Music Industry News

Jerry Garcia Honored on Sirius

Source: All About Jazz
August 1, 2008

SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO TO COMMEMORATE JERRY GARCIA'S LIFE AND LEGACY “Jerry Week" beginning with the anniversary of his birth on August 1

Jerry Garcia by Jay Blakesberg WHAT: SIRIUS' Grateful Dead channel to celebrate Jerry Garcia with nine days of special programming devoted to the life of the legendary Grateful Dead frontman. Beginning August 1, Garcia's birthday, and ending August 9, the anniversary of his death, the Grateful Dead channel will commemorate the life and legacy of Jerry ...

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Newly Discovered Beatles Tape for Sale

Source: All About Jazz
July 31, 2008

Can Buy Me Laughs!

(LONDON) -- A tape recording of The Beatles chatting and breaking into giggles during an early recording session is to be sold next week in England. Cameo Auctioneers said Thursday that the reel-to-reel tape was recorded in 1964 and was recently found by a man in northern England while he was clearing out his father's attic. On one part of the half-hour tape, John Lennon and Paul McCartney repeatedly collapse in laughter as they try to ...

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5 Latin Jazz Bass Players Driving Today's Scene

Source: The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
July 31, 2008

Quite a while ago, I wrote a post entitled 5 Latin Jazz Bass Players That You Must Hear!. This article was meant as a quick introduction to some of the bassists that have defined the style since its initial development. Its been a fairly popular post, being read daily by numerous people. I wanted to return to that idea with a look at the bassists that are currently driving the Latin Jazz scene. These are bassist from many sides of ...

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Preserving the Culture of New Orleans is Essential

Source: All About Jazz
July 30, 2008

Strike Up the Band A musicologist and Gulf folklorist explains why preserving the culture of New Orleans is essential.

“Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans," Louis Armstrong sang in the 1947 film “New Orleans." “I miss it, each night and day/The longer I stay away." The tune was actually written by two songwriters, Eddie DeLange and Louis Alter, who never lived in Louisiana. A hugely successful pop ditty, “Do You Know What it Means to Miss ...

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Northwest String Summit | 07.18 - 07.20 | OR

Source: All About Jazz
July 30, 2008

Words by: Sarah Hagerman | Images by: Bill Ball

Northwest String Summit :: 07.18.08 - 07.20.08 :: Horning's Hideout :: North Plains, OR

Northwest String Summit 2008 Nestled in the towering pines, this nexus of shaking strings and squawking peacocks kicks the door off the hinges in anything-goes moments of musical majesty and near madness. Blink and you might miss something in the mass pick-a-rama (not to mention the late night campground sessions and ...

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Best Buy Stores Expanding to Musical Instruments

Source: All About Jazz
July 29, 2008

Hoping to cater to everyone from the garage guitarist to a recording musician, Best Buy Co. Inc. is announcing a massive new initiative that sets aside store space for an array of musical instruments and gear in dozens of sites nationwide.

The nation's largest consumer electronics retailer will announce Tuesday that it plans to open as many as 85 of the music centers inside its stores by the end of the year and could add even more locations in the ...

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Can Amy Winehouse Be Saved?

Source: All About Jazz
July 28, 2008

Her phenomenal talent has been eclipsed by her terrifying ability to self-destruct. Can anything save Amy from herself? From the mayhem of the past year, if Amy Winehouse has learnt anything it might be the terrible truth contained in the saying “be careful what you wish for, you might just get it". Since giving up her whimsical teenage plan to become a roller-skating waitress, the 24-year-old Winehouse has reached a summit that few pop stars even dream of; and, as ...

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At 83, Jazz Legend Haynes Finds Career in Fast Lane

Source: All About Jazz
July 28, 2008

Roy Haynes has a soft spot for sweet rides: a '98 custom Cadillac El Dorado, '74 Bricklin, '02 Mercedes and '05 Dodge Magnum have all been in his collection. Lucky for him the cars destroyed in his latest project only existed in the virtual world. The 83-year-old Roxbury native known as the father of modern jazz drumming recently parlayed his legend status into one of his most unusual gigs ever: He's a jazz DJ in the hottest game in the ...

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