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The Jazz Session #252: Nico Soffiato

March 29, 2011

AB Baars - Time to Do My Lions (Stichting Wig, 2010) ****

March 29, 2011

By Paul Acquaro I must admit I was afraid to listen to this album at first. I thought that I might not know how to hear, compare, or enjoy a solo saxophone recording. I like space and I like the edges of improvisation and music, but I was concerned that this would be to far off ...

Sheryl Crow: Spring Tour

March 29, 2011

TOUR STARTS MAY 8 IN ROCHESTER, MN Sheryl Crow has announced a Spring tour set to kick off May 8 in Rochester, MN at the Taylor Arena (see below for complete itinerary). A limited number of VIP Tickets (which include a Meet and Greet with Sheryl) are available for all shows. Click here for more information. ...

Paul Simon Adds Club Dates

March 29, 2011

HOW THE AUDIENCE APPROACHES WHAT IT YEARNS Paul Simon has added club dates in select cities to his recently announced, largely sold-out spring theater tour. The added shows offer fans a chance to see the iconic artist and his stellar band in more intimate, personal settings. “I'm going to play 3,000 seat theaters and also clubs," ...

Phil Ramone, Larry Rosen, Larry Miller Form Roba to Create iPad and Android Tablet Music Apps

March 29, 2011

Music industry veterans, Larry Rosen (GRP Records), Phil Ramone (producer for Streisand, Dylan, Elton John), Larry Miller (AT&T's a2b music, Or Records) and entertainment attorney Leslie José Zigel have  formed ROBA Interactive to develop iPad and Android tablet music apps. Their goal is to create a more immersive and interactive digital music experience. ROBA's patent-pending app ...

Simple, Effective Cross Promotion - Folk Artists Cover Each Other's Singles, Tour U.S. Together

March 29, 2011

Love a fellow musician's song? Do they love your music too? Perfect. Cover each other's singles and take off on a tour of the U.S. That's the strategy being employed by folk-singer Joe Pug and Philadelphia's Strand of Oaks. Before the tour launched, Pug covered “End in Flames" by Strand of Oaks, and Strand of Oaks ...

Another Industry First: Music Royalties Fall 1%

March 29, 2011

For the first time, PRS for Music reported a 1% annual fall in total royalties. Why the decline? PRS suspects that digital piracy and a fall in high street sales are to blame. Royalties are down £7m to £611.2m in 2010, the Guardian says. Recorded media royalties also “fell 8.8%." According to PRS CEO Robert Ashcroft, ...

Even Without a U.S. Launch Date, Spotify is Hiring

March 29, 2011

Spotify hasn't completed its deals with U.S. record labels, but that hasn't stopped the music streamer from ramping up its hiring here. “Spotify is looking for rock star engineers and product people in NYC!" the company tweeted on Friday, even in the midst of an online attack that forced it to pull third party ads from ...

Tickets on Sale for the Ballard Jazz Festival

March 29, 2011

Tickets are now on sale for the 2011 Ballard Jazz Festival which runs April 20-23. Pre-sale tickets are discounted, with the largest discount available to those who purchase before April 1 (Friday). Click here to visit the Ballard Jazz Festival website. This year's festival is headlined by pianist Mitchel Forman and his quartet, featuring Chuck Loeb, ...

Singer Michelle Cruz Performing at Cafe Tatant in Roxbury on Thursday, March 31

March 29, 2011

Popular jazz vocalist Michelle Cruz from Providence is performing at Cafe Tatant at the Roxbury Center for the Arts at Hibernian Hall in Boston on Thursday evening, March 31, 2011. She'll be performing songs from her new debut album, The Recovery. Cafe Tatant is a dinner club setting with upscale cuisine prepared by George Huggins of ...