Event News

Legendary Mike Clark Leads All-Stars at NY's Iridium, Featuring Christian McBride, Nicholas Payton, Donald Harrison, More

Source: Seth Cohen PR
August 23, 2010

Legendary Mike Clark to Headline All-Star Line-Up at NY's Iridium Jazz Club, October 28th to 31st, Featuring Christian McBride, Nicholas Payton, Donald Harrison, Antonio Farao and Rob Dixon Legendary drummer Mike Clark is proud to present an All-Star line-up at New York's Iridium Jazz Club, from October 28th through October 31st. As conceived by Clark, the shows will feature many of the performers from his acclaimed '08 CD, 'Blueprints of Jazz.' Newly re-imagined as 'Mike Clark's Indigo Blue,' the killer ...

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The Bedrock of Irish Expression: Dervish Irish Pub Session for Worldwide Webcast

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
August 22, 2010

Groundbreaking Event Takes Place Friday October 8th at 11 pm live on www.LiveTrad.com

Imagine the west of Ireland and the warmth of an Irish pub. In the corner, the hypnotic pulse of a traditional Irish music session, drawing you in as the turf fires crackle and the pints are downed late into the night. The music, constantly surging and moving, until at last, the entire pub is enveloped, moving and toe tapping to every note. For many, that image is ...

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Overheard @ Bandwidth (#bandwidthsf)

Source: HypeBot
August 21, 2010

From Hypebot's eyes and ears at Bandwidth @DannyDee Promoted Tweets: (allows company to sponsor a tweet) roll out in the fall & 2011..will be self serve in the future 1 in 4 tweets links to content (70 million a day.) 7Digital powers Spotify's downloads...surprising % of users want to own vs. stream music “Unless you know how to get apps reinstated to the app store, this presentation is off the record." Aaron Ford, Grooveshark @RevelryMedia: News to me: Amazon.com subsidizes ...

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SXSW Interactive 2011: Panels Worth Checking Out

Source: HypeBot
August 21, 2010

Thinking of heading to Austin in March? Before the South by Southwest Music Festival, there's also South by Southwest Interactive, a conference that focuses on technology, media, marketing and culture. It's no surprise, therefore, that the evolution of the music industry is a hot topic at SXSWi. The program is partially crowdsourced: people who are interested in presenting at the conference submit proposals, which are then made available to the public to vote on and to provide feedback. Voting opened ...

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Overheard @ Bandwidth (#bandwidthsf) (PT. 2)

Source: HypeBot
August 21, 2010

From Hypebot's eyes and ears at Bandwidth @DannyDee Echo Spin powers Universal Music Groups Direct-To-Fan efforts. “you still need a label to help rise above the glut" Rich Bengloff @a2im “DIY is a lack of infrastructure, that's why labels r more important than ever...its more streamlined" Brad Navin “Digital Only" releases are only 1.88% of the business Amazing stat: “On artist websites, our number one section is usually photos." Jeremy Welt, Warner Bros. Records Drake had 100 million streams of “Best ...

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Ponderosa Stomp Announces the Clandestine Celluloid Film Series Daytime, September 24-25, 2010 at One Eyed Jacks in New Orleans' French Quarter

Source: Just Roots PR
August 22, 2010

The Ponderosa Stomp music festival has been growing every year, giving birth to a music history conference and film series during the day before the concerts, then a record hop. This year's Clandestine Celluloid film series moves to One Eyed Jacks, a few blocks from the Music History Conference being held in the Cabildo in Jackson Square. For film series producer Madeleine Molyneaux, Clandestine Celluloid, the second incarnation of the moving image component of the Ponderosa Stomp “will expose Stomp ...

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MidemNet Lab Music Startup Showcase Now Accepting Submissions

Source: HypeBot
August 20, 2010

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NEA Jazz Master, Saxophonist and Flutist Frank Wess to be Honored.

Source: Two for the Show Media
August 19, 2010

The Jazz Ministry at Saint Peter's Church announces Frank Wess NEA Jazz Master, Saxophonist and Flutis Honoree at All Night Soul 2010, Sunday, October 10, 2010 at Saint Peter's Church, 619 Lexington (at 54th Street), New York City New York, NY—On this the 40th anniversary of All Nite Soul, the Jazz Ministry of Saint Peter's Church—the Jazz Church—is thrilled to honor National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Master, saxophonist and flutist Frank Wess. The event begins with Jazz Vespers ...

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