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Interview: Rob Macarthur of Ioumusic (Part Two)
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HypeBot
Kyle Bylin: Artists too, those of the old and new digital sphere, share in this certain degree of dichotomy in their attitudes toward new technology and their willingness to integrate it into their careers. Why must artists embrace as much chaos as they can stand with new technology and let it transform their role as cultural creators rather than clinging to 20th century notions of what it means to make art? Rob MacArthur: A friend put it best in working ...
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Charlie Parker and McKusick's Suit
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
In early 1945, saxophonist Hal McKusick found himself in Los Angeles sharing a hotel room with arranger and pianist George Handy. Weeks earlier, Hal and Handy had been in Boston with Boyd Raeburn's band. But just before Christmas 1944, they quit in protest. Raeburn was handing solos meant for tenor saxophonist Al Cohn's to alto saxophonist Johnny Bothwell, a move they felt made little musical sense. In a burst of bravado, Hal and Handy decided to fly to the West ...
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Latin Jazz Conversations: Hilario Duran (Part 3)
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The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
There are many potential elements that can constitute a successful and inspired Latin Jazz career, but one thing is guaranteed—constant change. A creative individual rarely stays on one artistic track for too long during their career, it's simply not in their nature. They might shift between different artistic directions at several points during their career, taking the opportunity to explore various aspects of their musical interests. Their prime collaborators often change throughout the course of their career, taking them between ...
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The Either/Orchestra turns 25 on December 17, 2010!
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Michael Ricci
For a quarter century, the Massachusetts-based ten-piece E/O has been exploring the borders of jazz, redefining what it means to be a “big band," expanding the palette of the jazz combo and building bridges between yesterday's jazz and tomorrow's. Founder/leader Russ Gershon's background and sensibility intertwine jazz with decades of American popular music; the group's travels and collaborations traverse jazz and Ethiopian music; its international lineup creates a unique, organic pan-American Latin jazz sound. The group has evolved through many ...
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Interview: Rob Macarthur of Ioumusic
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HypeBot
Recently, I spoke with Rob MacArthur, who describes himself as a music fanatic and entrepreneur; he is currently overseeing operations at the online crowd-funding site IOU Music and Rock Garden Jam Spaces. In this interview, Rob talks about the willingness of the record indusry to emabrace new technology and chaos in general and the disruptive nature of these times. Kyle Bylin:"When a new technology arrives, it has to get integrated into society somehow," Clay Shirky writes in Cognitive Surplus. Between ...
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Los Lobos: Burn It Down
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JamBase
By Dennis Cook Press play on Tin Can Trust (released August 3 on Shout! Factory), the 13th studio album from Los Angeles-based titans Los Lobos, and one would never guess it was the output of a group that's been chugging away for 36 years and counting. An atmosphere of complete, engaged excitement permeates the 11 new tracks, which are both instantly identifiable as Los Lobos and sumptuously different in hard to pinpoint ways. This band's creative gusto is slippery like ...
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Other Places: Bird at 90
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
This is Charlie Parker's 90th birthday. In observance, the German trumpeter, teacher and indefatigable blogger Bruno Leicht posted an entry tracing the evolution of Parker's “Ko-Ko" from its roots in Ray Noble's “Cherokee." In his introduction, Bruno writes:...Ray Noble had no idea, but this piece seemed to be extra-created for an ingenious improvisor like Bird. And it really became his leitmotiv through the years, from 1939 on. He owned it so to speak, and he took it to his grave. ...
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Singer Hilary Kole Interviewed at All About Jazz
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DL Media
When Hilary Kole sings, she can become one of the ideal subjects for the “what is jazz singing" discussion that has gone on for decades. She sings clear and cleanly, with a sure tone and an attractive sound. She's done cabaret and her voice is perfectly suited for it. But she sings with small jazz groups and has more than a feel for that as well. And she's stood before big bands and presented jazz sure and enchanting. But that ...
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