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The "Work" Week Begins and the Jazz Continues: My Picks for June 13 of the XRIJF

June 3, 2011

This is the point where, for those of us that are “all nine day"-ers, the collision with the working week begins and the (usually) late nights of Friday-Sunday are beginning to take their toll. While my schedule for Monday, June 13th, at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival may be a bit ambitious, it's within the ...

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News: Recording

Recent Listening: Konitz, Mehldau, Haden, Motian

June 3, 2011

Lee Konitz, Brad Mehldau, Charlie Haden, Paul Motian, Live at Birdland (ECM). When he's working with people whose knowledge and ears he trusts, Konitz sometimes simply begins. The first track starts with seven seconds of silence. Then, Konitz, accompanied by Motian's brushes, embarks on an alto saxophone abstraction. The listener who hasn't looked at the listing ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Sheldon Adds Jazz to Summer Schedule

June 3, 2011

The Sheldon has added three performances to its summer schedule that may be of interest to StLJN readers: Singer Sylvia McNair will present a cabaret performance in the Sheldon's upstairs ballroom at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 14. McNair is known primarily for her work in classical music, but in recent years also has performed selections ...

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News: Music Industry

Noah Haidu Quartet at Brooklyn Conservatory of Music on June 3rd, 2011

June 3, 2011

On Friday June 3rd, 2011 pianist/composer Noah Haidu will be performing with his Quartet at The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music in Brooklyn, NY. The performance will feature selections from his new critically acclaimed Posi Tone release “Slipstream." Joining Haidu on this performance are Duane Eubanks on trumpet, Corcoran Holt on bass, & McClenty Hunter on drums. ...

News: Interview

Interview: Marty Napoleon (Part 3)

June 3, 2011

It's hard enough to play jazz professionally. Now imagine you're playing with Louis Armstrong and musicians like trombonist Trummy Young, clarinetist Barney Bigard, bassist Milt Hinton, drummer Cozy Cole and vocalist Velma Middelton. That's jazz of the highest order. Plus artists who know a thing or two about entertainment. Pianist Marty Napoleon did just that, both ...

News: Technology

CBS to Relaunch mp3.com as Indie Music Companion Site to Last.FM

June 3, 2011

MP3.com is reportedly being relaunched at the end of this month as a site for unsigned and independent music. CBS acquired the site, launched in 1997 by Michael Robertson, when it bought CNET in 2008; and now plans to leverage it alongside its Last.fm online music property. MP3.com “is an interesting brand as it has global ...

News: Opinion

5 Reasons Free is Hurting Us All

June 3, 2011

Few question the power of free music to garner new fans and reward existing ones. But marketing guru John Jantsch of Duct Tape Marketing is worried that too much free has side effects. Free everything has “created an environment that may actually be hurting the seeker of quality information more than the spreader of quality information, ...

News: Technology

Simfy Beats Spotify, Everyone Else to Facebook

June 3, 2011

Quietly, streaming music service simfy has beaten Spotify and other rumored music services onto Facebook. For now the simfy Player for Facebook is only available to German, Austrian, and Swiss users, but the company says it will expand into other territories in the third quarter and offer the Facebook player in those countries as well. You ...

News: Technology

Crowd Factory Marketing Apps Gain Traction with Major Music Companies

June 3, 2011

Crowd Factory, a software as a service company focused on social marketing tools, recently introduced a new function for their Social Offer service that enables quick creation of landing pages for group deals and social campaigns on the web and Facebook. This rounds out their suite of “crowd-powered marketing apps" already in use at a number ...

News: Video / DVD

Lady Gaga Says Albums Only Worth 99 Cents, Not Every Artists Needs a Label [video]

June 3, 2011

When if asked if her new album wasn't worth more than 99 cents that Amazon charged, Lady Gaga responded, “No. I absolutely do not, especially for MP3s and digital music. It's invisible. it's in space. If anything, I applaud a company like Amazon for equating the value of digital versus the physical copy, and giving the ...