Music Industry News

Jerry Lewis, Marvin Hamlisch Taking 'Nutty Professor' to Broadway

Source: Michael Ricci
June 30, 2009

A musical version of the 1963 comedy classic “The Nutty Professor" is headed to Broadway, and the director will be none other than Jerry Lewis himself.

The comedian, who won't be acting in the musical, has brought on board Marvin Hamlisch to write music and Rupert Holmes to do book and lyrics. Producers are planning on an opening during the 2010-11 Broadway season.

Lewis, who turned 83 this year, starred in the original Paramount feature film, which he co-wrote with ...

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Jazz at Lincoln Center Now Accepting Rhythm Road Applications

Source: All About Jazz
June 30, 2009

Jazz at Lincoln Center is now accepting band applications for the 2009-2010 Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad program.

The program, now in its fifth year, is a collaboration with The U.S. Department of States Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Applications are due by Aug. 10.

American music groups from throughout the United States specializing in jazz, urban/hip hop and other American roots music including bluegrass, blues, Cajun, country, gospel and zydeco are invited to apply.

The programs' goal is ...

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After Jackson Fame May Never Be the Same

Source: Michael Ricci
June 29, 2009

When will another pop culture figure mean so much to so many that people are moved to assemble, hug and dance?

This is a tribute, of course, to Mr. Jacksons singular gifts his voice, songwriting talent, physical grace, and the list goes on and on. But there is the related matter of historical timing. Fame on the level that Mr. Jackson achieved is all but impossible for pop culture heroes today, and quite likely it will never be possible again. ...

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Michael Jackson's Legal Problems May Outlive Him

Source: Billboard Magazine
June 27, 2009

Superstar singer Michael Jackson will be remembered for a lot of things, from hit records to a galvanizing stage presence to his enormous personal troubles. But lately the King of Pop had become the King of Litigation, having been sued by royalty, veterinary hospitals, lawyers, “she's not my lover" Billie Jean, Wall Street, the family of somebody who died, Sotheby's auction house, the director of “Thriller," the actress who appeared in “Thriller," African singers, concert promoters, public relations help, and ...

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Happily Seduced by the Blues

Source: Michael Ricci
June 27, 2009

BOB KOESTER came here in 1958 because he was a jazz and blues fan who wanted to see his favorite music played live in the small, smoky clubs that dotted the city. But he has ended up doing much more than that: as the founder and sole proprietor of Delmark Records he also became and remains the most dedicated chronicler of that scene, now gradually receding into history. “I was seduced by the music,” Mr. Koester said in an interview ...

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Killing Itself to Live: How the Record Industry Conceived It's Own Demise

Source: HypeBot
June 26, 2009

Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor

Throwaway culture, while, perhaps, not limited to commercialized music, appears to stem from highly and quickly popularized songs that are file-shared and listened to for a short period of time. And are, then, later deleted or 'disposed of' from the listener's computer or MP3 player, typically, once the song starts to fade into obscurity or has grown tiresome to the user, due to circumstances such as novelty, over-exposure, or a 'change of taste.'

Success Begins in the Niche

Source: HypeBot
June 26, 2009

niche: a specialized market; a place, employment, status, or activity for which a person or thing is best fitted; a habitat supplying the factors necessary for the existence of an organism or species In the new music industry, success begins in the niche. Start where you are wanted. Use that base to build a bigger and broader audience. Then repeat the process. Whether its Irish partiers, thoughtful thirty-somethings, redneck blues loving punks ...

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The Sheldon, Cardinals Care Teaching Young Baseball Players About Jazz

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
June 26, 2009

Once again this year the Sheldon Concert Hall and the St. Louis Cardinals' Cardinals Care charity are teaming up to teach a new generation of potential fans and players about the connections between two great American pastimes: jazz and baseball.The two organizations are sponsoring free educational jazz concerts featuring the Jeff Anderson Quartet for kids participating in the “Redbird Rookies" program, starting at 7:00 p.m. tonight, Wednesday, June 24 and again at the same time tomorrow at the ...

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