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Jazz This Week: Tim Cunningham, Rodney Lancaster's St. Louis Trombone Ensemble, "Dreamscapes" at the Pulitzer, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
With various summer concert series wrapping up and the fall presenting season yet to begin, the middle of August usually is a relatively slow time with regard to touring jazz and creative music performers visiting St. Louis. However, that doesn't mean the scene is entirely devoid of activity, as there still are some noteworthy shows over the next few days featuring local and regional musicians. Let's see what's happening... On Friday, guitarist Eric Slaughter will bring his trio with Nick ...
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Randy Weston All Nite Soul 2011 Honoree at Saint Peter’s Church Sunday, October 9th
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Chris M. Slawecki
On this, the 41st anniversary of All Nite Soul, the Jazz Ministry of Saint Peter's Church—the Jazz Church—is thrilled to honor Randy Weston, NEA Jazz Master, composer and pianist. On Friday, October 7 at 4 PM, in preparation for All Nite Soul, David Schroeder interviews Randy Weston with a book signing of Weston's autobiography African Rhythms. This takes place at Barnes & Noble bookstore at 150 East 86th Street at Lexington Avenue, NYC. Then at Saint Peter's Church on Sunday, ...
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Letters to Naras: Mark Levine Returns His Grammy Nominations
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The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
On Wednesday April 6th, The National Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences announced a “restructuring" of The Grammy Awards, a move that included the elimination of the Latin Jazz Grammy. This unfortunate decision undermines the integrity of Latin Jazz and disregards its importance as a major piece of the cultural landscape in the United States. I would encourage all LJC readers to protest this decision and demand that NARAS reinstate the Latin Jazz Grammy immediately—you can do this by sending ...
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The Microscopic Septet Rises to Top 5 in Downbeat Poll
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Scott Foster
The Microscopic Septet is anything but microscopic in the 2011 Downbeat Critics Poll, finishing #5 in the “Jazz Group" category. The poll appears in the August issue of Downbeat Magazine. The Downbeat Critics Poll, in its 59th year, is widely regarded as the most prestigious jazz poll in the world, with a panel of several dozen of the most respected international music journalists participating. The band's sudden impact in the poll comes on the strength of its current CD, “Friday ...
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How to Submit Your Music for Grammy Consideration
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HypeBot
It's easy to dismiss the Grammy's as representing the old school music industry. But its also true that indie musicians have won many awards in recent years and that recognition has help to build awarness and sales. So if you choose to enter the Grammy sweepstakes, here's a How To Guide To Submitting Your Music For Grammy Consideration: Directions for Submitting In order to be considered for a Grammy Award, you will need to be registered with the Recording Academy ...
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Mike Portnoy's Dream Plays Out: Wins "Drummer Of The Year" and "Best Metal Drummer" In The 16th Annual Drummies
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JCM Media
San Jose, Calif.,—Mike Portnoy, considered one of the most powerful players in the world, has garnered his first “Drummer" Of The Year" award in Enter Music Publishing's 16th Annual Drummies reader's poll awards. Definitely a dream come true for Portnoy, he also took “Best Metal Drummer" and came in second place in the “Progressive Drummer" category. Portnoy's Prominence, or Rather, A Landslide Portnoy succeeded in beating out some other highly regarded drummers in the “Drummer Of The Year" category. Benny ...
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Want to Enter the Grammys? Here's the Deal...
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Digital Music News
Say what you will about the Grammy selection and voting process, not to mention the recent round of category chops. This is a highly flawed and subjective process, but this is also an award that most musicians would die to clutch—even if they say otherwise. And now, the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards submissions process is ramping up. Of course, this comes with a few catches, especially if yourgenre category was recently eliminated (ie, Latin, Hawaiian, Blues, and other genres). That's ...
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Jazz Masters 2012 - The 30th and Final Class (Updated)
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
Call it overdue honors for Vonski and more The National Endowment for the Arts has announced the recipients of the 2012 NEA Jazz Masters Award—the nation's highest honor in jazz. The five recipients are drummer-keyboardist Jack DeJohnette, saxophonist Von Freeman, bassist and composer Charlie Haden, singer Sheila Jordan and trumpeter Jimmy Owens (pictured). As a longtime educator, the latter will receive the 2012 A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Award for Jazz Advocacy. Each will receive a one-time award of $25,000 ...
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