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Jazz this week: Terence Blanchard and the E-Collective, Funky Butt Brass Band, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week's calendar of live jazz and creative music performances in and around St. Louis features the return of a famed trumpeter with a brand-new band and sound, plus a varied assortment of gigs from local favorites. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, June 10 Tonight, trumpeter Terence Blanchard opens a four-night engagement with his new band, the E-Collective, at Jazz at the Bistro. The New Orleans native released a new album, Breathless, just a couple of weeks ago, featuring ...
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Why Apple Can’t Save Music Streaming
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HypeBot
Apple is set to launch a streaming music service. While music fans and the industry should welcome a new competitor to the music streaming, we might also want to step back and ask whether we want to live in a world where the dominant music distribution services are run by companies who make their money elsewhere. Guest Post by Sherwin Siy, VP of Legal Affairs and John Bergmayer, Senior Staff Attorney at Public Knowledge Apple, Amazon, and Google all have ...
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Miles on Monday: An update from the Miles Davis Memorial Project, vinyl reissue news, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week for “Miles on Monday," another progress report from the Miles Davis Memorial Project, plus some other recent Davis-related news: A new version of the official Miles Davis website, revamped in both appearance and content, debuted last week with “stunning photos, special sections curated by the Miles Davis estate, and many other new features." In honor of Davis' birthday last Tuesday and the upcoming release of a box set of his performances from the Newport Jazz Festival, NPR featured ...
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This 17 Year Old Owns His Own Vinyl Record Label
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HypeBot
17 year old high school junior Jarrett Koral founded Jett Plastic Recordings as a vinyl only label. This year for Record Store Day, he released a seven-inch by actor Macaulay Culkin’s Velvet Underground cover band. Macaulay Culin was not Jett Plastic's first release since launching in 2012 and the very indie label will add 6 more to its dozen deep catalog by the end of the year. The label's name was inspired by the Paul McCartney Wings' hit “Jet". 17 ...
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A key to success at Newport
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
The best businesses—and arts organizations—don’t stand still. They find ways to enhance what they do. They making the experience better for their customers and supporters while building on their success. Need a concrete example? Look no further than the many enhancements over the past decade that the owners made at Fenway Park in Boston, starting with the seats atop the Green Monster overlooking left field. Here's a jazz example. The Newport Jazz Festival for many years consisted of a succession ...
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Record Labels Join Effort To Keep .music Domain Control From Google, Amazon
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HypeBot
It feels like we've been waiting for the .music domain forever. When released, it will open up to possibility for thousands of musicians and music companies to have a domain name more reflective of their offline moniker, as well as, some interesting lawsuits. Cyprus based Constantine Roussos of DotMusic Limited has received backing from one of the most influential trade groups in music, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) in his effort to win the rights to sell ...
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Jazz this week: Dr. Lonnie Smith & Lionel Loueke, Alarm Will Sound, a tribute to Billie Holiday, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week's lineup of jazz and creative music shows in St. Louis emphasizes collaboration, with several events presenting novel combinations of musicians for your listening enjoyment. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, May 27 Jazz St. Louis' latest combination of two headliners into one evening of music features organist Dr. Lonnie Smith teamed with guitarist and singer Lionel Loueke, who will perform this week through Saturday night at Jazz at the Bistro. Both Smith and Loueke certainly share a penchant ...
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Indie Music Retailers Launch “Vinyl Tuesdays”
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HypeBot
Vinyl has helped to revive the otherwise struggling independent record store sector. Now indie music retailers are taking the promotion of vinyl beyond their annual Record Store Day with Vinyl Tuesdays. From A2IM Vinyl Tuesday is an initiative set up by Independent retailers to celebrate vinyl releases. Every Tuesday, participating retailers will celebrate by highlighting special-edition, catalog, promotional, and new releases on vinyl. The goal is to maintain and grow physical retail while giving music fans more compelling reasons to ...
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