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Napster and Kazaa Founders Answer: Does Innovation Always Have to be This Messy? [video]
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30 Seconds to Mars' Jared Leto on Creativity, Community, Content and the New Path to Success
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Jared Leto, the actor and singer-guitarist for rock band Thirty Seconds To Mars, has found success by intentionally not following the rules. Leto considers himself a content delivery machine" constantly involved in a conversation with his fans. His goal is to build community. Why else would a bunch of people who don't know each other show up at a show," stated Leto. Speaking to a crowd at a Fast Company Innovation Uncensored event in New York, Leto shared how he ...
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Sat Eye Candy: Jack Bruce
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JamBase
THE BASS WORLD'S CREAM DE LA CREAM Jack Bruce changed the way people play the bass. With the chops of a jazz hound, the high-minded sophistication of a classical player and the raw force of rhythm & blues, Bruce helped establish the seriousness of rock musicianship in the 1960s and 70s. His groundbreaking work with Cream, jazz titans like John McLaughlin and Tony Williams, composers Kip Hanrahan and Carla Bley, and many others has produced a body of work few ...
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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: A Taste of Candy
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
If StLJN's visitor logs for the past six weeks are any indication, there's a lot of reader interest in saxophonist Candy Dulfer's upcoming St. Louis performance next Saturday, May 21 at The Pageant. After checking out some online videos of various Dulfer shows, it's not hard to understand why. Her music may not be particularly innovative or thought-provoking, but assuming you like this sort of thing to begin with, Dulfer's bluesy alto sax, ...
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A Look at Creation of Amazing Danger Mouse, Jack White, Norah Jones HTML5 Video
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Willie "The Lion" Smith - "Ain't Misbehavin'/St. Louis Blues" (1966)
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Riffs on Jazz by John Anderson
Weekly Latin Jazz Video Fix: Gonzalo Rubalcaba
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The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
Some individuals offer more to the world than a simple series of performances; instead, they spend their lives overflowing with music. These people dive into music at a young age, often moving between instruments and taking any available performance opportunity. As they learn more about music, they don't just move forward, they surge ahead in leaps and bounds. Multitudes of musicians seek their employment in numerous ensembles, but that's never enoughthey eventually find themselves leading other musicians through original creations. ...
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