Music Industry News

Steve Vai's Favored Nations To Launch Favored Nations Cool, A New Jazz Imprint

Source: All About Jazz
February 17, 2004

LARRY CORYELL, NOVECENTO featuring STANLEY JORDAN Signed

Guitarist Mimi Fox' She's The Woman Is Initial Release, March 23

Los Angeles, CA - Favored Nations, the label started by legendary guitarist Steve Vai, will launch a new sub-label dedicated to jazz artists, Favored Nations Cool.

At press time it was announced that guitarist Larry Coryell, and Novecento featuring Stanley Jordan had signed with the label.

“The idea to eventually grow and branch out into other genres has always been our intention ...

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First national UK Jazz Census is launched

Source: All About Jazz
February 8, 2004

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Jazzmasters in the Netherlands has all local jazz musicians listed.

Source: All About Jazz
February 5, 2004

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Ray Charles To Release Duets Project With Cast Of Music Legends

Source: All About Jazz
February 3, 2004

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Record Industry Cuts Corners in Crusade Against File-Sharers

Source: All About Jazz
February 3, 2004

Public Citizen, Electronic Frontier Foundation and ACLU Say “File Lawsuits Properly"

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The music industry has not shown adequate justification for unveiling the identities of anonymous online music “pirates," Public Citizen, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today told two federal courts. In amicus curiae briefs, the groups asked the courts to require the record industry to follow procedures designed to protect the privacy of Internet users in its latest round of ...

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Jazz Drummer Walter Perkins Hospitalized with Stroke

Source: All About Jazz
February 1, 2004

Jazz drummer Walter Perkins remains in very poor condition at North Shore Forest Hills Hospital located at 10201 66th Road, Flushing, New York 11375 (718) 830-4000 Phone in room 409. On January 21st, 2004 Walter Perkins was presented a plaque for 35 years service to the Creative Jazz Organization. Ever since then his condition has gotten worse and deteriorated to the point he needed hospitalization. According to information available to me, and based on a telephone conversation with Walter Perkins ...

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Jazz Drummer Walter Perkins is Back in Hospital

Source: All About Jazz
January 30, 2004

According to information available to me, Jazz great Walter Perkins is back in the hospital today. The jazz legend suffered a stroke, and is suffering from complications from radiation treatments for lung cancer. Just last week Walter Perkins was given a plaque for 35 years service to the Creative Jazz Organization, at Carmichael's in Jamaica, Queens, New York. Walter Perkins is featured on many old jazz recordings in the 50's and played with many jazz greats. He is presently at ...

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Steve Backer Departs Savoy Label Group

Source: All About Jazz
January 29, 2004

Veteran jazz A&R executive Steve Backer has departed from the Savoy Label Group. When queried, Backer cited “vast philosophical differences, managerially as well as artistically" as the reason for his departure.

In this most recent incarnation from Savoy/Denon, Backer has been responsible for re-conceptualizing their vast archives, in addition to signing and recording new artists for the label, such as Andy Bey, James Moody, Hubert Laws, Fly (Mark Turner, Larry Grenadier and Jeff Ballard), Carol Welsman, Lou Rawls, and others. ...

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