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Under your skin
Jazz Bassist Michael Formanek Is Back After a Dozen Years Between Albums
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All About Jazz @ Spinner
Several years ago, Michael Formanek was in the middle of a bass solo during a Bloodcount gig at the Knitting Factory's Old Office in Manhattan. Tim Berne, Chris Speed and Jim Black had all dropped out, leaving the bassist to carry on alone except for a young woman in the audience who was telling her friend a story. The 50-capacity room was tiny enough that everyone including Formanek could hear her go on. Finally, someone from the jazz etiquette police ...
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Interview: Mick Barr
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Ars Nova Workshop
Over the past decade, guitarist and composer Mick Barr has released countless recordings under the names Ocrilim, Orthrelm, and Octis, and has worked with Krallice, The Flying Luttenbachers, Zach Hill, Weasel Walter and Sam Hillmer of Zs. His lightning fast guitar style and singular approach to the instrument goes unrivaled among his contemporaries, leading Ian MacKaye (Minor Threat/Fugazi) to claim that “He is our Coltrane.” In preparation for Barr’s concert at Kung Fu Necktie on Thursday, November 4, where he’ll ...
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Photostory: Bill Evans, May 1980
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Viewing photos of pianist Bill Evans in the 1970s is like watching a mighty oak turn color in the autumn. Little by little the bursts of yellow, red and orange start to fade, and the majestic tree's leaves drop off, leaving bare branches bracing for winter. In this image of Bill Evans from May 1980, photographer Brian McMillen captured the pianist just four months before his death. Brian shares the story behind the photo: “When Bill played the Bach Dancing ...
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On the Road with DJ Shadow - An Exclusive Look at How One Artist Stays Connected to His Fans
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HypeBot
Michael Fiebach is the Project, Marketing and Merchandise Manager for DJ Shadow. Over the next month as Michael and DJ Shadow cross North America on tour, Hypebot readers will get a look inside how they market and stay connected to fans via exclusive blog posts and videos. This marks day 1 of my 1-month voyage across North America with DJ Shadow, and the 4th major tour that I have worked on. I work full time for Shadow as his “Project, ...
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On the Road DJ Shadow - An Exclusive Look at How One Artist Stays Connected to His Fans
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HypeBot
Michael Fiebach is the Project, Marketing and Merchandise Manager for DJ Shadow. Over the next month as Michael and DJ Shadow cross North America on tour, Hypebot readers will get a look inside how they market and stay connected to fans via exclusive blog posts and videos. This marks day 1 of my 1-month voyage across North America with DJ Shadow, and the 4th major tour that I have worked on. I work full time for Shadow as his “Project, ...
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Don't Forget Eddie Lang, Please!
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Jazz Lives by Michael Steinman
Our '20s guitar man South Philadelphia's Eddie Lang, the “Father of Jazz Guitar" who died in 1933, lives again at Chris' Jazz Cafe. By Dan DeLuca Inquirer Music Critic From Django Reinhardt to Jimi Hendrix, the names that commonly appear on argument-starting lists of the greatest and most influential guitarists of the 20th century are familiar. But there's one flat-picking virtuoso from South Philadelphia typically left out of the conversation, whose music has receded into obscurity despite a ...
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In Studio with Manhattan Transfer
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Groove Notes
When The Manhattan Transfer (Tim Hauser, Cheryl Bentyne, Alan Paul, Janis Siegal) came into the KPLU/Jazz24 performance studio, they had literally just gotten off an airplane. A little jet-lagged but ready to sing, they kicked of the session with their version of Moten Swing.
When the song was over, interviewer Abe Beeson asked, “Is it that easy...once a song starts...to get happy?" Their answer, as you'll hear, was 'yes.' For nearly 40 years their love of music has kept The ...
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