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Art Blakey in Paris, 1959
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Riffs on Jazz by John Anderson
Drummer Art Blakey had a knack for attracting the best young talent to his ever-changing groups,collectively known as The Jazz Messengers. Over the 1950s, 1960s, and beyond,this was a proving ground for musicians to show their stuff. Blakey was often the biggest cheerleader as well as the one setting a perfect backbeat to showcase his soloists.
This brief (51-minute) film of a 1959 concert date at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris features Wayne Shorter on saxophone, Lee Morgan on ...
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"Nasty Jazz" DVD Release Scored by Chicago Jazz Composer Greg Spero
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Michael Ricci
Chicago jazz composer Greg Spero and Artist/Technologist Doug Siefken combine forces on new Long Glance Media release: Nasty Jazz—a technologically innovative, genre-defining Single Panel Fluid Stills Digital Art and Music DVD designed for flat screen TVs Chicago IL, USA—Move over the Bluesand move on down the road, Rock n Roll! Nasty Chicago Jazz is now behind the wheel as score to represent the Windy City in a gorgeous Chicago Skyscape art and music DVD release by technology innovators TransLumen Technologies ...
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Gary Lucas One-Take - "Q & A"
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Dusty Wright
Former Captain Beefheart and Jeff Buckley guitarist performs a new instrumental piece entitled “Q & A" on Dusty Wright's One-Takes.
About Gary Lucas
A world class guitar hero, a Grammy-nominated songwriter, an international recording artist with over a dozen acclaimed solo albums to date, and a soundtrack composer for film and television, Gary Lucas is on the move in 2006. Dubbed the “legendary leftfield guitarist" by The Guardian, “Guitarist of 1000 Ideas" by The New York Times, “a true axe ...
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Mulligan's Birthday
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
Today is the 84th anniversary of Gerry Mulligan's birth. He died in 1996 at the age of 68. There are many contexts in which to remember Mulligan—as a precocious teenaged arranger for Tommy Tucker, Elliott Lawrence and Gene Krupa; one of the key figures in the Birth of the Cool recordings; the leader of groups from quartets to big bands; a writer who made the Stan Kenton band swing; and, of course, a splendid baritone saxophonist. Here he is in ...
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Formulating an Effective Youtube Strategy
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We All Make Music
The accessibility of Youtube has ushered in an unprecedented level of focus on video content —both for bands and for fans. For any artist that wants to maximize his impact online, it is essential to develop a video content strategy for YouTube that not only represents them well, but also helps their fan base connect and grow. The key to doing this is different for each artist, but here are some essential things to remember when crafting your own strategy. ...
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Sat Eye Candy: Emmylou Harris
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JamBase
THEY COME NO BETTER THAN THIS LADY Emmylou Harris is no diva. She doesn't swoop and show off with her singing, finding her power and impact through unique phrasing and an unerring ability to tap into rich emotional wells. One senses the person behind the voice and the songs, a heart and spirit that's fantastically human in the best of ways, by turns perfectly rough and bewitchingly tender. An elder statesperson for country, particularly what we now call Americana, Harris ...
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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: A Brad Mehldau Sampler
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
With pianist Brad Mehldau bringing his trio back to Jazz at the Bistro this Wednesday and Thursday, it seems an opportune time to offer some video footage of him, bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard in action. One of the more heavily hyped jazz players of his generations, the 40-year-old Mehldau currently is enjoying a new round of critical acclaim for his two most recent recordings, 2010's trio-plus-orchestra outing Highway Rider, and ...
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