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News: Video / DVD

Weekend Extra: Easter Parade

April 24, 2011

Here's a cheery version of Irving Berlin's classic holiday song. It's by Jimmie Lunceford's band, recorded in 1939. The vocal and exuberant trombone solo are by Trummy Young. Have patience, please. It takes the Garrard disc jockey a while to get it cued up, giving you nearly 15 seconds to read the record label. Happy Easter. ...

News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Four Views of Bill Charlap

April 24, 2011

This week, let's get better acquainted with pianist Bill Charlap, who will be in St. Louis to perform next Wednesday, April 27 through Saturday, April 30 at Jazz at the Bistro. Charlap played St. Louis twice in 2009, in February at the Sheldon Concert Hall as part of the ...

News: Performance / Tour

Sheldon Concert Hall Announces 2011-12 Season

April 24, 2011

The Sheldon Concert Hall on Friday released the schedules for their various 2011-12 season series. For jazz fans in St. Louis, the biggest news might be the confirmation of two dates that previously had leaked out through Pollstar. More specifically, as we told you here last month, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis ...

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News: Video / DVD

Sat Eye Candy: Robert Plant

April 24, 2011

MOJO STILL MOST DEFINITELY WORKING After having our wig flipped—seriously, our wig is ruined—by Robert Plant and his supremely gifted Band of Joy at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley last night (full review with pics next week), we thought it only right to tip our hat to Sir Bob, his current collaborators and a few tidbits ...

News: Event

Jazz for Easter at the Beehive in Boston's South End, April 24

April 24, 2011

The Beehive Jazz Club in Boston's South End is celebrating Easter all day Sunday, April 24, 2011 with a feast of great jazz and great food prepared by noted executive chef Rebecca Newell. From 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. check out the Prix Fixe Brunch with live jazz and an Easter egg hunt from kids. Then ...

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News: Video / DVD

DVD: Stan Kenton - Artistry in Rhythm: Portrait of a Jazz Legend (2011)

April 24, 2011

Stan Kenton would have been 100 this year and, in many ways, he's as misunderstood now as he was in his own time. A comprehensive new Jazzed Media biopic from filmmaker Graham Carter, though perhaps too lengthy at 117 minutes, goes a long way toward changing that. Kenton brought to fame a series of jazz music's ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Nicole Atkins Adds Spring, Summer Tour Dates

April 23, 2011

TOURING IN SUPPORT OF SOPHOMORE ALBUM MONDO AMORE Nicole Atkins continues to tour in support of her critically acclaimed sophomore album, Mondo Amore (Razor & Tie). The album released this past February features Atkins' powerful and hypnotic sound on the bluesy, psychedelic songs that showcase her stunning range. The sophisticated batch of new songs reveals her ...

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News: Interview

In the Studio with Kurt Elling - The Complete Jazz Singer

April 23, 2011

Kurt Elling stopped by our performance studio on April 15th. Check out the audio and video from the performance below. In the studio with Kurt Elling—The complete jazz singer By Justin Steyer, Nick Francis and Nick Morrison CLICK HERE FOR AUDIO Some jazz singers excel at singing standards. Others excel at scat-singing or vocalese (writing lyrics ...

News: Music Industry

The Root's ?uestlove on Marketing Music Careers by Building Music Movements

April 23, 2011

In 2008, Derek Jennings interviewed The Roots' ?uestlove in a wide ranging discussion that included a section about building a movement with other musicians that has stayed with me ever since. ?uestlove described how big acts in popular music had always been part of larger music movements so that's what he and Roots' manager Richard Nichols ...

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News: Opinion

19 Music Conferences Ranked: Worth the Cost or a Waste of Time?

April 23, 2011

Maybe for many, the idea of spending thousands of dollars to schlep through airports and hotels for several days, only to end up with a handful of cards/CDs from people in the music business that they will never remember, is dumb. Or maybe it's worth every dollar and minute you can spare. They say you have ...