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News: Performance / Tour

Jazz This Week: A Tribute to Mae Wheeler, Legacy Jazz Quintet, Dave Black, Ritmo Caliente, and More

July 7, 2011

It's not a big week for name-brand touring jazz musicians in St. Louis, but local and regional players are keeping area stages relatively well-stocked with a variety of musical projects in styles ranging from straight-ahead to Latin jazz to original compositions in several different genres. Let's see what's coming up over the next few days... Tonight, ...

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News: Recording

Denny Zeitlin: Labyrinth

July 7, 2011

With pianist Denny Zeitlin, you sense that he isn't quite sure where he wants to end up on any given song. The truth is he isn't. Which is part of what makes him so special and engaging as an artist. Denny courageously rushes out on limbs. But instead of inching back to safety when he hears ...

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News: Festival

Redhookfest: Citizen Cope, Soulive, Robert Randolph

July 7, 2011

TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT WWW.REDHOOK.COM Join Redhook Brewery in Portsmouth, New Hampshire for the 30th birthday bash and the 15th annual RedhookFest. The monumental birthday will be headlined by indie rocker Citizen Cope and is expected to attract thousands of craft beer and music lovers from across New England for a summertime bash in the ...

News: Music Industry

Jay Frank: What Does iCloud Really Mean for Music?

July 7, 2011

Jay Frank is the SVP of Music Strategy at CMT. His book and FutureHitDNA blog are must-reads. After Apple's announcement of the iCloud, my instinct, as always, was to write an immediate reaction piece on “what it means." Yet, the more I thought about it, the more thoughts popped in my head. The more I discussed ...

News: Technology

Bre.ad Offers Promotional URL Shortening

July 7, 2011

If you follow all things Lady Gaga, you may have heard about her investment in social networking platform called the Backplane. It's a project spearheaded by her business manager Troy Carter who's also involved in url shortener Bre.ad that displays a 5 second “billboard" between clicking the link and going to the intended site. As with ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Interbay Jazz/BBQ Series Starts This Thursday

July 7, 2011

The Summer Interbay Jazz and BBQ Series kicks off this Thursday with the Fred Hoadley Trio. July 7: Fred Hoadley Trio July 14: Pearl Django July 21: Stick Shift Annie with Kimball and the Fugitives July 28: Scott Lindenmuth August 4: Leah Natalie & Ambience August ...

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News: Festival

Poncho Sanchez Headlines the Hoop City Jazz and Arts Festival in Springfield on July 8-10, 2011

July 7, 2011

Poncho Sanchez (photo by Devin DeHaven) The 2011 Hoop City Jazz & Art Festival is taking place on July 8-10, 2011 in Springfield Massachusetts. The festival, sponsored by Hampden Bank, features an all-star line up of jazz talent, including Poncho Sanchez, Marcus Anderson, Gerald Albright, Kendrick Oliver and the New Life Jazz Orchestra, Samirah Evans and ...

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News: Recording

Pat Metheny - What's It All About (Nonesuch, 2011)

July 7, 2011

I must admit that I wax and wane with my appreciation for the music of guitarist Pat Metheny. While his talent as an instrumentalist is beyond reproach, the eclecticism of his album releases can be head-spinning. IMHO, his best music is made with colleagues that really perform at a high level: his collaboration with Ornette Coleman ...

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News: Recording

Little Big-Band John Vanore and Abstract Truth Score Points for "Contagious Words"

July 7, 2011

John Vanore's big band Abstract Truth comes at you in subtle ways on their third CD Contagious Words (Acoustical Concepts 44). It's music that uses all the mainstream notes, but combines them often in ways that are different. It's a 12-person ensemble that has been hanging in since 1981. As a trumpet player himself, John has ...

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News: Interview

Interview: Betty Bennett (Part 2)

July 6, 2011

It seems everyone has a good Benny Goodman story, and the best often are from those who actually worked for him. In fact, in his lifetime, Goodman may have generated as many great stories about his flinty personality as he did hit singles. Vocalist Betty Bennett sang with Goodman in 1959 and, like many other artists, ...