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Pres Hall at Carnegie: MMJ, Del, Shorty, Toussaint, Mos Def
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JamBase
PRESERVATION HALL ANNOUNCE GUESTS FOR 50TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT AT CARNEGIE HALL Preservation Hall Jazz Band has announced the special guests that will join them on stage for their 50th anniversary performance. On January 7, 2012 at 8:00pm they will grace the Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, with special guests My Morning Jacket, Del McCoury Band, Trombone Shorty, GIVERS, Allen Toussaint, Blind Boys of Alabama, Tao Seeger, & Mos Def. Tickets for what is bound to be an ...
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PT. 2 Anatomy of a Dinosaur: One of the Last of the Retail Record Men
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The Independent Ear by Willard Jenkins
Here's part two of our conversation with Joe Long, proprietor of the late Birdel's Record Store, a pillar of the Central Brooklyn community from its Nostrand Avenue perch. Unfortunately earlier this year Birdel's went the way of the great majority of record stores, stripping the Brooklyn community of yet another great traditional business and a real outpost for the music. We recently caught up with Joe Long, who is quite the character and a bit of a throwback to the ...
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Pandelis Karayorgis Jazz Trio at the Lily Pad in Cambridge on Wednesday, November 30
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MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
Jazz pianist and composer Pandelis Karayorgis and his Trio perform at the Lily Pad Jazz Club in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 9:30 p.m. Tickets are just $10. Karayorgis is joined by Jeff Charland on the bass and Luther Gray on drums. The trio has been described as “one of the best progressive piano trios anywhere" by the Boston Globe. For upcoming performances in December at the Lily Pad, located at 1353 Cambridge Street in Inman Square, ...
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Artspire: Making Crowdfunding Campaigns Tax Deductible, Eligible for Grants
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HypeBot
Artspire is a newly launched crowdfunding platform that takes a different slant than sites like Kickstarter. A project of the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), this a web-based extension of NYFA's fiscal sponsorship program offers fundraising support as well as the ability to accept tax deductible contributions and grants usually restricted to 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations. It's a useful development for a well-established service that should be considered by musicians with an interest in developing donors and seeking grants. ...
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Jazz Saxophonist Joe Lovano and Dave Douglas Quintet at Scullers Jazz Club on November 29-30
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MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
Final Day to Crowdfund Onyx Ashanti's Amazing Beatjazz Cyborg
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HypeBot
Onyx Ashanti, an artist and inventor based in Berlin, is in the final days of a crowdfunding campaign for the second phase of development for Beatjazz, his “quest to build the most amazing live music performance system ever." It's quite an interesting project that is hitting the end of its IndieGoGo funding window soon, possibly today. If you feel the time has come for improvisational music cyborgs that dance, this is a project you should probably be supporting. Beatjazz System ...
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Google Music to Help Independent Musicians. But, What's in It for Google?
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HypeBot
As a self-released musician, I was happy to see that Google Music includes the option for musicians to add their material to its music store, without having to go through a distributor. I wish the same option were available for Apple's iTunes. But what's the real upside for Google? Most self-released artists don't sell a lot of music (though some do, see the update below) and most music fans coming to the Google Music store for the first time won't ...
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Cuneiform: Sao Paulo Underground; Mats/Morgan Band
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Music and More by Tim Niland
Sao Paulo Underground—Tres Cabecas Loucuras (Cuneiform, 2011) This is a very interesting group that combines jazz composition and improvisation with electronics and effects to create an intoxicating and exotic blend of music. Featuring Rob Mazurek on cornet and electronics, Mauricio Takara on drums and electronics, Guilherme Granado on keyboards, electronics and samplers, Richard Ribeiro on drums as well as a number of special guests. The music on this album deftly mixes influences: contemporary Brazilian music, electronics and spiritual jazz like ...
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