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Jazz Musicians as Pitchmen

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
August 20, 2012

Once upon a time, ad-agency art directors dug jazz and the country viewed jazz musicians as exceptional artists. So, to make products seem exciting, Mad Men enlisted musicians to swing the merits of their clients' goods. Or in the case above from the '90s, a Louis look-alike to make its point. Here are a hawker's dozen, uncovered on YouTube... Sonny Rollins for Pioneer Home Stereo Electronics in 1977... John Coltrane's Big Nick arrangement for Honda... Ron Carter for ...

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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: David Sanborn and Brian Culbertson's "The Dream" Tour 2012

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
August 19, 2012

This week, we focus our video spotlight on saxophonist and St. Louis native David Sanborn and multi-instrumentalist Brian Culbertson, who have been touring together this summer. Sanborn and Culbertson's “The Dream" Tour - the name of which references both the 25th anniversary of the release of Sanborn's song of that name as well as the title of Culbertson's latest album - will stop in St. Louis this coming Thursday, August 23 at The ...

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Glen Campbell/Jimmy Webb In Session CD/DVD Coming on Fantasy Records

Source: conqueroo
August 15, 2012

Glen Campbell’s recordings of Jimmy Webb’s songs have resulted in timeless, chart-topping hits like “By the Time I Get to Phoenix,” “Wichita Lineman,” “Galveston,” and “Where’s the Playground Susie,” among others. The two have performed countless times together over the years, though recordings of their live appearances have been a scarcity — until now, with the release of this two-disc In Session CD/DVD on the Fantasy Records label, scheduled for September 25, 2012. In Session was taped in 1983 in ...

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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Exploring the Great Barrier Reefs

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
August 5, 2012

This week, let's take a look at a few video clips from The Great Barrier Reefs, an up-and-coming funk/fusion/jam band from the Nashville, Tennessee area that will be in St. Louis to perform at 10:30 p.m. this coming Thursday, August 9 at Pop's Blue Moon. Led by steel pan player and keyboardist Tony Hartman, who's worked with drummer Roy “Futureman" Wooten's Black Mozart Ensemble, the group also includes Taylor Lonardo (bass, audio production), ...

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Sara Gazarek on "Jazz'n With J'Rodd"

Source: Michael Ricci
August 3, 2012

Jazz vocalist Sara Gazarek sits down for an interview on “Jazz'n With J'Rodd", the web's first (and only) live streaming jazz showcase. About Blossom & Bee Hailed as the next important jazz singer (Don Heckman, LA Times), Sara Gazarek recently recorded Blossom & Bee, her debut for the Palmetto Records label. Blessed with a beautiful, translucent voice, Gazarek is a strikingly original artist who continues to blur the line between innovation and emotional integrity. For her ...

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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Grandmothers of Invention 2012 Tour

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
July 28, 2012

This week, let's take a look at some videos of the GrandMothers of Invention, who will be in St. Louis to perform next Saturday, August 4 at the Old Rock House. As their name, evoking Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention, suggests, the GrandMothers are a tribute band performing Zappa's music. The group includes three former Mothers - Napoleon Murphy Brock (tenor sax, flute, vocals), Don Preston (keyboards, vocals) and Tom Fowler (bass) - ...

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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: A Sampler of St. Louis Big Bands

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
July 22, 2012

Continuing with our recent informal sampling of St. Louis jazz and creative music by genre, this week let's check out some video clips of several of the big bands from around the area. The video up top features one of the newer entries in the local field, the Dave Dickey Big Band, which began gigging around town last year, not long after Dickey, a trombonist and music educator, moved here to take a ...

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Switchcam Readies Impressive Video Toolkit for Musicians

Source: HypeBot
July 20, 2012

Switchcam has come a long way since it won HackLolla as Veokami at Lollapalooza in 2011 including receiving over a million in funding. But the concept remains the same: Switchcam takes YouTube videos of concerts and offers multiangle views of the whole event where possible. Soon they'll be offering tools for musicians to take control of the process and even embed entire concerts and tour on artist websites. Switchcam is an awesome concept and a fun product that suggests interesting ...

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