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Niyaz Releases New Music Video, Starts US Tour

Source: Press Junkie PR
July 18, 2012

Montreal/Los Angeles-based Niyaz have recently released their third album, Sumud (pronounced soomood) and they are bringing it on tour to the United States this summer. The album has already debuted at #1 on the iTunes World Chart and broke into the top 10 Billboard World Music Chart as well. The band will be kicking off their US tour on July 22nd in NYC then off to Atlantic City, Eugene, Los Angeles, Irvine, San Francisco, and Seattle. Niyaz, which means ‘yearning’ ...

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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Swingin' St. Louis

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
July 14, 2012

Last week in this space, we served up a six-pack of videos from St. Louis-based musicians working in the experimental and free improv genres. This week, we journey to the polar opposite end of the musical spectrum with a sampler of six local groups working in early, pre-WWII swing and jazz styles. Up top, you can hear Cornet Chop Suey playing “When My Dreamboat Comes Home" in March, 2010 for the Great River ...

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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: A Look at Outside St. Louis

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
July 8, 2012

It's been too hot here for the last week and a half in St. Louis to spend much time outside physically, so today we've got some videos for you that go outside in a musical sense. This sampling of live performance clips from area musicians whose work might be called experimental, free-form, or avant-garde includes: Electronic musician Eric Hall, seen up above in a solo set recorded at Washington University's Steinberg Auditorium in December 2010; Flautist and composer Fred Tompkins ...

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Encore: America the Beautiful, Eddie Higgins

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
July 4, 2012

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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on Victor Wooten

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
July 1, 2012

This week, we're putting the bass right in your face, as we look at some video clips featuring bassist Victor Wooten, who's returning to St. Louis to perform this coming Thursday, July 5 at the Old Rock House. Born in 1964 in Virginia, Wooten grew up as one of five brothers in a musical family. As an aspiring musician, he learned from the electric bass innovators of the 1970s, such as Stanley Clarke, ...

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Jazzwax a Go-Go!

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
June 30, 2012

I love YouTube clips of couples doing the Twist, the Swim, the Shag and other dances between Congress's Payola hearings of 1960 and the Beatles' arrival in 1964. It's not a voyeur thing. I just love the whole hip style, the obvious fun, and the agility needed to pull off these steps. I also love the independence of the moves—free from stiff steps and formality. So, to send you on your way this weekend, here's a series of my favorite ...

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Modern String Band Sankofa, Featuring Dom Flemons Of Carolina Chocolate Drops, To Premiere Debut Music Video “if Wishes Were Gold” On June 27 Via Utne Reader

Source: 1888 Media
June 25, 2012

“If Wishes Were Gold” Features Singer/Instrumentalist Allison Russell of Po’ Girl/Birds of Chicago Digital Single Available July 10 Via Kingswood Records ‘Wishes’ Appears On THE UPTOWN STRUT, A 15-Track Album That Showcases Reinterpretations of Songs by Sly Stone, Ray Charles, Jimmy Cliff, Minnie Wallace, Charlie McCoy, Bessie Smith and Louis Jordan STRUT Features Contributions From Blues Hall of Fame Inductee Professor Louie and John Sebastian of The Lovin' Spoonful New York, NY: On Wednesday June 27th, UTNE Reader will world ...

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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: A Hamiet Bluiett Sampler

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
June 24, 2012

This week, we focus our video spotlight on baritone saxophonist Hamiet Bluiett, who will be performing a rare local date next Wednesday June 27 at the Missouri Botanical Garden. The free outdoor concert, part of the Garden's Whitaker Music Festival, will feature Bluiett fronting an all-star band including pianist D.D. Jackson, bassist William Parker and drummer Hamid Drake. Considered the preeminent baritone saxophonist of his generation, and one of the best in the ...

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