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News: Radio

The Jazz Session #262: Maria Schneider

May 3, 2011

Composer Maria Schneider's most recent CD is Sky Blue (ArtistShare). Now Schneider has turned her attention to the classical world, composing music for soprano and orchestra. In this interview, Schneider talks about how a meeting with soprano Dawn Upshaw led to this new direction in her music; how she waded through oceans of poetry to find ...

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News: Recording

Ella Fitzgerald in Japan

May 3, 2011

Ella in Japan didn't exist until its release by Verve about a week ago. For years, the Norman Granz project known merely as Ella in Nippon wasn't part of Ella Fitzgerald's vast discography. That's because it was never officially released. All that was known about her recordings in Japan was that there were Scotch tape boxes ...

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News: Recording

Contemporary Noise Sextet - Ghostwriter's Joke (Electric Eye, 2011) ****a1/2

May 3, 2011

By Paul Acquaro Hailing from Poland, the Contemporary Noise Sextet is redefining the definition of the word 'noise' for me. To them, it seems 'noise' means well constructed and full sounding. “Ghostwriters Joke" is a seriously good piece of work that while not exactly free jazz, or even straight ahead jazz, is a collection of arrangements ...

News: Music Industry

Paul Simon | S.F. | Review

May 3, 2011

By Dennis Cook Miles apart, though the miles can't measure distance Worlds apart on a rainy afternoon But the road gets dirty and it offers no resistance So turn your amp up and play your lonesome tune Paul Simon is not a big guy. I knew this before walking into ...

News: Economics

Digital Radio Paid Musicians $36 Million More Than Paid Subcriptions Last Year

May 3, 2011

Music streaming services like MOG, Rdio and Spotify may be the talk of the industry, but digital radio from Pandora to Sirius XM surpassed them in royalties paid to musicians and rightsholders for the first time last year. According to RIAA numbers, performance royalties from digital radio services grew 60% from $155.5 million to $249.2 million in ...

News: Music Industry

Amazon MP3 Explains Why It's Smart to Lose Money Selling 69 Cent Tracks

May 3, 2011

Last week Amazon began selling more that half the songs in its Top 100 for 69 cents. Industry observers speculated then that the internet giant cut prices (and according to our sources continues to pay labels regular wholesale) to grab market share from iTune's . But their strategy is more complex, according to Craig Pape, the ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Seaport Boston Hotel Introducing Live Jazz at Tamo Bar and Terrace Starting on Tuesday, May 3

May 3, 2011

The Tamo Bar and Terrace at Seaport Boston Hotel is welcoming the Lance Houston Jazz Quartet to perform Tuesday nights on the Terrace throughout the summer, starting on Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at 6:00 p.m. Overlooking Boston's waterfront in the Seaport District, Tamo is an upscale, popular spot for local residents and visitors, with a menu ...

News: Performance / Tour

Monte Carlo Jazz Ensemble Performing at Sherborn Inn on Tuesday, May 3

May 3, 2011

Classic jazz group Monte Carlo Jazz Ensemble is performing at the Sherborn Inn on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Led by pianist Robin Vedier and featuring clarinetist Craig Ball, Monte Carlo plays the music of Irving Berlin, Jelly Roll Morton and others from the early days of jazz. Located at 33 North ...

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News: Performance / Tour

John Payne Sax Choir Performing at Ryles on Tuesday, May 3 for Two Shows

May 3, 2011

The John Payne Quartet is reuniting with the 35-member John Payne Saxophone Choir for a special reunion concert on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at Ryles Jazz Club in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Show time is 8:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online. Payne is renowned in the Boston area as a performer ...

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News: Recording

Larry Coryell - With the Wide Hive Players (2011)

May 3, 2011

While we've talked about a lot of fusion guitarists over the last five years, this is about a new album by the first one. That's right, though John McLaughlin is widely regarded as the guy who shaped and defined jazz-rock guitar, no one was successfully reconciling the two elements into a coherent, identifiable playing style before ...