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The Ingredients in a Successful Press Release

April 20, 2011

In an age of direct to fan marketing, social networking and google searches, is the traditional press release relevant today? In a word, yes. Even though the public relations industry has changed, the press release still plays an important role in the publicity process. However, the elements of a successful press release have definitely ...

Adam Cruz - Milestone (Sunnyside, 2011)

April 20, 2011

After a two-decade career as an in-demand sideman as a drummer and percussionist, Adam Cruz, decided to make a record as a leader, recruiting a strong team including Miguel Zenon on alto saxophone, Steve Wilson on soprano saxophone, Chris Potter on tenor saxophone, Steve Cardenas on guitar, Edward Simon on acoustic and electric piano, and Ben ...

Can Concerts Save This Business? Check out These Stats...

April 20, 2011

Live music is a confusing place these days. At the top, mega-stars like Bon Jovi and U2 are making insane ransoms. Take a few steps down, and well-known artists like Imogen Heap are having difficult paying for the tour bus. Then, the stories from developing artists are frequently discouraging, and recession-weary concertgoers are showing more selectivity. ...

Forget About Legality: Amazon's Cloud is Simply Overpriced...

April 20, 2011

Have you tried Amazon's Cloud Drive yet? Well, it works perfectly. Except, it's perfectly overpriced, for a number of critical reasons. So how much do they want? After 5GB of free storage, Amazon asks you to pay. That is, $20 a year for 20GB, $50 for 50GB, $100 for 100GB, $200 for 200GB, $500 for 500GB, ...

Mostly Other People Do the Killing Go Live in "The Coimbra Concert"

April 20, 2011

Live jazz has traditionally gained a certain cache among the cognoscenti. In the age of the 78, artists were limited to the three or four minute cut; live playing allowed them the stretch out. With the advent of the LP, artists could go on for quite a bit longer, which they started to do on Prestige ...

New Queuing Policy for 2011 TD Ottawa Jazz Festival

April 19, 2011

Ottawa (Monday, April 18, 2011)—To better facilitate admission to events at the 2011 TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival a handful of new queuing policies have been implemented. For the Fourth Stage and Studio Series there are multiple concerts per evening and single tickets will be sold for each concert. Audiences will be asked to clear the ...

Unprecedented Line-up Revealed

April 19, 2011

Ottawa (Wednesday, April 11, 2011)—Upholding its original mission, the TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival continues to celebrate the over-a-century-old conversation that is Jazz. This year's festival, the 31st incarnation, has brought new but not altogether unfamiliar voices to the fray. Robert Plant & the Band of Joy, Elvis Costello and the Imposters, k.d. lang and The ...

Jazz St. Louis Offering 2-for-1 Special on Tickets for the Jazz Collective

April 19, 2011

Jazz St. Louis is offering a 2-for-1 special on tickets to see the Jazz Collective this Friday, April 22 and Saturday, April 23 at Jazz at the Bistro. The all-star group features pianist Cedar Walton, saxophonist Javon Jackson, bassist Buster Williams (pictured) and drummer Jimmy Cobb, the subject of our most recent StLJN Saturday Video Showcase. ...

The Jazz Session #258: Noah Preminger

April 19, 2011

Eyewitness: Thumbs Carllile

April 19, 2011

Last week, JazzWax reader Uwe Zänisch in Berlin sent along a note about guitarist Kenneth “Thumbs" Carllile (1931-1987), a country picker with an superb technique. Rather than spoil the story, let me have Uwe pick it up: “Some days ago I was at YouTube and found a very interesting clip featuring an unusual guitarist in a ...