Music Industry News

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Has a Dream for Jazz

Source: Lubricity
January 18, 2010

Today we celebrate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. King displayed a deep appreciation for jazz and understood its symbolic role in the struggle for civil rights. In honor of his memory, allow me to share one of my favorite jazz-related quotes, courtesy of Dr. King: Now, jazz is exported to the world. For in the particular struggle of the Negro in America there is something akin to the universal struggle of modern man. Everybody has ...

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When Will Digital Music Sales Surpass CD's?

Source: HypeBot
January 18, 2010

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Picture of Elvis and Nixon is Worth a Thousand Words

Source: Michael Ricci
January 16, 2010

Behind the famous photo is a little-known story of an unlikely meeting in which the king of rock 'n' roll had his wish granted by the president.

The National Archives is like a safe-deposit box for America's really important papers -- the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, the $7.2-million canceled check for the purchase of Alaska, the picture of Richard Nixon and Elvis Presley shaking hands in the Oval Office. Copies of that photo -- the president in ...

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Jazz Masters Honored

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
January 16, 2010

Wednesday night, the 2010 NEA Jazz Master awards went to pianists Kenny Barron, Cedar Walton and Muhal Richard Abrams; arranger, composer and band leader Bill Holman; saxophonist and flutist Yusef Lateef; vibrahaphonist Bobby Hutcherson; singer Annie Ross (pictured at the ceremony); and record producer George Avakian. They received their medals and checks in a National Endowment For The Arts ceremony at Lincoln Center. To read accounts of the event by Nate Chinen of The New York Times and my artsjournal.com ...

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A List of Income Streams for Musicians

Source: HypeBot
January 15, 2010

This guest post by David Sherbow looks at potential artist revenue streams. David is the CEO ofLiveMusicMachine.com and blogs MusicBizGuy Speaks.

The artist music business model has been in flux for years. The record deal dream that most artists sought is no longer the viable alternative that it once was. The leveling of the music distribution playing field by the Internet is virtually complete. Terrestrial radio is on a path towards destruction that even the major labels can't ...

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Major Label Price Fixing Lawsuit Reinstated

Source: HypeBot
January 15, 2010

(UPDATED) The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York has reinstated an antitrust lawsuit accusing all four major record labels of conspiring to fix prices for music downloads. The lawsuits accuse the labels of agreeing to an online wholesale price of about $.70 per song even though their cost for each sale is far lower than when sold in a brick and mortar record store.

While not ruling on the case, the appeals court agreed that the plaintiffs' ...

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The Jazz Community is Bigger Than You Think

Source: Lubricity
January 15, 2010

Over at A Blog Supreme, Patrick Jarenwattananon has a beautifully-articulated essay that really sums up my thoughts about this weekend, and my hope for the future of jazz.

Between carving my way through the Winter JazzFest, discussing the future of jazz at the Jazz Journalists Association mini-conference, digging Conrad Herwigs Latin Side All-Stars at the Blue Note on Monday night alongside enthusiastic Japanese and European tourists, and meeting Hilma Carter (Benny Carters widow) at the Institute of Jazz Studies yesterday, ...

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Jazz This Week: Bob Borgestede Memorial Concert, Kim Massie, McMoore Movement, Mardra and Reggie Thomas, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
January 15, 2010

With at least a momentary break from the winter deep freeze, it should be a good weekend in St. Louis to get out and hear some music. And while there are no major touring headliners in town this week, there are some noteworthy performances featuring local and regional musicians, so let's go to the highlights:Tonight, singer Erin Bode and her band return to Brandt's. Bode worked frequently at the Delmar Loop nightspot when she first began her career, ...

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