Jazz News

Janis Ian Society's Child Interview

Source: All About Jazz
August 7, 2008

A talk with the singer-songwriter and author of a new memoir, Society's Child.

Janis Ian's initiation into rock 'n' roll was early and dramatic. In 1966, at the age of 15, she recorded Society's Child, a song she'd written about an interracial romance. It raced up the charts and caused an immediate firestorm. Ian soon became pals with some of the era's greatest musical stars, including Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix. While she was fortunate not to meet their fates ...

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Meridian Art's Ensemble's "Timbrando" Due Out In August on Channel Classics

Source: Teresa Conboy PR
August 7, 2008

The Meridian Arts Ensemble's appropriately titled Timbrando CD (Portuguese for “making a tone" or “sounding," related to the word “timbre") is a cross cultural “travelogue" of music the group collected while on tour in Latin and South America and the U.S. Several pieces were commissioned for their visit to the 1997 Subtropics Festival in Miami, including “Timbrando" by Hermeto Pascoal, “En par de los levantes de la aurora" by Ana Lara, and “Sako" by Tania Leon. Other pieces were “collected ...

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The Police Ending Reunion Tour, Almost at Peace

Source: All About Jazz
August 7, 2008

During a lengthy reunion tour that concludes Thursday, The Police didn't necessarily resolve the conflicts that blew apart one of rock's most successful groups nearly 25 years ago. At least its members seem to understand them better. “People don't really change," guitarist Andy Summers told The Associated Press. “We're the same three (jerks) we always were. I'm actually quite proud of the fact that it's gone on as long as it has." The Police had initially planned to end their ...

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Berklee City Music Blow-out Concert

Source: All About Jazz
August 7, 2008

Berklee College of Music will present its 15th annual Berklee City Music Blow-Out Concert with performances by promising teen talent from urban neighborhoods throughout Greater Boston, Tuesday, August 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the Berklee Performance Center, 136 Mass. Ave, Boston. This landmark concert gets bigger and more diverse with four ensembles performing pop, jazz, r&b, and rock music. The evening will culminate in the awarding of full-tuition scholarships to hopeful student performers for full-time study at Berklee College of ...

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Montreal Company Premier Muzik Buys Beatles Recording at Internet Auction

Source: All About Jazz
August 7, 2008

Montreal, August 8, 2008 -- Gino Olivieri, founder of Premier Muzik International Corporation, a Montreal company that administers and redistributes royalties to such artists as Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, Bob Sinclar and Andrea Bocelli, has realized one of his fondest dreams by becoming the winning bidder for an unreleased recording by The Beatles, in an Internet auction by Cameo Auctions on August 5, 2008. The newly discovered 30-minute recording is without doubt every collectors dream for music Memorabilia. It ...

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New Orleans Photographer Skip Bolen Launches New Website of Jazz Photos

Source: All About Jazz
August 7, 2008

NEW ORLEANS, LA. -- The new Skip Bolen Photography website has been officially launched this week. The website features an eclectic mix of both black + white and color photographs primarily of musicians in New Orleans; downtown street scenes of New Orleans, Los Angeles and New York City; rural water towers from Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas; and lastly, stills photography from Fox Television's K-Ville. The new website can be viewed at SkipBolen.com. The new website contains an impressive portfolio of ...

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Career on a Grand Scale

Source: All About Jazz
August 7, 2008

TAMPA - Whenever he hears about budget cuts in music education, James Crumbly gets a sinking sensation in the pit of his stomach. For him, life without music would be unfathomable. “Just take away music for one day and see what life would be like," Crumbly said. “No singing, no radios, no instruments, no background music. I think the world would realize what an important role music plays in our lives. It's not just entertainment. It's an expression. It's essential." ...

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Recording Pure Analog

Source: All About Jazz
August 7, 2008

Why do so many musicians, engineers and producers still prefer to make their recordings in the pure analog domain on magnetic tape? Well, it just sounds different than digital recording, and in many cases these subtle difference make the music feel better. Although the technical specifications of a good digital recording system appear better on paper than an analog tape system, it seems that some of the quirky characteristics of analog tape mimic how human hearing works and is just ...

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