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April is Smithsonian Jazz Appreciation Month
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MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
The Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC announced its 9th annual celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) throughout April. The national celebration of America's jazz heritage started in 2001 and now takes place in all 50 states as well as 40 countries around the world.In addition to a schedule of events taking place in DC during April, JAM is also offering a free poster of JAM 2010 featuring an illustration of pianist Dave Brubeck.To request a copy ...
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Interest Growing in April 17th's Record Store Day
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HypeBot
Given the ongoing decline in record stores, it's exciting to hear that April 17th's Record Store Day is shaping up to be the biggest yet. Biggest, not just in terms of great things the stores are planning, but also in over all interest. A study of search engine traffic is also pointing to a big day according to Glenn Peoples of Billboard.biz.
You can learn more about what your local record store has planned at RecordStoreDay.com and the always way ...
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Notes from the Net: More on Metheny's Orchestrion; Zorn in Cleveland: Plus News, Reviews, Interviews, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Here's the latest compilation of assorted news briefs and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, including news of musicians originally from the Gateway City, recent visitors, and coming attractions, plus assorted other items of interest:* It's been kind of a slow news week, but we can fulfill our Miles Davis news requirement for this installment with a link to a Nate Chinen essay for At Length magazine about about the night the trumpeter ...
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Leibovitz Accused Anew of Not Paying Her Bills
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All About Jazz
Photographer Annie Leibovitz is facing new accusations of balking at bills, less than a month after she struck a deal intended to resolve financial problems that had risked her rights to some of pop culture's most famous images. Investment firm Brunswick Capital Partners LP said in a lawsuit filed Friday that Leibovitz owes more than $800,000 in fees for its help arranging her recent financing agreement with another firm, Colony Capital LLC. Leibovitz representatives had no immediate comment Monday. New ...
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April Showers Us with Jazz Appreciation
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
Just as we emerge from the winter doldrums, there's a lot of jazz appreciation going on throughout April. In 2001, The Smithsonian launched Jazz Appreciation Month, which has grown to include celebrations in all 50 states and 40 countries that the music as a living treasure. It is designed to spotlight the music and, one would hope, extend the depth of that appreciation to casual listeners, and introduce it to fresh ears that have been tuned elsewhere. It is a ...
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Rimo Belli Drum Pioneer Snares a Big Chunk of the Market
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Michael Ricci
Remo Belli's company, Remo Inc., has been making Mylar drumheads for five decades. The innovation is credited with helping spur the rock 'n' roll craze by making drums more readily available. The gig: Chief executive and founder of Valencia-based Remo Inc., a pioneer in drumhead technology and a leading manufacturer of drumheads for more than 50 years. Background: Remo Belli, 82, started drumming at age 12, while growing up in the South Bend-Mishawaka, Ind., area near ...
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Jill Sobule and John Doe Sell Recording Studio Tickets to Help Fund Project
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HypeBot
Jill Sobule was an early proponent of music 2.0. She was among the first to fan fund an album and has always used social media well. To help fund a new recording project, she's selling a limited number of tickets for fans to spend time in the studio as she and John Doe make a new album.
“Keeping with the idea of creating innovative ways to fund recording sessions of new music while involving fans in the creative process, ...
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Hang in There. Music 2.0 is Just Getting Started...
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HypeBot
A Wine Guy Teaches Personal Branding Using 80's Hip Hop Stars
This video from web 2.0 maven Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV is a mini-lecture on both the time required to create a personal (or artist's) brand and the signs that we are all only at the very beginning of a huge upward opportunity curve. It's aimed mostly at tech start ups and bloggers. But, in part because of his use of mid-80's hip hop stars as examples, as ...
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