Jazz News

Apple Sells More Than 300,000 iPads on First Day

Source: All About Jazz
April 5, 2010

Apple Inc. said Monday that it delivered more than 300,000 iPads on its opening day. Meeting expectations of some analysts while underscoring the challenges the company still faces marketing the device beyond early adopters. The total seemed modest given the weeks of hype about the revolutionary nature of Apple's new touch-screen tablet device. Furthermore, the figures included pre-orders that were picked up or delivered Saturday and iPads sent to retail stores such as Best Buy but not necessarily purchased. ...

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Apple to Preview iPhone OS 4 This Week

Source: All About Jazz
April 5, 2010

Before all the iPad buzz has even had a chance to fizzle, Apple this morning sent e- mails inviting press to a sneak preview of the next-generation iPhone operating system. The event is scheduled for Thursday, 10 a.m. PT at Apple headquarters. Apple has not officially disclosed any details about its next iPhone OS, but a few rumors suggest it will introduce enhanced multitasking. The current iPhone OS (3.0) only allows a few core apps, such as iPod and Mail, ...

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Happening Monday: Jakob Dylan Grammy Museum

Source: Michael Ricci
April 5, 2010

The Drop: Jakob Dylan Monday, April 5, 2010; 8:00pm Jakob Dylan The Wallflower (and son of Bob) called in some impressive collaborators to help with his new Women and Country album, which is coming out Tuesday. At the top of the list is producer extraordinaire T Bone Burnett and singer-songwriter Neko Case, the latter of whom serves as his vocal foil on several songs. He performs from it here.

Be among the first to hear singer/songwriter Jakob Dylan discuss and ...

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Teen Who Destroyed His iPad with a Baseball Bat: "I Love Apple"

Source: All About Jazz
April 5, 2010

(Because of rough language, we can't link directly to the above YouTube video, which is called “Brand new iPad getting smashed by a baseball bat.")

Justin Kocott took a novel approach to iPad release weekend. Instead of rushing home with his brand-new, $499 toy to download dozens of apps and tweet about how cool it was, he decided to destroy it with a baseball bat. And make a video of it. The clip quickly became one of Sunday's most viewed ...

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MOJA Radio/Weekly Features (5-11 April 2010)

Source: Michael Ricci
April 4, 2010

This Monday, April 5th, we'll present another “Happy Birthday" edition of our special feature, MONDAY WITH THE MASTERS on MOJA Radio. This time the focus is on the ageless guitarist and father of jazz fusion LARRY CORYELL three days after the day that marks his 67th birthday. You'll hear all about his move to New York City and the birth of fusion, his love of all forms of jazz, the many people who've inspired him and with whom he's played ...

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Manfred Eicher Wins Downbeat Lifetime Achievement Award

Source: Michael Ricci
April 4, 2010

ECM producer Manfred Eicher is the recipient of the 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award from venerable US jazz magazine DownBeat. The award was established in 1981, as a counterpart to the DownBeat Hall of Fame, “to recognize the accomplishments and contributions of the jazz pioneers, entrepreneurs and clarion callers who work tirelessly to connect jazz artists with audiences around the world." The award follows two consecutive wins for Eicher as Producer of the Year in the DownBeat Critics Polls of 2008 ...

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Leila Adu Rediscovers New Zealand in Month-Long Homecoming Tour

Source: 4961 Polemics
April 3, 2010

New Zealand - Singer/Composer/Performer Leila Adu proves that you can go home again with her first New Zealand tour in 5 years. Adu an artist of Ghanaian and British descent has produced three critically acclaimed albums, written for and sung with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, toured and received radio play around the globe. This upcoming tour that runs for a month beginning April 8 is Leila Adu's opportunity to give the homeland an upclose and personal experience in her ...

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Sony Masterworks New Release: 'Best of Classic Meets Cuba'

Source: Michael Ricci
April 4, 2010

Sony Masterworks Releases Klazz Brohters & Cuba Percussion's Best of Classic Meets Cuba March 30, 2010

During a concert tour of Cuba, three classically trained musicians from Germany - concert pianist Tobias Forster, his brother, bassist Killian Forster and drummer Tim Hahn, a.k.a. the Klazz Brothers - began playing music with two of the most dynamic percussionists on Havana's rich musical scene, timbales master Alexis Herrera Estevez and conguero Elio Rodrigez Luis. The chemistry was powerful and instantaneous, resulting in ...

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