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SoundExchange Names Micahel Huppe New President and Our Exclusive Interview

Source: HypeBot
February 10, 2011

SoundExchange today named long-time Executive Vice President and General Counsel Michael Huppe as its new President. Huppe succeeds John Simson, who announced in July that he would be leaving SoundExchange after 10 years. On accepting his new position, Huppe promised to be “an eager champion of the music industry's future," and in an exclusive interview with Hypebot, worked to answer critics of the non-profit rights organization. HYPEBOT: Despite some aggressive actions, some in the music industry remain critical of what ...

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Giacomo Gates' Vocalese Takes a New Turn

Source: The Independent Ear by Willard Jenkins
February 10, 2011

Randy Weston and his African Rhythms Sextet, with master drummer Lewis Nash joining the aggregation on traps, closed out the month of January with a splendid week at Dizzy's Club. The occasion was in part a celebration of Randy's latest release The Storyteller for the Motema label. Numerous good folks were on hand to join in the celebration and the band was literally on fire. One of the two evenings I was there was capped by an interview Randy and ...

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Artist's Point of View: JD Allen

Source: The Independent Ear by Willard Jenkins
February 10, 2011

One artist and band whose evolution has been palpable and consistently spiraling upward is saxophonist JD Allen and his trio. The Detroit-born Allen wields a brawny, constantly questing tenor saxophone and in the company of bassist Gregg August and drummer Rudy Royston he is forging new vistas for the saxophone trio. Their stream-of-consciousness set, with barely a perceptible break in between selections—be they originals or cleverly re-imagined standards—at DC's Bohemian Caverns was one of last year's highlights for me (and ...

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Interview | Rhys Chatham

Source: Ars Nova Workshop
February 9, 2011

Rhys Chatham has played trumpet since the early-1980s but it’s still appropriate to recognize his new Brass Trio as a significant sea change. Known for organizing terrifyingly large ensembles with up to 400 guitarists, the pioneering composer who has found a common thread running through punk fury, minimalism, and avant-garde jazz displayed the strongest trumpet work of his career on last year’s stunning record The Berne Project. On February 13, Ars Nova Workshop presents the Philadelphia debut of the Rhys ...

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Interview: B.B. King

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
February 9, 2011

Proud of your vast CD collection? Think your iTunes library is bursting with great stuff? Trust me, B.B. King has you beat. Two weeks ago, when I was in Missouri to interview the 85-year-old blues legend while he was touring on the road, I spent time with “the Boss" in the back of his cozy bus. My interview appears in today's Wall Street Journal (go here). Like a kid eager to show off a cool toy, B.B. was only too happy ...

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Interview | Chris Forsyth

Source: Ars Nova Workshop
February 8, 2011

Philadelphia guitarist Chris Forsyth opens for Rhys Chatham Brass Trio on Sunday, February 13. A member of boundary-pushing, outsider trio Peeesseye and caretaker of the Evolving Ear imprint, Forsyth builds upon a firm foundation of minimalism, blues, improv, and psychedelic rock while always articulating new sonic terrains. In preparation for his performance, Ars Nova Workshop spoke to Chris about his recent tour with Tetuzi Akiyama, his upcoming Family Vineyard album Paranoid Cat, and Chatham’s influence on his work. You played ...

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An Interview with Mog Ceo David Hyman on Youtube and Subscription Music Services

Source: HypeBot
February 8, 2011

Friday afternoon, I spoke with David Hyman, who is the founder and CEO of MOG, a cloud-based music service. In this interview, David and I talk about the impact of YouTube on music and why free-trials on subscription music services need to be longer. What follows is a edited version of our AIM conversation. Hypebot: Afternoon Dave, thank you for taking time out of your day to talk to me. David Hyman: Greetings! Hypebot: Well, let's start off gentle and ...

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Seeking the Essence of Freddie Hubbard: Suzanne Pittson "Out of the Hub"

Source: The Independent Ear by Willard Jenkins
February 8, 2011

Vocalist Suzanne Pittson previously accepted the challenge of lyrically interpreting John Coltrane's opus “Resolution" from “A Love Supreme." With Alice Coltrane's consent she did so with all due humility... and with gusto! Her latest effort is a loving tribute to an artist whose legend appears to be growing slowly in ancestry, the late NEA Jazz Master trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. For “Out of the Hub" Suzanne addresses compositions credited to Freddie and songs he indelibly enhanced through his artistry, and she ...

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