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News: Recording

Elton Dean's Ninesense Suite (Jazzwerkstatt, 2011) ****

July 4, 2011

This is a little bit of a strange album, with two bands performing with a year difference, and each playing one long improvisation of respectively fourty and thirty minutes. This first track was recorded exactly twenty years ago in Germany, and features a British-German band consisting of Elton Dean on sax and saxello, Alan Skidmore on ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Sade Performs at Boston TD Garden on Wednesday, July 6

July 4, 2011

International singing star Sade and soul singer John Legend are performing at the TD Garden in Boston n Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available online from TicketMaster. The concert is part of Sade's international tour to celebrate the release of her album, The Ultimate Collection. For a schedule of upcoming events at ...

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News: Recording

Billy Bang's Survival Ensemble - Black Man's Blues/New York Collage (NoBusiness, 2011)

July 4, 2011

Violinist Billy Bang had been through a lot by the time he was ready to record his first LP as a leader, included as part of this extraordinary two-disc collection of his early work. Bang had survived a harrowing tour of duty in Vietnam, an influx of competing musicians from the Midwest, and the economic hardships ...

News: Video / DVD

July 4th: Hail Caesar

July 4, 2011

Lyricist Irving Caesar was born on this day in 1889. Caesar wrote the words to many standards, including Sometimes I'm Happy, Crazy Rhythm and I Want to Be Happy. In 1925, he teamed up with Otto Harbach to write Tea for Two for the musical No No Nanette, with music by Vincent Youmans (Sometimes I'm Happy ...

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News: Recording

The Lucien Dubuis Trio with Marc Ribot - Ultime Cosmos (2010)

July 4, 2011

By Mark Saleski Sometimes, the music chooses me ... or at least falls into my lap at just the right time. Things are crazy. But in the middle of it all, I discover the Lucien Dubuis Trio and Marc Ribot. Yeah sure, you know that I will follow Marc Ribot anywhere. The man is fearless on ...

News: Performance / Tour

One Track Mind: Sarah Jarosz, "The Tourist" (2011)

July 3, 2011

By Tom Johnson Do we need another Radiohead cover? Hasn't everything been said about Radiohead by artists from every corner of the music world? From Christopher O'Riley's albums of sleepy piano solos to premiere jazz pianist Brad Mehldau's definitive readings and the Bad Plus' rave-up of “Karma Police," or even Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid's wild ...

News: Recording

Neil Young - Chrome Dreams II (2007)

July 3, 2011

By Mark Saleski I love to read negative reviews of albums put out by aging rock stars. They're predictable in a comforting sort of way. A big chunk of them say that the artist hasn't been any good since the “blah blah" release. Of course, the time span between now and then can usually be measured ...

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News: Music Industry

Mark Mulligan: The Economics of Free Don't Add Up, but They Could

July 2, 2011

click on image to enlarge The economics of free music don't add up says highly respected music industry analyst Mark Mulligan in a new Midem blog post, and cloud music services are not helping enough. But significant revenue is possible, argues Mulligan, if the music industry would: 1. Focus on subsidized, consumption-era products. “Think how small ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Rebirth Brass Band to Play Saturday, July 23 at Bandwagon Hall

July 2, 2011

New Orleans' Rebirth Brass Band (pictured) is returning to St. Louis for a concert at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, July 23 at Bandwagon Hall, 2151 Lemay Ferry Rd. in south county. While they're in town, RBB also will appear as guest performers with the Compton Heights Concert Band at two free outdoor concerts, on Sunday, July 24 ...

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News: Video / DVD

Lena Horne

July 2, 2011

Lena Horne died a little more than a year ago. Yesterday, she would have been 94. Ms. Horne's varied gifts launched her into a career as a massively successful general entertainer. But her jazz roots went deep, and she never forgot where she came from, as she demonstrated in this performance of her most famous song. ...