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The New Gary Burton Quartet - Common Ground (Mack Avenue, 2011)

June 17, 2011

Vibraphonist Gary Burton has led or co-led a number of bands throughout his lengthy career, but he is particularly enthusiastic about this new group featuring guitar prodigy Julian Lange, bassist Scott Colley and drummer Antonio Sanchez. The group achieves a light and nimble sound throughout the record focusing on melody and group interaction. This spry, dexterous ...

Illegal Downloading, Illegal Streaming: Really, What's the Difference?

June 17, 2011

Hollywood is finally bringing its big guns to Capitol Hill; the studios are freaking out! Just today, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the Commercial Felony Streaming Act, a measure that would treat illegal streaming sites the same as illegal download sites (and P2Ps). Both would be subject to felony charges, instead of misdemeanors currently given to ...

The 25 Richest Artists of 2011...

June 17, 2011

Agogic with Cuong Vu, Andrew D'Angelo: Something Good Going On in Seattle

June 17, 2011

Things have been happening for Cuong Vu since he moved out to Seattle. One of them is Agogic (T & C 001). Maestro Vu's trumpet locks in with Andrew D'Angelo's serpentine alto and bass clarinet, and they are held buoyant by the boldly blistering bass and drums of Luke Bergman and Evan Woodle, respectively. Add some ...

Jazz Backstage: Harvey Mason (Early Years)

June 17, 2011

Legendary drummer Harvey Mason returns to Jazz Online's Jazz Backstage podcast and this time he's reflecting on his early studio days and working with producers Larry and Fonce Mizell. During his tenure working with the Mizells, Harvey recorded countless sessions working with everyone from Donald Byrd to Johnny Hammond to Bobbi Humphrey. Many of those recordings ...

"Other" Jazz Around Town: The Next Seven Days of Live Jazz Other Than XRIJF

June 16, 2011

Thursday, June 16, 2011 Jimmie Highsmith Jr. with Steve Curry, Dave Spinner @ Trinities Restaurant and Music Cafe, 6:00 pm Jazz Dawgs @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm Burlone, Nichols & Griffith @ Star Alley (South Wedge, Rochester), 6:30 pm Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm Tinted Image @ Grill at ...

Short, but Sweet... Day Five of the Rochester International Jazz Festival

June 16, 2011

I'm focusing on being a responsible adult (for a couple of days at least) and Tuesday (and today) I am limiting my schedule at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival. That doesn't mean you have to, so go jazz amongst yourselves...On Tuesday, I managed to get out to hear a few things. Started out with The Trio ...

Mae Wheeler 1934 - 2011

June 16, 2011

Singer Mae Wheeler (pictured), known to generations of St. Louis music fans as “Lady Jazz," died this evening at her home in Maryland Heights after a long illness. She was 77. Wheeler, known for her charity fundraising efforts as well as for a musical career that spanned six decades, had been battling colon cancer since 2006, ...

Jazz at Holmes Sets Summer Series Schedule

June 16, 2011

Although there's been no formal announcement yet, the Jazz at Holmes series of free concerts at Washington University apparently has set their schedule for this summer. A recent update to their site (linked above) lists four concerts for July 2011, starting with a performance on Thursday, July 7 by Ritmo Caliente, “one of St. Louis' premier ...

Jazz This Week: Tim Cunningham and Jim Stevens, Oleta Adams, Wayne Coniglio's Live Recording, Larry Brown Jr., and More

June 16, 2011

While St. Louis no longer has a major jazz festival in June since the demise a couple of years ago of the St. Louis Jazz and Heritage Festival, that doesn't mean the local scene is completely devoid of jazz and creative music activity this time of year. Here's what's going on around town this weekend... Tonight, ...