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NARM Convention 2011 Preview: So You Think You Don't Need a Label, Huh?
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We All Make Music
Next week, our friends at NARM are holding their annual Music Business Convention out in Los Angeles. The Convention, which runs from May 9-13 at the Regency Hyatt and features a murderer's row of guest speakers and panelists, is an unmissable opportunity for people at almost every level of the industry food chain. Though the convention offers plenty of high-level information and opportunity, it also begins with a great summary of the basics. For the third straight year, the American ...
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Downtown Boston's Jazz Swarms for Jazz Week from JazzBoston
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Chris Rich
Ken Field graciously shared his sense of the role of swarming. It really turns on the reappearance of music in the public square without the conventions of venue performance. “Since the earliest days of my musical career I have always been attracted to the choral and contrapuntal sound of multiple iterations of the same instrument. Decades ago, when I was asked to add a sax solo to a track, I would invariably record multiple takes of the solo, and then ...
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May 9th Marks 8th Edition of SF Music Tech
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HypeBot
(UPDATED) The latest edition of the SF Music Tech Summit revisits San Francisco on May 9, 2011 at the Kabuki Hotel, bringing together leaders in the music and technology industry. The Spring summit will mark the 8th Summit and fourth year of the bi-annual event, which many Hypebot readers rate among their favorite industry gatherings. Topics up for discussion at the Summit include: Music in the Cloud, Investment and M&A for Music Companies, Live Music Marketing, Tools for your Band, ...
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Khalil Shaheed and Mansa Musa at HCA “Mali Meets Jazz”
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Michael Ricci
Saturday, April 30 | 7 & 9 pm Healdsburg Center for the Arts 130 Plaza St., Healdsburg Tickets $25 each show Available online or at HCA The Healdsburg Jazz Festival is proud present Khalil Shaheed and Mansa Musa in a benefit concert co-presented by the Healdsburg Center for the Arts. This is the third of three “Jazz in the Gallery" concerts this spring. Seating is limited so advance ticket purchases online or at the ...
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Phil Palombi Plays Scott LaFaro's Bass This Weekend at the Kitano
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Phil Palombi
A CD release Party at the Kitano in NYC—Friday and Saturday nights, April 29th & 30th! In support of his newest release, entitled RE:Person I Knew—A Tribute to Scott LaFaro, Phil Palombi will be leading a trio at the Kitano this weekend. Joining him on the gigs will be legendary pianist Don Friedman and drum great Eliot Zigmund. The special guest for the event, however, is Scott LaFaro's actual 1825 Abraham Prescott bass. This is the instrument that he recorded ...
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Jazz for Japan: Artists Wanted for Minnesota Fundraiser
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
My friend Rhonda Laurie is a swinging jazz singer (Sidewalk Café and more), music business instructor and underground promoter. Right now she's trying to put together a fundraising event to support recovery in Japan, and particularly to help the Japanese jazz community get back on its feet in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami disasters. She's got a lead on at least one venue and hopes to round up a strong list of jazz artists to perform at a ...
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May 8th Marks 8th Edition of SF Music Tech
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HypeBot
The latest edition of the SF Music Tech Summit revisits San Francisco on May 9, 2011 at the Kabuki Hotel, bringing together leaders in the music and technology industry. The Spring summit will mark the 8th Summit and fourth year of the bi-annual event, which many Hypebot readers rate among their favorite industry gatherings. Topics up for discussion at the Summit include: Music in the Cloud, Investment and M&A for Music Companies, Live Music Marketing, Tools for your Band, the ...
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Blue Note Jazz Club Presents The Rigas Ritmi Festival All Stars From Latvia, with Special Guests Chris Potter and Brian Lynch, May 16, 2011; 8 pm & 10:30 pm
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hubtone PR
NEW YORK, NY—The Blue Note, in collaboration with New York University (NYU) and The New York Foundation of the Arts (NYFA), presents a rare opportunity to hear world-class musicians from the venerated Baltic city of Riga in Latvia. This special evening salutes the idea of cultural exchange, as The Rigas Ritmi Festival All Stars, featuring special guest artists Chris Potter and Brian Lynch, present the sound of Baltic jazz. They come to the States as artistic ambassadors representing a country ...
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