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Baritone Saxophonist, B.J. Jansen Joins (ARC) Artists Recording Collective
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JM Creative
Baritone Saxophonist, B.J. Jansen Joins Donald Harrison, John Blake, Gene Perla, George Kahn, Chris Burnett and more on (ARC) Artists Recording Collective. Artists Recording Collective (ARC) was co-founded on December 7, 2007 by alto saxophonist, CHRIS BURNETT; tenor saxophonist, ERICA LINDSAY; and, pianist, SUMI TONOOKA as a professional response to an inherent void within the music industry then. ARC, is an independent label powered by the idea that artists need a home base for their music. ...
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Fight Against Merger of Ticketmaster and Live Nation Goes Digital
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HypeBot
A new website has been launched by a coalition formed by members of congress, industry trade associations and public advocacy groups to rally support against the pending Live Nation and Ticketmaster merger. The website, Ticketdisaster.org, has little content yet, consisting primarily of a list of 5 “key facts" that underscore negative impact that the site's sponsors believe the merger will have on the live entertainment industry. According to the site: 1. Ticketmaster and Live ...
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Diane Marino Signs with Joe Magnetico & Associates , NYC
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Michael Ricci
New York, NY- Joe Magnetico & Associates talent management agency, today announced that accomplished singer/pianist Diane Marino has joined the agencys stable of stable of entertainers. Marino, who recently released her third CD album Just Groovin, had performed throughout the New York Metropolitan area at well-known cabaret venues including The Oak Room and The Rainbow Grill before she moved her home base to Nashville. Diane will return to her NYC roots this January to perform at The Metropolitan Room and ...
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Notes from the Net: Miles Davis Re-Examined, Clark Terry Honored, Grant Green Reissued, 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:* The new 70-disc Miles Davis mega-box set collecting all of the trumpeter's work for Columbia/Sony Music is out, and David Was, jazz fan and one of the principals in the group Was (Not Was), reviews it for NPR ...
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Thousands of Indie Artists Are Left Unpaid After MySpace's imeem Purchase
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HypeBot
It wasn't just fans who got the short end of the stick when MySpace purchased imeem. They just lost their playlists and a great place to hang out and discover music. Now its come to light that thousands of indie artists lost some hard earned cash.
MySpace only bought some of imeem's assets and assumed none of its mounting debts. Included in those unpaid debts were money owed to the 110,000 artists who used imeem owned SnoCap to sell there ...
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Jazz is Dead. Long Live Jazz.
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Michael Ricci
The music may never again be a popular force, but it is still swinging--if you know where to listen. Put yourself in this jazz musician's shoes for a minute. Your record label just dropped two of its most acclaimed acts from the roster in order to aggressively pursue pop artists. Still, you think you have a sound that's relevant to the moment--and to prove it, you need a stay of execution from what's starting to look inevitable. So you pick ...
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Ruby Flower Records Appointed Dominic Duval as Artistic Director
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Michael Ricci
Ruby Flower Records was founded in 2005 by Ana Isabel Ordonez, she wished to promote the music of New Jersey based trumpeter Herb Robertson and wanted to burn her passion for art and jazz founding a recording label in which the avant-garde music would be the priority. Both, Herb Robertson and Ana Isabel Ordonez became business partners and opened their own record company, Ruby Flower Records. However...Herb Robertson considered this label as a hobby and the cooperation between both business ...
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