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Bone-Shakin' Vibes This Week on Freedom Jazz Dance

Source: All About Jazz
July 9, 2009

Tune in to Freedom Jazz Dance this Sunday for the unstoppable sound of freedom in the groove with the latest, greatest performers and rare recordings throughout the history of jazz.

This week, Ill be rattlin yer bones with choice cuts from vibraphonists like Teddy Charles and Steve Nelson, new sounds from saxophonist Chris Byars and guitarist Peter Bernstein, as well as dusty grooves from unsung jazz artists.

Feel free to call in during my trademark Two Of A Kind and ...

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Interview with Bill Bruford Part Three at We Will Rock You

Source: All About Jazz
July 8, 2009

Wanted to let everyone know that Part Three of my exclusive interview with legendary Yes/King Crimson/Earthworks drummer Bill Bruford is now playing at We Will Rock You

In this segment we talk more about Robert Fripp; how Jon Anderson differs from his public persona; why every band needs its Jon Anderson or Robert Fripp; the loose accounting methods of the Seventies rock industry; auditing and royalty collection; whether the early progressive rock pioneers realized at the time how much artistic ...

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Music Labels Reach Online Royalty Deal

Source: Michael Ricci
July 7, 2009

Internet radio, once on its death bed, may survive after all.

On Tuesday, after a two-year battle, record labels and online radio stations agreed on new royalty rates for streaming music online. Many of the music sites had argued that the old rates were so high they were being forced out of business.

This is definitely the agreement that weve been waiting for, said Tim Westergren, the founder of Pandora, one of the most popular Internet radio sites.

The conflict ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: June 29, 2009

Source: All About Jazz
July 7, 2009

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 38 — Kurt Elling Dedicated To You (Concord) 211 87 +124 22 55 1 2 2 9 21 David ‘Fathead’ Newman The Blessing (HighNote) 194 144 +50 12 55 2 3 3 1 3 One For All Return Of The Lineup (Sharp Nine) 192 197 -5 0 51 1 11 4 6 1 Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow & Antonio Sanchez Quartet Live (Concord) 191 148 +43 3 ...

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The Jazz Session #65: Kate Schutt

Source: All About Jazz
July 6, 2009

Listen Singer/songwriter Kate Schutt talks about her album Telephone Game (ArtistShare, 2009). Schutt has walked a different path than the average musician. She went to Harvard, where she played Division I lacrosse and hockey. She also went to the Berklee College of Music to hone her jazz chops. She speaks Chinese because her high school offered it. Shes an American, but she lives in Guelph, Ontario, a place she describes as the Austin, Texas of Canada. And on Telephone Game, ...

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Pandora Forces $29.95 Payments from Indie Bands

Source: HypeBot
July 6, 2009

(UPDATED) Until recently, Pandora accepted music from indie artists at no cost in almost any form including home burned CD-R's. But now, in part because of a deal to display album cover art via Amazon's servers, submissions must be available as a physical CD for sale on Amazon and include cover art and a UPC code to even be considered for airplay.

Compliance with the new rules will cost artists in several ways. According to its FAQ page, to get ...

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New Accujazz Internet Radio Channel Plays 1980's Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
July 6, 2009

AccuJazz Internet Radio continues its weekly roll-out of creatively programmed jazz channels today with the launch of “Decade: '80s," a streaming channel playing hundreds of songs from jazz albums recorded in the 1980s. The channel is completely free to use and available 24 hours a day. While many consider the '50s and '60s to be the golden age of modern jazz, it is no mystery that musicians have continued creating worthwhile jazz into the 21st Century. The '80s was as ...

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Obama Signs Web Radio Royalty Bill

Source: PC Magazine
July 6, 2009

Internet radio stations got a second chance to hammer out a royalty agreement with copyright holders Tuesday when President Obama signed the Webcasters Settlement Act. The bill gives both sides 30 days to come to an agreement over how much Web radio stations should pay to stream their music. A similar bill signed by President Bush last year set a deadline of Feb. 15, 2009 but a deal was not reached. The debate dates back to March 2007 when the ...

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