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DRUM! Magazine Continues Its Metal Ride With Mastodon’s Brann Dailor Discussing Hitting On “The Hunter”

Source: JCM Media
November 25, 2011

San Jose, Calif.,—With its last several issues of DRUM!, Enter Music Publishing, publishers of high-quality informative magazines on drumming and the world's top drummers, in print and online, has been on a hard-rock/metal roll. It started two issues ago with Anthrax's Charlie Benante, followed by Evanescence's Will Hunt, and now, DRUM! presents a holiday season cover with Mastodon's heavy hitter, Brann Dailor. Authored by Andrew Nusca, “In The Time Of Brann" gives the reader a complete perspective on Dailor's drumming ...

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Dark Magus, by Gregory Davis, to be basis for feature film on his father

Source: Michael Ricci
November 23, 2011

MONTCLAIR, NJ: Dark Magus: The Jekyll and Hyde Life of Miles Davis, Gregory Davis's no-holds-barred look at his father's life, published by Backbeat Books in 2006, will be the basis of feature film being developed by George Tillman, Jr., director of Notorious. Gregory Davis will serve as a consultant on the film, which will be called “Miles Davis." In Dark Magus, the younger Davis takes a warts-and-all look at the real Miles Davis, stripping away the public perception of his ...

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New book: Picture Infinity - Marshall Allen & The Sun Ra Arkestra

Source: aurelia boro
November 22, 2011

Multi-instrumentalist Marshall Allen is among the most striking voices in jazz. His explosive alto saxophone is signature sound of the Sun Ra Arkestra, an iconic African-American big band which he joined in 1958. Succeeding the bands legendary founder Sun Ra who already in his lifetime has turned into a myth of its own, Marshall Allen has directed the Sun Ra Arkestra since 1995. Under the guidance of the 87-year old maestro, the Sun Ra Arkestra has not only survived all ...

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Book Signing at Jazz Alley (Seattle) with Jane Monheit and "The Soul of Jazz" author, Trish Richardson

Source: Trish Richardson
November 14, 2011

SEATTLE, WA: Local author Trish Richardson will be joining jazz vocalist Jane Monheit for a book signing following Monheit's performances at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley on Friday, November 18th (7:30 pm and 9:30 pm shows), Saturday, November 19th (7:30pm and 9:30pm shows), and Sunday, November 20th (7:30pm show). Doors open at 6:00pm on Friday and at 5:30pm on Saturday and Sunday. To make reservations for the show, contact Jazz Alley at 206-441-9729. Richardson will be promoting her recently released book, The ...

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Advice for DIY Musicians: Adam Bernard's 'Muscle for Your Hustle'

Source: HypeBot
November 8, 2011

Music and entertainment writer Adam Bernard recently released “Muscle For Your Hustle: What Every DIY Musician Needs to Know." In this ebook, a steal at $.99, Adam shares “firsthand advice from things I've experienced, or..the advice other artists have given me about what works for them." As always, Adam shows that his perspective on the industry is solid and grounded. I first encountered Adam Bernard, longtime music blogger at Adam's World, when he left a comment supporting Mickey Avalon on ...

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Announcing Modalogy - Scales, Modes & Chords: The Primordial Building Blocks of Music

Source: John Kelman
November 7, 2011

Primarily a music theory reference, Modalogy presents a unique perspective on the origins, interlocking aspects, and usage of the most common scales and modes in occidental music. Anyone wishing to seriously explore the realms of scales, modes, and their real-world functions will find the most important issues dealt with in meticulous detail within these pages. Logical illustrations accompany in-depth examinations of chordal harmonies, cadential motions, and progressions. This book is perfect for both music students and teachers, as either a ...

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Hal Leonard Books Publishes "Antonio Carlos Jobim: An Illuminated Man"

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
November 6, 2011

MONTCLAIR, N.J.—A half-century ago, Charlie Byrd, Herbie Mann, and others returned from a trip to Brazil with a trove of recordings by Antonio Carlos “Tom" Jobim. Stan Getz listened to them and recorded “Desafinado," which spent 70 weeks on the Billboard charts, and soon thereafter, “The Girl from Ipanema," which won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1965. Since then, the global appeal and influence of the bossa nova and Jobim have been undeniable.

In this newly ...

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DRUM! Magazine Reels In Will Hunt For November Cover; Discussing His Return To Evanescence

Source: JCM Media
November 4, 2011

San Jose, Calif.,—Will Hunt has had the drum gigs that any drummer would want.. He is known for his impressive recording credits: Black Label Society, Dark New Day, and Staind to name a few. And, now in the November issue of DRUM!, Hunt discusses his recording career and return to his drumming roots with Evanescence. Man With A Drum For Everyone Bob Doerschuk, an award-winning music writer with years of experience, sums up well the contrast between Hunt, the hired ...

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