Results for "AAJ Staff"

Colin Vallon Trio "Rruga"

May 5, 2011

Colin Vallon, Patrice Moret and Samuel Rohrer—Rruga Colin Vallon: piano Patrice Moret: double-bass Samuel Rohrer: drums Release Date: May 10, 2011 “Rruga," meaning 'path,' 'road' or 'journey' in Albanian, is the evocative title of the ECM debut by the trio of pianist Colin Vallon, bassist Patrice Moret and drummer Samuel Rohrer (who ...

Jazz This Week: Rudi Mwongozi, Denise Thimes with Llew Matthews, Jazz St. Louis All-Stars, and More

May 5, 2011

The jazz and creative and music scene in St. Louis usually is in transition this time of year, as the presenting season for many local not-for-profit organizations is winding down and the various summer tours, concert series and other seasonal activities have yet to get underway. Still, there are some noteworthy sounds happening around town this ...

The Jazz Session #263: Sean Smith

May 5, 2011

First Impulse: 50th Anniversary

May 5, 2011

After Creed Taylor formed Impulse Records in the summer of 1960, his first move wasn't to record and release LPs. It was to develop a strategic marketing plan. First, Creed and Fran Scott, his art director (and Tony Scott's wife) designed a strong logo. Next, they chose orange and black for the label's color scheme. These ...

Jazz Influence @ The Roots of Hip Hop

May 5, 2011

Back in the early 80s, when hip hop was in its nascent stage, a young man who grew up in Brooklyn—definitely one of the root beds of the form—named Fred Brathwaite, Jr. was making his moves that cutting edge. Originally an aspiring graffitti artist, young Fred immersed himself in those early experiments, basment-rapping with an aspiring ...

Konitz/Mehldau/Haden/Motion "Live at Birdland"

May 5, 2011

Konitz, Mehldau, Haden and Motian Live At Birdland Lee Konitz: alto saxophone Brad Mehldau: piano Charlie Haden: double-bass Paul Motian: drums A quartet of master musicians and a programme of jazz classics. “Live At Birdland" presents the finest moments from two inspired nights at New York's legendary club, as Konitz, ...

Michelle Shaprow Asks: How Can I Maintain My Personal Touch as I Build My Career?

May 5, 2011

Michelle Shaprow is an emerging jazz pop singer whose debut album, Purple Skies, is currently available on iTunes with her first video for the single, Back Down To Earth, available via YouTube. I'm writing about her today to ask Hypebot readers for feedback on particular challenges she faces at this point in her career based on ...

SoundCloud Launches Experimental Labs, Partners with Headliner.FM

May 5, 2011

SoundCloud has launched SoundCloud Labs, a site dedicated to experimental projects and features built on its API. The company also announced a partnership that enables a SoundCloud-supported mp3 streams directly in the Facebook feeds of Headliner.fm artist marketing campaigns With Labs, SoundCloud users can access prototypes and apps that extend the platform. “While creating new opportunities ...

How to Turn Free into Paid: Lessons from Evernote

May 5, 2011

We give away free music (or it's grabbed via p2p), but how can we eventually monetize it?  Artists, labels and music marketers ask themselves that question every day.  I preach to me Berklee students “give your music away free, but...."   My “but" is to try to get something in return—an email adress, tweet or Facenook Like.  ...

Nimbit Readies Upgrade of Direct to Fan Platform Free Private Beta Invites!

May 5, 2011

Nimbit is finalizing work on a new version of their NimbitFree direct-to-fan sales & marketing platform. While they're not quite ready to go live with it yet, the Nimbit team wants to broaden the scope of their private beta by letting you smart and music marketing savvy Hypebot readers in first to check it out.  Just ...