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News: Recording

Ernest Dawkins' New Horizons Ensemble Comes Through with "The Prairie Prophet"

May 11, 2011

Chicago's Ernest Dawkins has been making some very goodly music for some time now (11 CDs so far). His New Horizons Ensemble has been a big part of the scene since 1978! On The Prairie Prophet (Delmark 598) Dawkins runs the mid-sized, seven-artist cast through in-jazz to out-jazz compositions that have plenty of latitude for the ...

News: Radio

That Motown Swing

May 11, 2011

The great Motown sound not only influenced music in the pop arena but it also left its indelible mark on jazz. A few years ago I produced a podcast series celebrating the 50th anniversary of Motown and I included a number of jazz stars to round out the story. One of the first guys to participate ...

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Article: Interview

Omar Sosa: Bringing The World To The World

by AAJ Staff
May 10, 2011

Pianist/composer Omar Sosa was born in Cuba in the first decade of Fidel Castro's rule over the island, and grew up listening to forbidden American jazz with his music school friends in secret, the radio discretely turned low, though eventually the rules changed and the music was broadcast in Cuba, too. After Cuba and a short ...

News: Performance / Tour

Sheldon Concert Hall to Present Benefit for Tornado Relief on Wednesday, May 18

May 10, 2011

A diverse lineup of local musicians will donate their time raise money for St. Louis area victims of the recent tornadoes and floods in a concert to be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 18 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. The event will feature performances from traditional jazz band the St. Louis Stompers, pianist Carolbeth True ...

News: Radio

The Jazz Session #265: Billy Harper

May 10, 2011

Saxophonist Billy Harper appears on Cast The First Stone, the latest CD from The Cookers. In this interview, part of The Jazz Sessions Cookers Mondays series, Harper talks about his involvement with the band; recounts the story of his first night in NYC in the late 1960s; and tells about how persistence paid off when it ...

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News: Interview

Chris Byars: Lucky Strikes Again

May 10, 2011

When the names of great tenor saxophonists are tossed around, the chain of succession generally runs like this: Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane. All, of course, were reed titans, and Sonny still is. A half-step below this esteemed group is a second tier of greats that include Don Byas, Wardell ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Steely Dan: Beacon Theatre Run

May 10, 2011

SEVEN NIGHTS OF THE DAN Steely Dan have announced a special run of shows from September 14-23 at the Beacon Theatre in NYC as part of their previously announced 2011 Shuffle Diplomacy Tour. Pre-sale for these performances starts on May 15, with a general on-sale on May 20. The band will be playing special sets on ...

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News: Interview

A Love Letter to New Orleans - An Interview with Irvin Mayfield

May 10, 2011

I spoke by phone today with New Orleans trumpeter and educator Irvin Mayfield about his beautiful new book, “A Love Letter To New Orleans." Mr. Mayfield talks about the beauty of being influenced by the film Mo Better Blues, musical and cultural similarities between NOLA and places like Haiti, Cuba, Brazil, and the beauty of New ...

News: Technology

musiXmatch Raises $3.7m for Lyrics API

May 10, 2011

Lyrics API announced today at SF Music Tech that it has raised $3.7 million in Series A funding from Francesco Micheli Associates. The funds wll enable musiXmatch to expand their lyrics offering whch the company says includes 5.3 million lyrics and features the first lyrics API to fully provide international rights management. Localized in more than ...

News: Music Industry

Mark Cuban Has Big Plans for Music on HDNET

May 10, 2011

Outspoken Dallas Mavericks owner and serial entrepreneur Mark Cuban has big plans for music on his HDNET network. “Traditionally music hasn't worked on television but now that sets are high def, big screens, stereo sound, 5.1 or better sound, we decided on HDNET all Sunday was going to be nothing but music," Cuban said recently. “So ...