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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Facets of Frisell
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Today, let's examine a few of the many musical facets of guitarist Bill Frisell (pictured), who's coming to St. Louis to perform Thursday, May 12 at the Old Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St. Usually categorized as a jazz guitarist, Frisell nevertheless has worked in a wide variety of styles while collaborating with musicians from many different backgrounds. In addition to releasing an album as a bandleader each year during his 30-year career, ...
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David Byrne: Ride, Rise, Roar DVD
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JamBase
LIVE CONCERT FILM FEATURING DAVID BYRNE OUT ON DVD AND BLU-RAY MAY 31 On May 31 Eagle Rock Entertainment releases Ride, Rise, Roar, a documentary film detailing the unique creative process of David Byrne shot over the course of his '08/'09 “Songs of David Byrne & Brian Eno" tour. Ride, Rise, Roar combines exclusive behind-the-scenes footage with onstage action from Byrne's recent world tour. Including band audition footage, rehearsals and interviews with Byrne and the key players in his group, ...
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Wolfgang's Vault Opens Video Vault: Includes Thousands of Historic Concert Performances
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Wolfgang's Vault
Wolfgang's Vault today debuts the Video Vault—the long-awaited archive of thousands of historic concert performances from the past 50 years by the biggest names in music. Jazz, Rock, Pop and many other genres are well represented in this singular and amazing archive. This Video Vault features exclusive content that has not been seen since it was taped, and will only be available to stream free via Wolfgang's Vault. Got to wolfgangsvault.com and get set to enjoy a experience of exploration. ...
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Stageit Review: A Free Streaming Video Service for Live Performances
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HypeBot
StageIt is a free live streaming video service primarily focused on musicians though comedians have used it and it could potentially accomodate any live performance or event. StageIt launched around six months ago and was founded by Evan Lowenstein of Evan & Jaron. I was informed of its existence via a positive comment by Madalyn Sklar, founder of GoGirls among other projects, and got a one-on-one demo last week in order to assess its potential for musicians. I have not ...
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Weekend Extra: Joe Henderson
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
A friend just pointed out that this is the birthday of Joe Henderson (1937-2001). The Rifftides time clock says that I'm punched out for the holiday, but to post a remembrance of Joe I'm sneaking past the security guards and putting up this remarkable performance of a piece associated nearly as closely with Henderson as with the man who wrote it, Kenny Dorham. The initial recording of “Blue Bossa" was in 1963 with Dorham on Page One, Henderson's debut as ...
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DVD: Stan Kenton - Artistry in Rhythm: Portrait of a Jazz Legend (2011)
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Something Else!
Stan Kenton would have been 100 this year and, in many ways, he's as misunderstood now as he was in his own time. A comprehensive new Jazzed Media biopic from filmmaker Graham Carter, though perhaps too lengthy at 117 minutes, goes a long way toward changing that. Kenton brought to fame a series of jazz music's most recognizable names, and encouraged an intriguing combination of the genre with modern classical music—not to mention Cuban rhythms—but, ultimately, was never forgiven back ...
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