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“Jazz In The Key Of Light" Spotlights Jazz Greats And Rising Stars
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
Veteran jazz writer and photographer Ken Franckling has published a new book, Jazz in the Key of Light (Eighty of our Finest Jazz Musicians Speak for Themselves). It illuminates more than 80 musicians through a different format than the traditional fine art photography book. Images of its featured jazz artists, in performance or moments of personal reflection, are paired with essential quotes from interviews Franckling had with those musicians for a variety of mainstream and music publications over the past ...
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"Playboy On Stage" A History Of The World's Sexiest Nightclubs By Patty Farmer
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Michael Ricci
The first-ever oral history of the influential entertainment empire launched by Playboy “For anyone interested in the good old days of jazz, rye old-fashioneds and life after dark, this book brings back the music, rough glamour and excitement of the Playboy clubs in all their exhilarating, ground-breaking glory. It's well-researched, breezily written, incredibly informative, and a lot of fun." —Rex Reed Anyone who hears the word Playboy probably thinks immediately of a scantily clad co-ed reclining across the staples of ...
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Jazz Child: A Portrait Of Sheila Jordan Biography By Ellen Johnson Released By Rowman And Littlefield
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Ellen Johnson
When Sheila Jordan dropped a nickel in the jukebox of a Detroit diner in the 1940s and heard “Now’s The Time” by Charlie Parker, she was instantly hooked—and so began a seventy-year jazz journey. With Jordan’s full cooperation, author Ellen Johnson documents the fascinating career of the 85-year-old NEA Jazz Master who stands today as one of the worlds most deeply respected jazz vocalists and educators. Jazz Child: A Portrait of Sheila Jordan published by Rowman and Littlefield is the ...
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Jan Rivera's "Advanced Rhythmic Concepts For Guitar" -- Foreword By Alex Machacek
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Jan Rivera
An in-depth study on Metric Modulation, Polyrhythms and Polymeters Jan Rivera's Advanced Rhythmic Concepts for Guitar is a step by step guide through the process of identifying, dissecting, constructing, practicing and applying: Metric Modulations, Polyrhythms, “Ratio” Polyrhythms, Polyrhythm Divisions/Polyrhythms within Polyrhythms, Intrinsic Polymeters, Extrinsic Polymeters, Polymetric Accompaniment, and Polymetric Improvisation. “I wish I'd had this book 20 years ago." —ALEX MACHACEK ("NOW" with Gary Husband) “Jan Rivera's book is clear, thorough, and methodical, and will be an asset to anyone ...
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Promised Land: Youth Culture, Disruptive Startups, and the Social Music Revolution
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HypeBot
If you read Hypebot, you know music technology writer and user experience researcher Kyle Bylin. Whether in his writings or on the Upward Spiral podcast, Kyle has always sought to understand not just how music consumption and the music industry are changing, but why. Now he's published a much anticipated collection of his best essays. I've read it, and it is unequivocally a 'must read' for anyone who cares about music and its future. - Bruce Houghton From the book: ...
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For the Artists: Critical Writing, Volume 2, a new book by Greg Masters
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Michael Ricci
NEW YORK, NY – Crony Books is pleased to announce the publication of a new book, For the Artists: Critical Writing, Volume 2, by Greg Masters. While For the Artists: Critical Writing, Volume 1, issued earlier this year, focused on Masters' collected writings on the visual arts, this new volume gathers reviews of music and books, including critical essays and interviews with musicians. Perhaps most prominent are a series of essays on the electric period of Miles Davis. In-depth reviews ...
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Laurie Pepper's Memoir, "ART: Why I Stuck With A Junkie Jazzman," To Be Published May 16
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Art Pepper told his sexy, sordid, and exciting true adventure stories to his lover, Laurie, who put them in a book. She quizzed him (and those who knew him) unrelentingly over seven years, editing and structuring a narrative to which she dedicated all her energy. Straight Life by Art and Laurie Pepper (Da Capo) was published in 1979. It was a critical success and remains a classic of its kind, the subject of college literary and music studies. Laurie went ...
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"Joe Meek's Bold Techniques” Details The Iconoclastic British Producer’s Recording Secrets
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Barry Cleveland
Veteran music journalist Barry Cleveland (currently an editor at Guitar Player magazine) has published v.2 of the eBook Second Edition of his now cult classic, Joe Meek’s Bold Techniques. The eBook is available via Apple iTunes, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble for $9.99. Joe Meek’s Bold Techniques updates the 2001 print edition and features a new Introduction, an additional chapter, and a newly restored and remastered version of Meek’s legendary 1959 stereo album about life on the Moon, I Hear ...
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