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Delmark Now Distributes Sackville Records; Roscoe Mitchell's "Quartet," 1975
Good news for modern jazz appreciators: selected titles in the legendary Sackville Records catalog will now be available through Delmark. It involves the avant jazz catalog and, so I hear, may eventually include unreleased recordings. In keeping with the welcome turn of events I'll be looking today at one of the early Sackville masterworks, Roscoe Mitchell's ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, April 8-14
Another big weekend for Twin Cities Jazz fans, with three generations of pianists in town. Highlights, Last Week My biggest regret is missing Irv Williams' CD release and “retirement" party at the Dakota. I hear it was a sell-out. Hopefully it was just a trial run at retirement. But I did hit a few stellar gigs: ...
Tatsuya Nakatani to Convene Gong Orchestra on Wednesday, April 13 at LNAC
Percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani (pictured) is coming back to St. Louis to perform at 8:00 p.m. next Wednesday, April 13 at the Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center. Nakatani was here most recently in November 2010 at LNAC, playing solo and in small groups with local improvisers. This time, he'll team up with some St. Louis musicians (still being ...
Latin Jazz Conversations: Alexa Weber Morales (Part 2)
Musicians live a life filled with uncertainty, but one thing can be guaranteed—the journey towards musical fulfillment involves unexpected twists and turns. No one moves through their life on a straight road, but a musician almost certainly encounters a number of bumps along the way. Financial instability and the need for additional work can force a ...
The Jazz Session #255: Marc Miralta
Drummer Marc Miraltas most recent CD is Dreams (Fresh Sound, 2007). In this interview, recorded while Miralta was in New York to play with Alexis Cuadrado, Miralta talks about his lifelong love of jazz; how he became known for his flamenco/jazz hybrid music; and why a life as an artist was a natural choice in his ...
Interview: Ralph Carmichael (Part 3)
In the last years of Nat King Cole's life, he sounded comfortable in the arms of Ralph Carmichael's charts. Admittedly lighter and more commercial than Cole's earlier Capitol dates, these albums need to be put in context. Easy listening LPs like Touch of Your Lips; Lazy Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer and L-O-V-E were indeed lighter ...
Hello Music Launches Daily Deals for Musicians
Online independent artist platform Hello Music is launching a daily deals site for limited time discounts on musical instruments, recording equipment, gear and accessories. Including products from more than fifty top manufacturers including Takamine, Gretsch Drums, Tascam, Nord and Kurzweil, Hello Music Deals will feature four products each day. Daily sales with discounts up to 70% ...
Only 22% of High Schoolers Want to Pay 99 Cents a Song
How does the 99¢ song fair among high school students? Not very well, according to a new study by Piper Jaffray. Only 22% of the 4,500 participants said they'd consider paying 99¢ for a track. In contrast, 65% use P2P services to get music for free, with a mere 35% indicating that they purchase music from ...
Liberty Big Band Performing in Pittsfield on April 8 as Part of Jazz Appreciation Month
The U.S. Air Force jazz ensemble, Liberty Big Band, is performing a special concert on Friday, April 8, 2011 at the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, as part of Jazz Appreciation Month across the United States. The 16-piece ensemble- which has been entertaining music lovers for over 25 years - is based at Hanscom Air Force ...
Armen Donelian Trio Performing at Castle Street Cafe in Great Barrington This Friday, April 8
The Armen Donelian Trio is performing at the Castle Street Cafe in Great Barrington, Massachusetts on Friday, April 8, 2011 from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Led by Armenian-born composer and jazz pianist Armen Donelian, the trio includes drummer George Schuller and bassist David Clark. Located at 10 Castle Street in Great Barrington, the Castle Street Cafe ...
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Arcanum at Victoria Nasjonal Jazzscene, Oslo
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