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Mindblowers (Vol. 12)
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
As we swing out the year today, it's time for another installment of Mindblowers. For those new to JazzWax, at the end of each quarter I provide a roundup of my favorite quotes from interviews I conducted with legends over the past three months. For the other 11 volumes in this quarterly series dating back to 2007, scroll down the right-hand side to “Mindblowers," where you'll find links to each one. For my full interviews, scroll down to “JazzWax Interviews." ...
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2010 | Year End Lists
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Ars Nova Workshop
To music journalists, dedicated fans, and a swarm of other zealots, the end of each year entails making a “best albums of the year” list. To mark the occasion, Ars Nova Workshop asked several musicians playing in Philadelphia for our 2010-2011 season to contribute their lists and the responses appear below. Among their selections were numerous records by artists and ensembles also performing this season, including those by Ideal Bread, Gerald Cleaver, Tom Rainey, Marc Ribot, Tomas Fujiwara, Mary Halvorson ...
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Rounding up the "Best Jazz of 2010" Lists
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
As 2010 winds down, jazz journalists, DJs, critics and bloggers have been publishing their annual “Best Of" lists, and once again this year, St. Louis Jazz Notes is offering a meta-list with links to all of the “Best Jazz of 2010" lists we can locate. As in years past, it's alphabetized by writers' names. In those cases when a list was collaborative or presented as a staff-written project, the name of the publication or media outlet is used instead. Here's ...
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The Reluctant Lister: A Confession
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
At this time of year, those who write about music, books, plays, motion pictures, sporting events, chili cookoffs, hog-calling contests and—for all I know—goldfish breeding, are expected to compile lists of the year's best. I have been complicit in this questionable activity, but I've been trying to quit. In the case of jazz recordings, the notion is absurd that anyone can name the best. Youcould listen for 12 months during all of your waking hours and not hear, much less ...
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Now's The Time: BNY Mellon Gets Down With Jazz Musicians
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JCM Media
In our current economic plight in the banking industry, BNY Mellon of New York, well, is doing some pretty cool things. In addition, to actively exploring Far East Exchanges and other activities to stay solvent and increase equity, this investment firms has a strong commitment to the arts. Throughout the year, BNY allocated funds for established and up-and-coming jazz artists. In November, according to a company press release, BNY, though its Jazz Scholarship, gave $5,000 to University of Pittsburgh freshman, ...
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Al Bell Receives Grammy Trustees Award
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Chris M. Slawecki
MEMPHIS MUSIC FOUNDATION AND STAX MUSEUM CONGRATULATE AL BELL ON RECEIVING 2011 GRAMMY TRUSTEES AWARD Award acknowledges Al Bell's lifetime of musical excellence and cultural enrichment MEMPHIS, TN: The Memphis Music Foundation and the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, located at the original site of Stax Records, proudly congratulate Al Bell on receiving the highest honor the music industry offers, the 2011 Grammy Trustees Award, given by the Board of Trustees of the Recording Academy. Bell now joins the ...
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The Unexpected Grammy Contender
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rock paper scissors, inc.
GRAMMY Nomination Shines Light on an Untold Story: Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon's Soul Call Creates a Community “Totally Lost" in Song
When the GRAMMY nominations were announced earlier this month, a light shined on the untold story of a singer little-known in the music scene. This is the tale of a woman who scoured every corner of the planet in search of soulful music, while climbing the elite ranks of business circles. After years of intense study, she is taking an ...
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