Home » Jazz Musicians » Al Stone
Al Stone
Sly Stone (1943-2025)
Source:
JazzWax by Marc Myers
Sly Stone, whose late-1960s eclectic brand of polished Bay Area funk-pop launched a music revolution that influenced artists ranging from Miles Davis to Stevie Wonder, Prince and all the major funk bands that followed in the 1970s and beyond, died yesterday. He was 82. The singer-songwriter, arranger and multi-instrumentalist was a fashion trend-setter and tireless composer whose drug habit began as a way to ease the stress of delivering albums, hits and performances. While many bands in the late 1960s ...
read more
JazzFest Gallery Presents An Exclusive Collection Of David Stone Martin Classic Jazz Album Cover Art
Source:
JazzFest Gallery
JazzFest Gallery is proud to announce the exclusive launch of an unparalleled collection of limited-edition fine art prints by the legendary jazz illustrator David Stone Martin. This marks the only place where collectors and jazz enthusiasts can acquire authentic pieces created by Martin, celebrated for his iconic jazz album covers. David Stone Martin's work is synonymous with the golden era of jazz, particularly through his collaboration with jazz impresario Norman Granz. Martin's dynamic and expressive illustrations have graced the covers ...
read more
Devyn Rush's New Release Recalls Timeless Beauty Of Joss Stone And Alicia Keys
Source:
Christine King
Devyn Rush is a distinctive and personable artist with a passion for creating music that feels timeless and connects with the audience on a more intimate level. Her style features influences as diverse as jazz, vintage pop, and some blues, going for a versatile and emotional tone. Rush’s EP features five songs, including the beautiful opening track, “Stuff Like That There.” The song kicks off with an incredibly expressive saxophone lead, and it later evolves into a soothing piano and ...
read more
Roberto Magris: Sun Stone
Source:
JazzWax by Marc Myers
Roberto Magris is an Italian jazz pianist with a fondness for drama. His albums always explode in stormy excitement and robust flavor. His latest release, Sun Stone, was recorded with his sextet at the Hit Factory in Miami in 2017 and features Shareef Clayton (tp), Ira Sullivan (as,sop,fl), Mark Colby (ts), Roberto Magris (p), Jamie Ousley (b) and Rodolfo Zuniga (d). It's finally out now. All of the songs are by Roberto, except Innamorati a Milano, a beautiful, romantic Italian ...
read more
Penske Media Acquires 100% Of Rolling Stone Magazine
Source:
HypeBot
Penske Media Corporation, which also own Variety and Deadline, has quietly acquired full ownership n the venerable music publication Rolling Stone. Penske Media, which acquired a controlling stake in Rolling Stone in December 2017 from longtime publisher Jann Wenner, now has bought the outstanding shares from minority partner BandLab Technologies. Since they acquired the lion’s share of Rolling Stone in 2017, PMC has revamped the magazine, changing its publishing schedule from weekly to monthly and redesigning both its print and ...
read more
Are Irving Azoff & James Dolan Trying To Buy Rolling Stone?
Source:
HypeBot
Last month we learned that music magazine Rolling Stone was for sale. Now we're learning who was and apparently is still trying to buy iconic title including uber-manager Irving Azoff, whose Oak View Group recently acquired touring trades Pollstar and Venues Today. By Dave Brooks of Amplify Buried in a Page Six story today about an attempt by disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein to buy Rolling Stone was a revelation that Azoff MSG Entertainment CEO Irving Azoff and MSG chairman ...
read more
Jerry Granelli Holds A One-Week Residency At John Zorn's The Stone On January 3-8, 2017
Source:
Scott Thompson Public Relations
Born in 1940, and now in his late 70s , Drummer / Composer / Professor / Sound Painter Jerry Granelli has enjoyed an incomparable career in music from the inside out... way out! The winner of the last NEA Grant awarded ascended from playing with the great pianist Vince Guaraldi at the height of his popularity while simultaneously exploring Free Jazz on San Francisco's thriving after hours sets in the early `60s to establishing academic arts curriculums to indoctrinate and ...
read more
Social Music Company BandLab Buys Major Stake In Rolling Stone
Source:
HypeBot
Even as streaming has helped the music industry right itself, rock journalism is still undergoing major upheaval. In the latest chapter, a Singapore-based social music company acquired a substantial stake in venerable music magazine Rolling Stone. BandLab Technologies, a Singapore-based social music company, has acquired a substantial minority stake in Rolling Stone music magazine. According to the Wall Street Journal, BandLab acquired a 49% stake in the music magazine, but the full financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. However, ...
read more
Why Would Music Tech Startup BandLab Want To Buy A Stake In Rolling Stone? [Mark Mulligan]
Source:
HypeBot
Why would a new model music tech company invest in an old school rock magazine? That's what analyst Mark Mulligan asked on the news that BandLab had bought 49% of Rolling Stone. By Mark Mulligan of MIDiA News emerged yesterday that Singapore music creator community and collaboration platform BandLab bought a 49% stake in Rolling Stone. For those unfamiliar with BandLab this might have prompted a ‘What? Who? Why?’ moment. BandLab is the creation of Kuok Meng Ru, the son ...
read more
Evan Stone And The Translucent Ham Sandwich Band-album Release Party
Source:
Evan Stone
Evan Stone and the Translucent Ham Sandwich Band (an award winning improvisational avant-garde psychedelic jam band) will release its debut album, Music From The Future on Vinyl LP and digital download only on February 26th, 2015. The album release will coincide with the performance that same evening as Evan Stone and THSB take the stage at Diego's Concert Venue in downtown Santa Ana starting at 8:30pm. Opening the show will be the group VERDELL at 7:30pm. Doors open at 7:00pm ...
read more
