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Jazz Around Town: We Are T-Minus 10 (9?) Days and Counting to XRIJF

June 2, 2011

Thursday, June 2, 2011 ECMS Nights of Jazz @ Eastman School of Music-Kilbourn Hall, 5:00 pm Jazz Dawgs @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm Jim Nugent Trio @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm Soul Express @ Pane Vino, 8:30 pm Dave Rivello Ensemble @ Village ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz This Week: Wild, Cool and Swingin', Bryan Carter CD Release, Tim Cunningham, RFT Music Showcase, and More

June 2, 2011

While there's a paucity of touring jazz and/or creative music acts in St. Louis this week, our local and regional musicians are doing all sorts of interesting things over the next few days...if you know where to find them. For example, on Thursday, Park Avenue Jazz will perform a free concert from noon to 1 p.m. ...

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News: Recording

Flutist/Composer Itai Kriss Releases New CD "The Shark" Featuring Aaron Goldberg, Omer Avital, Eric McPherson, Avashai Cohen, and John Ellis.

June 2, 2011

Flutist/Composer Itai Kriss releases new CD “The Shark" featuring Aaron Goldberg, Omer Avital, Eric McPherson, Avashai Cohen, & John Ellis. Backed by a hard-grooving rhythm section and stellar special guests Itai Kriss explores the junction of swinging Hard-bop, Caribbean rhythms and funky beats in the first record as a leader from the virtuoso flutist and composer. ...

News: Radio

The Jazz Session #275: Jooklo Duo

June 2, 2011

Saxophonist Virginia Genta and drummer David Vanzan make up Italy's Jooklo Duo. Their latest release is a 7" vinyl single called The Warrior (Northern Spy Records, 2011). In this interview, Genta and Vanzan talk about how they met and why they jumped right into the world of free improvisation; the varied experiences they've had touring the ...

News: Interview

Interview: Marty Napoleon (Part 2)

June 2, 2011

After playing with a series of big bands in the mid-'40s, pianist Marty Napoleon recorded in small bop groups in the late '40s. His optimistic, high-energy personality and keen ear endeared him to many of the top players on the scene. He got along with everyone, even Buddy Rich, though that was a close call. [Photo ...

News: Festival

"Africa's Grandest Gathering!"

June 2, 2011

Striving to live up to its boast as “Africa's grandest gathering" the 2011 edition of the Cape Town International Jazz Festival presented a rich cornucopia of sounds—including jazz, jazz extensions and jazz cousins in a colorful melange. Being an inveterate crowd watcher comes with the territory for those who present jazz, and particularly jazz festivals, and ...

News: Recording

NRBQ: Keep This Love Goin

June 2, 2011

TERRY ADAMS USHERS IN A NEW ERA OF NRBQ WITH NEW CD, KEEP THIS LOVE GOIN' Terry Adams, pianist and driving force for the great American band NRBQ since its inception more than 40 years ago, resumes his life's work with the release of a new studio album, Keep This Love Goin' by NRBQ, due out ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Seun Kuti Announces Summer Us Tour and "Rise" Video

June 2, 2011

NEW SUMMER DATES IN SUPPORT OF FROM AFRICA WITH FURY: RISE Seun Kuti is excited to announce a North American tour in support of his new album, From Africa With Fury: Rise. On the tour, he'll be heading up Egypt 80, the extraordinary combo first fronted by his renowned father. The tour begins in Los Angeles, ...

News: Technology

Mark Mulligan: How Zuckerberg is Using Music to Keep Facebook from 'Doing a Myspace'

June 2, 2011

This guest post comes from independent music analyst Mark Mulligan.. Facebook is rumoured to be on the verge of integrating a number of music services including Spotify into its platform. The 'when will Facebook take on iTunes' question is one which refuses to go away, but it's the wrong question to ask. Mark Zuckerberg doesn't want ...

News: Technology

SoundCloud Adds Tumblr Integration

June 2, 2011

SoundCloud just added easy integration with popular micro-blogging platform Tumblr. SoundCloud claims more than four million sound creators and Tumblr hosts nearly 20 million blogs. DETAILS & NEW FEATURES: SoundCloud users can now record on-the-fly and share it to their Tumblr blog using SoundCloud's mobile and desktop apps or directly from the browser. Possible applications for ...