rich Pagano Solo Debut Features Trey Anastasio, More...
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Seth Cohen PR
New York Drummer/Music Producer Steps Out For First Solo Effort Classic-Influenced Rock and Roll Record to Feature a 'Who's Who' of Guest Artists, Including Trey Anastasio and Ian Hunter. Rich Pagano and the SugarCane Cups: Free EP to be Available at 9/20 Radio City Music Hall Fab Faux Concert, Full CD Release in December After years of working behind the scenes to make extraordinary music for and with some of the industry's most revered artists, Rich Pagano, a respected New ...
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