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Jazz St. Louis Podcast Series Resumes with Russell Malone Interview

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
October 15, 2010

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"Our Spend Per Fan Regularly Eclipses the $100 Mark," Says Benji Rogers of Pledgemusic. PT. 2

Source: HypeBot
October 14, 2010

This is part two of my interview segment with Benji Rogers, founder of PledgeMusic, a crowdfunding platform for music and creativity. In the next segment, Rogers talks about the role of super fans in campaigns and their influence on sales, his optimism about the future of recorded music and artistry, and how his site plays into the social ecology of music culture online. KB: Not long ago, buying an album, a t-shirt, or concert ticket constituted as the only points of ...

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Latin Jazz Conversations: Victor Garcia (Part 1)

Source: The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
October 15, 2010

The history of jazz is broad and varied, staged in various locations across the United States; strangely enough, the history of Latin Jazz is written in one area. During the birth of jazz, Jelly Roll Morton claimed the Latin Tinge was an essential part of the music, a fact which was de-emphasized until the Big 3 Orchestras rocked New York's Palladium with massive mambos. As history followed Latin Jazz, New York remained the focus, continuing to be written through the ...

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Lifetime Achievement Award Doesn't Stop Philippine Jazz Icon, Boy Katindig

Source: Boy Katindig
October 14, 2010

By Ging Candelaria Boy K, receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award This year, by unanimous decision of the Philippine Association of the Recording Industry (PARI) board, Boy Katindig had been chosen to be one of the artists to receive the Dangal Ng Musikang Pilipino Award (Lifetime Achievement Award) in the 23rd Annual Awit Awards. He was recognized for his exemplary and outstanding achievement as one of the pioneering artists in the propagation of original Filipino music and as an award-winning songwriter ...

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Exclusive Podcast Interview with Drummer Max Weinberg

Source: AMT Public Relations
October 14, 2010

Drummer Max Weinberg speaks about touring with his Big Band, growing up in NJ, auditioning for Bruce Springsteen and how he met Conan O'Brien. Tune in to SOPAC's exclusive podcast “FRONT ROW" at http://sopacnow.org/602/sopac-podcast. Max Weinberg is scheduled to perform in South Orange, NJ, at SOPAC NOV 6. About Front Row—The New SOPAC Podcast Hosted by Teisha Bader Front Row is a monthly podcast offering an inside perspective on artists appearing at SOPAC. Teisha Bader sits down with the artists ...

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Dave Brubeck Recovering After Pacemaker Surgery

Source: Patrick Giblin
October 13, 2010

Jazz legend Dave Brubeck is recovering in a Connecticut Hospital after having a pacemaker installed Monday. Brubeck, 89, underwent surgery after complaining of fatigue and dizziness. Doctors concluded a pacemaker was necessary. Because of the surgery, all of his performances for October have been canceled. Brubeck is expected to be released from the hospital this week and he is expected to resume touring in November. “Dave's doctors are confident he will be rehearsing in a few weeks time and back ...

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Gary Burton on John Gray

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
October 13, 2010

Yesterday, in my post on trombonist Bob Flanigan and guitarist John Gray, I wondered what became of Gray. A large gap exists in his discography between 1947 and 1956, and his recording career ends abruptly in 1968. Curious, I reached out to vibraphonist Gary Burton [pictured], who played with Gray in George Shearing's quintet in the early 1960s. But first, a little background from the liner notes of The New Wave (1962), John Gray's only leadership date: “George Shearing was ...

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The Intrepid Mr. Demos.

Source: Brilliant Corners, a Boston Jazz Blog
October 12, 2010

Chrys 'Kit" Demos drives 113 miles, each way, for his gigs here at the Outpost. He is only surpassed by Mr. Morris, who drives 150 miles. Kit sometimes brings his daughter along and she has the ability to stretch across several folding chairs and nap while the ensemble churns away. He has much in common with the regional artists in that he has a day job and he's justifiably proud of it, teaching Math and Science in the Maine Public ...

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