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The Traneumentary: Karrin Allyson

Source: Jazz Online By Joseph Vella
March 18, 2011

Grammy-nominated artist Karrin Allyson has been churning out one great recording after another great recording for many years. With each album comes a new musical theme in which she performs both as a vocalist and pianist. A few years back she paid homage to John Coltrane with the release of Ballads-Remembering John Coltrane—a set of the repertoire from the classic Ballads album along with a few added Trane inspired pieces. The album was not only successful but critically acclaimed. On ...

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Obama Urges Congress to Save Public Radio...

Source: Digital Music News
March 18, 2011

As the House gets closer to voting on the fate of federal funding for public radio in the United States, the Obama Administration has weighed in. Earlier this week, the House Rules Committee agreed to send H.R. 1076 to the floor for an emergency vote. In response, following statement was just shared with Digital Music News:

The Administration strongly opposes House passage of H.R. 1076, which would unacceptably prohibit Federal funding of National Public Radio (NPR) and the use ...

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The Jazz Session #249: Rob Curto

Source: AAJ Staff
March 19, 2011

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Riverwalk Jazz Explores the Jazz/Classical Connection This Week

Source: Don Mopsick
March 17, 2011

This week on Riverwalk Jazz The Jim Cullum Jazz Band explores the frequent cross- pollination between European art music and swinging jazz. Included on the program: Dick Hyman and John Sheridan interpret Gershwin's “Prelude No.1" in a jazz treatment for two pianos. The Jim Cullum Jazz Band performs a movement from an original composition for jazz band and symphony orchestra, “Playing With Fire." And Jim and the Band play a selection from their jazz transcription of Gershwin's folk opera Porgy ...

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White House to Radio Stations: "Pay to Play."

Source: HypeBot
March 17, 2011

In a new White House report, IP Czar Victoria Espinel comes out in favor of radio stations paying artists when their music is played on-air. Espinel recommends “creating a right of public performance for copyright owners for sound recordings transmitted by over-the-air broadcast stations." Depending which side of the issue you stand on, this suggestion can be taken either way, abosolutely great or bad. If you're a Pandora user, it's likely that you support traditional radio having to pay the exact ...

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DJ Spooky Covers Radiohead for the Voice Project

Source: JamBase
March 16, 2011

GO TO VOICEPROJECT.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION Recently, DJ Spooky worked with the up and coming classical music star, Joshua Roman to do a commisioned cover of Radiohead's classic “Everything in its Right Place." Check out the results below. The session was recorded at DJ Spooky's home studio in Tribeca. Anna Gabriel (Peter Gabriel's daughter) recorded the session and is the force behind The Voice Project. She has done sessions like this with the likes of Billy Bragg, Angelique Kidjo, Emmanuel ...

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Celebrating Time Out: Bill Bruford on Joe Morello

Source: Jazz Online By Joseph Vella
March 15, 2011

In 2009, Dave Brubeck's musical masterpiece Time Out turned 50 and on behalf of Legacy Recordings, I produced a podcast series celebrating this timeless work. Along with interviewing Dave Brubeck himself about the album, I also interviewed three additional musicians saxophonist David Sanborn, bassist Mike Richmond and drummer Bill Bruford to discuss the influential work of Time Out band members, Paul Desmond, Eugene Wright and Joe Morello. For reasons beyond my scope, this series was never released. Upon hearing the ...

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Clear Channel Remains Ignorant of Pandora Appeal

Source: HypeBot
March 15, 2011

Pandora is the most well-known and loved online music brand. At a time when many services are struggling to gain recognition among listeners, Pandora has established itself as the Google of music, i.e. the easy-to-use, go-to place for personalized radio. Clear Channel, having recently acquired the subscription service Thumbplay, has since announced plans to compete with Pandora. Chairman Bob Pittman believes it can create a better product than Pandora. According to him, what makes radio better than Pandora is that it's “curated ...

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