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Mr. Mellencamp Goes to Washington?

Source: All About Jazz
February 21, 2010

Singer's not likely to run for Senate seat, but Dems love his appeal

In the wake of Evan Bayh's decision not to seek another term as a senator from Indiana, you could call it a sign of Democrats' dire need that some activists have launched a movement to draft singer John Mellencamp as a replacement candidate. But you could just as easily call it a sign of just how much Mellencamp would be a wild card that conservative commentators immediately ...

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Gordon Lightfoot Lives!

Source: Michael Ricci
February 21, 2010

If you could read Gordon Lightfoot's mind right now, what a tale his thoughts would tell.

On Thursday, the Canadian news media (not to mention the general population of the Twitterverse) was abuzz with apparent news that Mr. Lightfoot, 71, the smooth-voiced singer-songwriter of “Sundown" and “Carefree Highway," had died while on tour. But like the man sang in “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," the legend lives on: Reuters reported that Mr. Lightfoot called into Toronto's CP24 news station ...

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Reminders of the Future of Jazz

Source: Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
February 19, 2010

For those naysayers and/or moldy figs who say, perhaps tongue-in-cheek, that jazz is dead, don't buy it. The music isn't even on life support, given the attention and interest it receives from music educators and their serious students at college, high school and lower levels. Jazz at Lincoln Center's Essentially Ellington" competition each May draws perhaps the most fanfare. But it certainly holds no monopoly. Consider last weekend's Charles Mingus High School Competition at ...

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Decade of Meteoric Sales of Mostly Mediocre Music

Source: HypeBot
February 19, 2010

The recorded music industry may feel like its in a death spiral, but that didn't stop The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) from releasing a celebratory tally of the decade's highest Gold and Platinum award achievemecelnts.

TOP ARTIST TALLIES Each level of multi-Platinum counts as its own unit and contributes to the tally. Only music released, as well as certifications granted, during 2000 - 2009 are included. Most total certifications (includes cumulative album, digital song, master ringtone, ...

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Notes from the Net: Win the Miles Davis 70-CD Box Set; Orchestrion Unleashed; Plus News, Reviews, Interviews, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
February 19, 2010

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:* We always like to start this feature with any news of St. Louis' most famous jazz musician, Miles Davis (pictured), and we've got several related items this week, starting with one from the blog Hot House offering the ...

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The Be MO Jazz Project

Source: The Independent Ear by Willard Jenkins
February 18, 2010

Baltimore has a significant jazz history.  Deep in Mid-Atlantic region jazz presenting lore is B'more's historic Left Bank Jazz Society.  People in the Baltimore-Washington area still speak fondly of their now-legendary presentations, with their BYOB good-time atmosphere, coupled with the true joy-of-jazz.  Some of those singular LBJS presentations were preserved on CD by the late Joel Dorn on his Hyena label.  (Which raises the question as to what happened to that announced treasure trove of Left Bank concert recordings when Joel ...

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Red Cat Publicity - Upcoming Events

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
February 18, 2010

RED CAT PUBLICITY - UPCOMING EVENTSThe Jazz Academy of Music (501c3) Proudly Announces The 2010 Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival - February 19-21, 2010 - Rockville, MDwww.midatlanticjazzfestival.orgIn addition to a cadre of the finest regional talent, artists scheduled to appear include Mulgrew Miller, Bobby Watson, Lewis Nash, Terell Stafford & Marc Cary! # # # #The Will Sellenraad QuartetFeaturing Abraham Burton (saxophones), Rene Hart (bass) & Victor Lewis (drums)Sunday, February 21st  9:30pm - 12:00am@ The ...

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National Trust Considers Buying Abbey Road Studios

Source: Michael Ricci
February 18, 2010

The National Trust, a British preservation charity, has emerged as a possible buyer for Abbey Road Studios in London. A statement on its Web site says that because of an astonishing outpouring of public emotion in response to a suggestion by a BBC radio announcer, the organization would consider buying the complex, where the Beatles recorded most of their music. According to unconfirmed reports, the studios longtime owner, EMI, is entertaining offers to sell it. Its not often that the ...

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