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News: Radio

Celebrating Mingus Ah Um with Kyle Eastwood

June 2, 2011

As with the classic Dave Brubeck Quartet album Time Out and Miles' Sketches of Spain, Legacy Recordings put me on assignment to produce a couple of podcast episodes celebrating Charles Mingus' masterpiece Mingus Ah Um in 2009. And like the previous two classic albums from 1959, these episodes got lost in the shuffle at Legacy and ...

News: Award / Grant

Letters to Naras: Rachel Faro Writes About the Latin Jazz Grammy

June 1, 2011

On Wednesday April 6th, The National Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences announced a “restructuring" of The Grammy Awards, a move that included the elimination of the Latin Jazz Grammy. This unfortunate decision undermines the integrity of Latin Jazz and disregards its importance as a major piece of the cultural landscape in the United States. I ...

News: Interview

Interview: Marty Napoleon (Part 1)

June 1, 2011

Marty Napoleon is probably best known as the pianist in Louis Armstrong's All Stars, starting in 1952. That in and of itself would make Marty a superstar, considering who was in that band. But perhaps even more surprising is that Marty did not read music in the early part of his professional career. All of his ...

News: Career

The Many Hats of a Musician

June 1, 2011

Ever feel like you never have enough time to juggle the many hats of a musician trying to make it? Well, on Music Think Tank, Rich Gordon does not have a miraculous answer, but he would like to reach out to other musicians and get some input. How do you manage the different hats of a ...

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News: Technology

What Apple's Licensed Cloud Music Service Will Have That Google and Amazon Don't

June 1, 2011

(UPDATED) Google and Apple both recently launched cloud music services without licenses from labels and publishers. The result for both are online music storage services rather than a multi-featured cloud music system. In the last few days a glimpse of the advantages that Apple's music cloud will offer when it officially launches on June 6th because ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Greg Abate and Yoko Miwa Performing at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston on Wednesday, June 1

June 1, 2011

Jazz saxophonist, composer and teacher Greg Abate is performing with pianist Yoko Miwa at Scullers Jazz Club at the Doubletree Guest Suites by Hilton Hotel in Boston on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets to the show are $22 ($60 for dinner and show) and can be ordered online. Located at 400 Soldiers Field ...

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News: Recording

Manu Katche - Neighbourhood (2006)

June 1, 2011

By Mark Saleski Ever stumble into one of those snotty Internet arguments tugging back & forth about the capabilities of musicians? Specifically, the old “Is it possible for player X (an expert in genre A) to cross over to the land of genre B?" “Well, of course he can." “He's a master!" “No he can't." “This ...

News: Music Industry

Creating Band Merch: The Basics

June 1, 2011

I've said before that merchandise can be a huge source of income for musicians if a little thought and effort goes into it. That's why I thought I'd give you some further insight into the thought and effort part. Great Design The most important thing to remember when designing merch is not what you like, but ...

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News: Recording

Tim Berne Comes Back Strong with "Insomnia"

June 1, 2011

Anybody who follows the avant jazz scene knows that Tim Berne was a major force in the music a while ago. I guess the '90s were the most visible years for him. I don't know that he's been anywhere other than around after that, but it seems that his presence has been somewhat less. It could ...

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News: Interview

Craig Taborn on Sound and Improvisation

June 1, 2011

On June 7, Downbeat Magazine's electronic keyboards “Rising Star" Craig Taborn will celebrate the American release of his first solo piano recording, Avenging Angel, on ECM. Totally acoustic and totally improvised, Avenging Angel may surprise those Taborn followers who are most familiar with his electronic wizardry and dual-keyboard gymnastics with such leaders as Tim Berne, Chris ...