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Esperanza Spalding, Herbie Hancock, Robert Glasper and More in Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense + MP3

Source: Giant Step
August 27, 2010

When you ask most people, “name a jazz musician today," 9 out of 10 times you will get the name of someone who is already dead. But jazz today is undergoing some monumental changes and in this documentary film—Icons Among Us: jazz in the present tense, by filmmakers Michael Rivoira, Lars Larson and Peter J. Vogt, the musicians take stage front and center to explain the nature of this metamorphosis. Featuring Esperanza Spalding, Herbie Hancock, Robert Glasper, Medeski Martin & ...

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Happy 77th Birthday to Wayne Shorter

Source: AAJ Staff
August 26, 2010

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Video: Actionable Insights from Next Big Sound and Access vs. Ownership with HeadlinerFM

Source: HypeBot
August 25, 2010

Hypebot coverage from the Bandwidth Conference continues with this feature corespondent Danny Dee sits down with Alex White, CEO/Founder Next Big Sound. In the short video, White talks about the importance of shifting from mannual to automated data aggregation and the trouble of staying consistent with tracking, as well as, why you must be able to make actionable insights from it. Access vs. Ownership With HeadlinerFM's Mike More & Bill Cromie: ...

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Rodrigo Y Gabriela | Red Rocks Pics/Video

Source: JamBase
August 25, 2010

Words & Images by: Mike Hardaker Rodrigo y Gabriela :: 08.20.10 :: Red Rocks Amphitheatre :: Morrison, CO Rodrigo y Gabriela were joined by special guests Shenkar, Al Di Meola and Zach de la Rocha for their concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. The duo brought their amazing live acoustic show much to the delight of the nearly sold out crowd, combining classical flamenco music with modern day punk rock and metal elements. Rodrigo and Gabriela first met while living in ...

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Jeremy Pelt Quartet

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
August 25, 2010

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Standard Time: Neal Miner and Friends

Source: Jazz Lives by Michael Steinman
August 25, 2010

Neal Miner is not only a fine bassist and composer; he's also a remarkable jazz videographer who gets splendid results without a truckload of equipment. His YouTube channel is “gutstringrecords," and I've taken two of his recent videos to share (and applaud) here.

The first is a nimble, sustained reading of the Schertzinger-Mercer I REMEMBER YOU for piano trio: Neal, Michael Kanan on piano, Rick Montalbano on drums:

Aside from the ...

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Curlew - A Beautiful Western Saddle (1993, 2010 Reissue CD+DVD)

Source: Something Else!
August 22, 2010

By Pico Before there was Sonic Youth, before there was Radiohead, Material, The Flaming Lips or the Animal Collective, there was Curlew. Founded by saxophonist/composer George Cartwright in 1979, Curlew soon became an incubator for just about every important name in the the New York downtown experimental music scene that thrived in the 80s and 90s. Kenny Wollesen, Fred Frith, Wayne Horvitz and Bill Laswell as passed through this seminal band before leading better-known projects of their own. But as ...

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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Jamming with Garage a Trois

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
August 22, 2010

Today, let's check out some video footage of the band Garage A Trois, who are coming to St. Louis on Tuesday, September 14 to perform at the Old Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St. Garage A Trois was formed in 1999 by drummer Stanton Moore, single-named saxophonist Skerik (nee Eric Walton) and guitarist Charlie Hunter. Hunter left the group a couple of years ago to pursue other musical interests, and their current lineup ...

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