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Sat Eye Candy: Robert Plant
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JamBase
MOJO STILL MOST DEFINITELY WORKING After having our wig flipped—seriously, our wig is ruined—by Robert Plant and his supremely gifted Band of Joy at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley last night (full review with pics next week), we thought it only right to tip our hat to Sir Bob, his current collaborators and a few tidbits from his earlier solo career. The man is still a force of nature. Color us impressed. The Band of Joy's inaugural tour is underway ...
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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Four Views of Bill Charlap
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week, let's get better acquainted with pianist Bill Charlap, who will be in St. Louis to perform next Wednesday, April 27 through Saturday, April 30 at Jazz at the Bistro. Charlap played St. Louis twice in 2009, in February at the Sheldon Concert Hall as part of the Blue Note 7, and then in December backing his mother, singer Sandy Stewart, in a cabaret show at the Kranzberg Arts Center. This time, ...
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Weekly Latin Jazz Video Fix: Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria, Candido Camero, and Ray Barretto
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The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
Percussion sits at the heart and soul of Latin Jazz, providing the music's cultural lifeline and rhythmic vitality. The use of percussion certainly sets Latin Jazz apart from straight ahead jazz, but it is so much more than a simple novelty. Embedded in each hit of the drum is a cultural legacy, associated with centuries of social development. When that deep legacy blends with the rich cultural history of the African American experience through jazz, miracles can happen. Percussionists are ...
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Eyewitness: Thumbs Carllile
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Last week, JazzWax reader Uwe Zänisch in Berlin sent along a note about guitarist Kenneth “Thumbs" Carllile (1931-1987), a country picker with a superb technique. Rather than spoil the story, let me have Uwe pick it up: “Some days ago I was at YouTube and found a very interesting clip featuring an unusual guitarist in a Batman T-shirt. He held his guitar in an odd position and played it like a lap steel. With his right thumb he created a ...
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How to Get Your Music into Video Games
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HypeBot
The National Association of Recording Industry Professionals (NARIP) held a professional's panel in downtown San Francisco last Wednesday where top minds in the video game industry discussed ways that independent musicians could increase their chances of getting their music placed into video games. The worldwide video game industry is poised to exceed $70 billion by 2015, thanks to the combined growth of console, portable, PC, and online video games, according to market researcher DFC Intelligence. As the industry grows, the opportunity ...
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Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - "Theme for Stacy" (1966)
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Riffs on Jazz by John Anderson
Stan Kenton: Portrait of a Legend
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
For years, if you wanted a documentary on Stan Kenton, you were pretty much out of luck. You either had to find DVDs that included clips of the band over the years or you scrounged around YouTube hoping someone put up something fresh. Now Graham Carter at Jazzed Media has produced and directed Stan Kenton, Artistry in Rhythm: Portrait of a Jazz Legend. The new DVD offers a biographical look at the bandleader and his many orchestras through narration, musician ...
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