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What is Working? - An Indie Label and D.I.Y. Series
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HypeBot
Later this week we'll begin publishing a series of posts produced in conjunction with U.S. indie label trade group the American Association Of Independent Music (A2IM) called “What Is Working". I'll be asking some of the leading figures in independent music:
In this fractured media landscape, what is working? What outlets and tools are helping your artists build an audience? The Hypebot community also has a lot to contribute to this conversation. Your comments to recent posts about the indie ...
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Obama Should Follow Carter's Lead and Bring Jazz Back to the White House
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All About Jazz
If President-elect Barack Obama wants to make a bold cultural statementone that resonates deeply with his autobiography and with the legacy of his adopted hometown, Chicagothere's a compelling way to do it: Teach the White House to swing (again).
That's what President Jimmy Carter did in spring 1978, casting the unique brilliance of a presidential spotlight on a distinctly American art form. Carter convened a galaxy of jazz luminaries at the White House, to spectacular effect. Eubie Blake (at 95), ...
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Pharoah Sanders: Welcome to Love
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
As an ice-cold rain fell yesterday in New York, I reached for Welcome to Love, a 1990 album by Pharoah Sanders that I hadn't heard in a few years. The Sphinx-like tenor saxophonist is best known for his spiritual and avant-garde jazz recordings of the 1960s and 1970s, most notably Karma, which includes the dazzling 32-minute-plus The Creator Has a Master Plan. But the album I pulled loose features a slightly different Sanders. On Welcome to Love, the saxophonist plays ...
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Other Places: Cerra on Feldman
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
In his Jazz Profiles blog, Steven M. Cerra's stock-in-trade is thorough examinations of the careers of important jazz musicians. His current project is Victor Feldman, the late, astonishingly talented drummer, pianist and vibraharpist. Steve just posted the third of three parts about Feldman. In the first installment, he tells of going to The Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach, California, in the late 1950s when Feldman was playing piano and vibes with the all-star group led by Howard Rumsey.
As an ...
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10 Jazz Genius Moments (PT. 2)
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Part 1
What makes a jazz recording great? Some insist it's the mix of musicians on the date. Others say it's the arranger or the energy level or the producer's standards and demands. All of these factors are important, to be sure. But to me, what truly makes a recording exceptional are only one or two moments of brilliance. These slivers of excellence catch our ear, touch us deeply and win our admiration. They cause a tipping point in the ...
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New Mastersounds NYE
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JamBase
The New Mastersounds on New Year's Eve
The New Mastersounds Continuing their tradition of celebrating the New Year in the states, The New Mastersounds will be making a few stops before heading to Jam Cruise. The band will start by playing the official Umphrey's McGee after party at the Double Door in Chicago, IL on 12/30. Keeping things funky NMS will ring in the New Year with Bonerama in Delray Beach, FL at City Limits. The New Year's festivities will ...
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Widespread Panic: Still Rolling Strong
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JamBase
By: Tim Dwenger
Widespread Panic For nearly 25 years Widespread Panic has redefined Southern rock. Built on classic songs and inspired musicianship, it's always been more than just the music; it's the relationship the band has cultivated with their fans. There's a whole generation of people who have had the privilege of growing up following this musical force with obsession. A grinding juggernaut of gritty, testosterone fueled jam rock; Panic has clawed their way up ...
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Trumpeter Christian Scott Fights for the Future of Jazz
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Michael Ricci
The young jazz player has little patience for those who try to lay out rules or limitations on his chosen art form. When asked about the state of jazz, Christian Scott's mood sours. “The [stuff] is garbage," said the New Orleans-born trumpeter, speaking by phone from San Francisco, his voice sharp, direct. “I mean, you want the truth?" It's perhaps surprising to hear such a terse assessment coming from a 25-year-old who earned a 2006 Grammy nomination in the contemporary ...
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