Results for "AAJ Staff"

Neil Young and the International Harvesters - A Treasure (Reprise, 2011)

July 23, 2011

Rock and roll legend Neil Young was a bit of a journeyman in the 1980's, investigating several forms of music from proto-techno to sad-eyed balladry. This previously unreleased live album from 1985 with a group he called The International Harvesters was one of his most successful groups of the period. Country music had always played a ...

Did You Know? 2010 Was the Worst Decline Ever for the Concert Industry...

July 23, 2011

It's worse than you think. “2010... was the single largest year-over-year decline in the history of the live event business, straight up, in the 35 year history of Ticketmaster and I think anywhere else," said Ticketmaster CEO Nathan Hubbard in a weekend interview with Topspin head Ian Rogers. “You have to take a step back and ...

New York Encuentro: Blaise Siwula in Excellent Form with K. Itakura and R. Gilman-Opalsky

July 23, 2011

Now that what was once called the “new thing" is nearly 50 years young, we have a chance to assess what has gone on so far. Not today, however, since as I write this New Jersey is headed toward 100-plus-degree weather and my office is rapidly becoming an oven with yours truly as the tuna casserole. ...

Jazz This Week: Rebirth Brass Band, Ronnie Burrage, Willie Akins, and More

July 22, 2011

Like most of the rest of the midsection of the USA, St. Louis is mired in some truly nasty summer weather this week, but there are several jazz and creative music performances coming up in the next few days that should be worth braving the inferno-like conditions. Here's what's happening: Tonight, guitarist Brian Vaccaro will lead ...

The Jazz Session #294: Ches Smith

July 22, 2011

Los Angeles Jazz Institute

July 22, 2011

West Coast jazz to me is the sound of slow California sunsets, nifty cars and the Pacific surf. It's feverishly contrapuntal, optimistic and catchy. It's not better or worse than East Coast jazz, just different music for another mood. Having spent weeks in California on the beaches south of Los Angeles listening to West Coast jazz ...

Smithsonian Folkways: The Mickey Hart Collection

July 22, 2011

COLLECTION OUT DIGITALLY AND ON-DEMAND OCTOBER 11 On October 11, 2011, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings will release the Mickey Hart Collection to preserve and further the Grateful Dead percussionist's endeavor to cross borders and expand musical horizons. Smithsonian Folkways will make many of Mickey Hart's music projects available digitally (stream and download) for the first time while ...

Paul McCartney Adds North American Dates

July 22, 2011

ON THE RUN TOUR CONTINUES WITH DETROIT, MONTREAL, CHICAGO AND CINCINNATI DATES Having just made July 15 and 16 New York City's music event of the summer with two sold out shows at Yankee Stadium that kept approximately 90,000 fans singing along for nearly three hours each night, Paul McCartney's On The Run Tour continues this ...

Dar Williams and Joan Osborne: September Tour Dates

July 22, 2011

TWO-WEEK CO-HEADLINING TOUR STARTS SEPTEMBER 15 IN EUGENE, OR Dar Williams and Joan Osborne, two of the most acclaimed female recording artists of the last two decades, will join forces for a two-week co-headlining tour this fall. Although they both played the inaugural Lilith Fair tour in 1997 and have worked with some of the same ...

ASCAP Licenses Turntable.FM. Will Others?

July 22, 2011

Turntable.fm is a big hit, and offer many opportunities for fan engagement. But many wondered if it was legal.  Since launch turntable.fm has been operating in a grey area of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. A new deal with ASCAP moves the site a long way towards full legitimacy.  With the explosion of digital music services ...