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Jazz Favorites for 2010
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Something Else!
By Mark Saleski What kind of a year was it for music? It was so good that very often, I had a tough time figuring out what to listen to next. The proper cliché to be applied is “an embarrassment of riches." Not only was it a great year for music, it was a great year for writing about it. I had an epiphany of sorts around the middle of the year and joined forces with Something Else! cohorts Nick ...
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Top 10 Jazz Albums of 2010
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JAZZzology by Richard Watters
Here are what JAZZzology deems to be the top ten JAZZ albums of 2010!!! 1. Maurice Brown “The Cycle Of Love" (Brown Records 2010) 2. Jason Moran “Ten" (Blue Note; US: 21 Jun 2010; UK: 21 Jun 2010) 3. Marc Ribot “Silent Movies" (Pi; US: 28 Sep 2010; UK: 20 Sep 2010) 4. Matthew Shipp “4D" (Thirsty Ear; US: 26 Jan 2010; UK: 26 Jan 2010) 5. Mike Reed's People, Places And ...
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El Intruso Poll
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Music and More by Tim Niland
The Argentinian jazz website El Intruso asked me to participate in their year end poll. Much like the polls in Downbeat or Jazz Times, the poll was broken down by instrument. Here were my submissions with a few comments: Musician of the year—Mary Halvorson (MH has seemingly been everywhere this year, releasing a great album as a leader, and participating in a number of forward thinking groups.) Newcomer Musician—Darius Jones (He's actually been on the scene for a while, but ...
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The Best of 2010: It's About That Time
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Something Else!
By Pico Like mistletoe and egg nog, the “Best Of" lists has become a holiday tradition here. 2010 has been a very good year at Something Else, and not just because we got to listen to a lot of swell tuneskis: we added to our ranks someone whose writing we've admired from afar for a long while in Mark Saleski and now we're privileged to see it up close. Hand in hand with his joining the SER Club, we've reached ...
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Berklee Alumni and Faculty Earn 25 Grammy Award Nominations
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Berklee Public Relations
Boston, MA—The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences nominated 22 Berklee alumni and faculty for a total of 25 Grammy Awards. The nominees were recognized for their outstanding contributions across the spectrum of music, including pop, rock, hip-hop, electronic/dance, alternative, jazz, and Latin. Producers, engineers, arrangers, and video directors were also nominated. To date, Berklee alumni have won a total of 192 Grammy Awards. The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards will be held on Sunday, February 13, 2011, and will ...
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Best Jazz Albums of 2010
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All About Jazz @ Spinner
For the music obsessed, every year has a musical identity that's colored by the new albums and songs that receive steady play on our various devices. I generally love doing these year-end things because it gives me a chance to go back to pieces that jumped out at the time. More than that, it's interesting to see how the music ages—some stuff sounds better now than it did at the time, other stuff that sounded great in April seems positively ...
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Indie Has Arrived: 273 Grammy Nominations for Indies! Congratulations... Paul McCartney?
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HypeBot
This post is by Dave Cool, creator of the documentary film “What is INDIE? A look into the World of Independent Musicians." Read his Hypebot Interview. So there was a lot of buzz recently about the Grammy Nominations, notably that 273 “indies" were nominated for awards this year. For someone who spent 2 years documenting what it means to be an indie artist for my film “What is INDIE?," you'd think I'd be thrilled. Indie artists have finally arrived and ...
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Dee Dee Bridgewater Receives Grammy Nomination--Best Jazz Vocal Album
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Muse Media
Los Angeles, California. Dee Dee Bridgewater's stunning homage to Billie Holiday, Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee, has been nominated for a 2011 Grammy Award in the category of “Best Jazz Vocal Album." The CD, released this past Spring on DDB Records/Emarcy/Universal, was Executive Produced by Bridgewater. The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards will take place Sunday, February 13th, live from Los Angeles. Over the course of a multifaceted career that has spanned four decades, Grammy and ...
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