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Bela Fleck: Jingling All the Way
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JamBase
By Dennis Cook Christmas albums are usually the lowest form of rehashed money scraping there is, but there are exceptions. Once in a while a record comes along that actually adds something the canon, taking its place on the shelf next to the Vince Guaraldi Trio's A Charlie Brown Christmas and A Christmas Gift For You from Phil Spector. In 2008, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones released Jingle All The Way, a truly original, highly entertaining and, most of all, ...
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Latin Jazz Conversations: Jovino Santos Neto (Part 5)
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The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
After a career filled with countless important musical interactions, pianist Jovino Santos Neto focused his energy on a more intimate artistic conversation. His early training led him through classical music, progressive rock, and jazz fusion, before he decided on a career outside of music. A meeting with composer Hermeto Pascoal changed his mind though, and he became a key member of the influential musician's band. Neto stayed with Pascoal's group for fifteen years, soaking in the composer's concepts and becoming ...
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Thank You for Paul Desmond
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
It has become a Rifftides tradition to remember Paul Desmond's birthday. The 86th anniversary of his birth coincides with the American celebration of Thanksgiving, as did the 51st, his last. For the occasion in 1976, Devra Hall cooked a turkey dinner for Desmond and her parents, Jim and Jane. She took the photograph that afternoon. Here's the story of the end of that part of the day, told by Devra in Take Five: The Public and Private Lives of Paul ...
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Transparency in DC with Bobby Hill.
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Brilliant Corners, a Boston Jazz Blog
MOM2. 1.Describe your discovery of Music. “I'm 51. When you say discovery of music, I am assuming that you mean what we affectionally call “the music." While still strongly into a jazz-fusion bag musically during my teens (Brand X, Return To Forever, Passport, Gong, etc.,), I sifted through my father's record collection and came across a John Coltane LP entitled 'Last Train,' a late 50's Prestige release. The opening selection 'By the Numbers' with Red Garland, Paul Chambers, and Art ...
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Gene Krupa: '46 and '47 Bands
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
To truly understand the big band era, you have to think of orchestra leaders as inventors. Instead of building better mousetraps, they assembled bands. And reassembled them. And reassembled them again. Three factors drove the tinkering: First were the commercial pressures to create music that large numbers of people would pay to hear. Second was the need to replace band members who departed or defected to other bands. And third was a personal and competitive search for the sound they ...
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On the Road with DJ Shadow Part 4: The Merchandising Approach
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HypeBot
Michael Fiebach is the Project, Marketing and Merchandise Manager for DJ Shadow. As they've crossed North America on tour, Michael has offered an exclusive look inside how they market and stay connected to fans. (Read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3) Only 2 more shows. I cannot believe it is almost over... I have never worked in a traditional retail store, but I am an entrepreneur and salesman by heart. As a kid (we're talking, like 8 years old) ...
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Breaking Through the Clutter: A New Artist's Perspective on the Music Industry
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HypeBot
The music industry is going through major changes. Some say that this is the best time to get into the music industry while others think the opposite. No matter what, new artists will always come onto the music scene and people will continue to make music. It is interesting to see the perspective that new artists have upon entering the music business. I got in touch with a new artist that opened for Kina Grannis. The artist, Imaginary Friend, is starting ...
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We7 Ceo Says Better Music Services Deter Piracy
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HypeBot
Recently, I spoke with Steve Purdham, who is the CEO of we7, an on-demand music streaming and radio service based out of the UK. In this interview, Purdham talks about his company shifting to focus on their personalized radio feature, the importance of acknowledging the needs of the mass-consumer, and how cloud-based music services will inevitably change our relationship with and desire to own music. Do you think it's important to acknowledge the needs of the mass-market as being different ...
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