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News: Festival

Miles Davis Jazz Festival Set for Saturday, May 21

May 17, 2011

The Alton Museum of History and Art will present the 2011 Miles Davis Jazz Festival from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. this Saturday, May 21 at Trimpe Hall on the campus of Lewis & Clark Community College in Godfrey, IL. Performers will include the Alton Landing Jazz Quintet, Jim Stevens Band, saxophonist Henry Miles' quintet from ...

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News: Recording

Pianist/Composer Larry Goldings Releases New Solo Piano Recording "In My Room" on BFM Jazz.

May 17, 2011

For more than two decades, Larry Goldings has been recognized as one of the most distinctive and versatile keyboardists in jazz, R&B and pop, with more than a dozen critically acclaimed recordings as a leader, and a diverse touring and recording résumé that includes Pat Metheny, Madeleine Peyroux, Maceo Parker and, James Taylor. Goldings' compositions have ...

News: Radio

The Jazz Session #268: George Cables

May 17, 2011

Pianist George Cables most recent recording is with The Cookers on their new album, Cast The First Stone (Plus Loin Music, 2010). In this interview, Cables talks about the importance of a unified concept; why he feels hes had success as a sideman with everyone from Dexter Gordon to Art Pepper; and how he makes each ...

News: Interview

Interview: Marcos Valle (Part 1)

May 17, 2011

The bossa nova was conceived in Rio in the mid-'50s by a generation of highly gifted singer- songwriters who loved West Coast jazz and adapted its lyrical approach to cool off and personalize the samba. Among these Brazilian innovators were Antonio Carlos Jobim, Joao Gilberto, Luiz Bonfa, Joao Donato and Vinicius de Moraes. By the early ...

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News: Performance / Tour

The Dead Kenny G's: Tour Dates with Primus

May 17, 2011

TOUR KICKS OFF MAY 27 IN FAYETVILLE, AR Straight from a three week tour with Garage A Trois, saxophonist Skerik and percussionist/vibraphonist Mike Dillon rejoin bassist Brad Houser in their other primary band, The Dead Kenny Gs, for ten dates supporting Primus in the Southeast at the end of May. The trio will also headline a ...

News: Technology

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Abandon Text, Go Visual to Drive Traffic

May 17, 2011

Scott Perry, in his excellent free newsletter and site New Music Tipsheet, advises using more picture posts to drive traffic to your band's site and Facebook page: “I know studies can tell you the actual percentage of engagement among text vs picture posts, but I see it every day in my own feeds. When I post ...

News: Career

How Jonathan Coulton Made $500,000 Last Year as a D.I.Y. Musician

May 17, 2011

Last year d.y.i. musician Jonathan Coulton grossed about $500,000 from his music career; and because he's a mostly solo artist with low overhead, he got to keep most of it. Coutlon never expected to make this kind of money as a musician. “This is absurd," he told Planet Money. But is Jonathan Coulton's success a fluke ...

News: Recording

Tunecore Explains Major Price Hike, CD Baby Responds with Discount

May 17, 2011

Popular digital distributor TuneCore recently raised prices from $19.99 a year per album distributed to $49.99 per year. While many users still find TuneCore a bargain, the reaction from others was vocal and negative. “Under the old pricing scheme my yearly costs for 4 albums would be $57.96," wrote one. “It is now $200. A ridiculous ...

News: Technology

Echo Nest Compares It's Playlist Engine to iTunes Genius, Google Instant Mix

May 17, 2011

Listeners often prefer to have their music playlists created for them. Doing it yourself is just too time consuming. They also lead to new music discovery; so much effort has been put into machine generated playlists. Pandora has its version. iTunes Genius promised, but so far has failed, to revolutionize listening. And The Echo Nest created ...

News: Music Industry

Picking the Right Publicist

May 17, 2011

As a band manager, one of my main goals is to help create a buzz for my artists. One of the key ways to do this is by receiving good press, and the most obvious way to get that press is to hire a publicist. But how do you find a publicist that is right You ...