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Bill Clinton to receive award for jazz advocacy
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Michael Ricci
Former President Bill Clinton will get a chance to play his saxophone when the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz honors him with its Founder’s Award. The Monk Institute announced Monday that Clinton will receive the award at a Nov. 9 concert at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theater featuring Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Dianne Reeves, Dee Dee Bridgewater and others. The proceeds will support the institute’s free jazz education programs worldwide. Hancock, the institute’s chairman, says Clinton honed “his creativity on the ...
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Are You Owed Royalties?
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Jazz musicians who have been in the business for decades often wonder if they are receiving all of the residual payments they are due. If they aren't wondering about it, their spouses certainly are. A few weeks ago, a woman who works in the business reached out to me for a musician's email. As most people know, I carefully guard the personal information of the people I've interviewed. At best, I'll email the person on their behalf, but that's it. ...
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Digital Performance Royalties for Older Songs Considered by Tennessee Legislature
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HypeBot
Musicians of all genres today are building on the legacy of earlier songwriters. But digital performance royalties are not paid to artists for music recorded before 1972. Two Tennessee legislators from opposing parties are trying to address this bizarre situation and have introduced legislation in Tennessee. Such state legislation may help push things forward on a national basis on down the line but hoping for productive change from our currently dysfunctional legislators is likely an effort in frustration. State Sen. ...
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Successful Motema Music and Jazz Singer/Songwriter Rondi Charleston Video Release Results In $8,500 Donation To The Jazz Drama Program
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GoMedia PR
Significant Contribution Generated as a Result of 8,500 YouTube Views—almost 500 views every day during the special promotion period—of Charleston’s Live Performance of her Original Song “DNA” Thinking creatively, Charleston and her label, Motema Music, agreed in mid- December to donate $1 to the Jazz Drama Program (JDP) for every view of “DNA,” a track from Charleston’s critically acclaimed 2013 release, Signs of Life; the YouTube video captured a live performance from August of last year at Yoshi’s in San ...
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Motema Music And Rondi Charleston Celebrate The Season Of Giving To Support The Jazz Drama Program
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GoMedia PR
Clicks on YouTube to View New Video from 2013 Yoshi’s Performance Will Result in Contributions to Jazz Drama Program In August of 2013, vocalist Rondi Charleston, who was recently lauded as one of Entertainment Tonight’s “Artists to Watch” on ET.com, performed with her All Star Band at Yoshi’s in San Francisco. The performances have been captured in a series of three videos that will debut on YouTube on December 13, and that will launch a special holiday promotion to benefit ...
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Why Federal Policy Matters to Musicians - Now More Than Ever
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HypeBot
Musicians of any age, working in any genre, need to be aware of how federal policy impacts how they are making money now. By Casey Rae, Interim Executive Director, Future of Music Coalition Back when the Internet first became “a thing," a lot of musicians instinctively understood that the music business — with its good aspects, its bad aspects and its absolutely awful aspects — was going to change forever. What a lot of us didn't anticipate was that these ...
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Canadian Government: Don't Ruin Live Music!
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All About Jazz
Canadian Government: Don't ruin live music with $425.00 charge per international artist per performance in Canada According to the Calgary Herald, many venues like bars, restaurants, and coffeeshops in Canada may pay four times more for international musicians as a new regulation says they will be required to pay “an application fee of $275 per musician and those travelling with the band (tour manager, sound person, guitar tech, etc.”) On top of that there is ”an extra $150 for each ...
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