Music Industry News

Jazz This Week: Bag II's Farewell, Good 4 the Soul, Bhob Rainey, Randy Holmes, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
December 25, 2008

Looking to hear some jazz or creative music amid the holiday hustle and bustle? Here's what's going on in St. Louis over the next few days:Tonight, free-improvising saxophonist Bhob Rainey (pictured) will perform a solo concert at Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center. You can see a couple of short video samples of Rainey's playing here. (The Tuesday night jazz series at The Gramophone is on pause this week as the club hosts a private party.)On Friday and ...

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Top Mindblowers (Vol. 4)

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
December 23, 2008

With just days to go until year-end, it's time once again for my roundup of favorite quotes from JazzWax interviews over the last three months. If you're looking for the other volumes in this series, simply go to the search engine atop the right-hand column and type in the word “Mindblowers."

I created this quarterly feature for readers who missed the original JazzWax interviews and for those who simply want a recap all in one place. Here, then, are 25 ...

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The Bill Evans Christmas Serenade

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
December 23, 2008

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Universal Will Still Rock Across Asia

Source: All About Jazz
December 21, 2008

Music arm renews sales, distribution deal HONG KONG -- Universal Music has renewed its sales and distribution deal with Rock Records, one of Asia's top indie labels, and added the Chinese mainland to its geographical reach.

It extends a deal signed in 2003, which includes sales and distribution for all back catalogue, new releases and joint-venture initiatives (such as compilation albums) for Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia and Singapore. Rock Records was founded in 1994 and is strong in the ...

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Thelonious Alone in San Francisco

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
December 20, 2008

Monk albums. Recorded over two days in October of 1959 for Riverside, Thelonious Alone in San Francisco marked Monk's last studio date for Riverside before he joined Columbia Records. It also was his second solo album for the label, the first being Thelonious Himself in 1957. As with any great album, there's a back-story.

According to Orrin Keepnews' original liner notes, he and Monk happened to be in San Francisco at the same time and agreed to record. Orrin writes, ...

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More on Cookie's Closing

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
December 20, 2008

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Eleven Seven's Woodworth Tells "What is Working"

Source: HypeBot
December 19, 2008

In conjunction with US. independent music trade group A2IM (American Association Of Independent Music), we're asking indie professionals: In this fractured media landscape, what is working? What outlets and tools are helping your artists build an audience?

In this 5th installment, Frank Woodworth of indie label Eleven Seven Music (Motley Crew, Buckcherry, Drowning Pool, Six:AM) shares what is working for their roster:

“This year our biggest successes were built around partnerships with other companies. As an indie label our budgets ...

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Nashville Feels the Pain: Equity Music Group Folds

Source: HypeBot
December 19, 2008

Equity Music Group, the label co-founded by country superstar Clint Blank is folding. The last couple of years have not been kind to country music and now declining sales and the economic downturn are stating to take their toll on Music Row. In addition to Black, Equity artists looking for a new home include Laura Bryna, Carolina Rain, Kevin Fowler and Blake Wise.

“Our investors tried to find a way to keep the doors open at Equity, ...

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