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News: Recording

Tom Waits - Glitter and Doom Live (2009)

March 29, 2011

By Mark Saleski You don't have to look very hard to find all sorts of writing about Tom Waits. Much of it wanders around in the area of Waits' past, his hard living, the drinking, smoking, the decayed hotel rooms. Some of that stuff is true, and some of it is about as useful as that ...

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News: Recording

Noah Haidu - Slipstream (2011)

March 29, 2011

By S. Victor Aaron Posi-Tone Records, the label that has done more than anyone else lately in putting out records by the brightest new talent in mainstream and modern jazz, introduced the pianist and composer Noah Haidu to the world last week. Slipstream went on sale March 22, a debut that doesn't present mere potential, but ...

News: Performance / Tour

Stasis and Change

March 29, 2011

On Saturday, April 9, Bobby Zankel and the Warriors of the Wonderful Sound will perform with Steve Coleman at Montgomery County Community College. Funded by the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage through the Philadelphia Music Project, this collaboration with Coleman is the second part of Zankel’s project, “The Wizards of the Saxophone Meet the Warriors ...

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News: Recording

Bill Dixon - Intents and Purposes (RCA 1969, International Phonographic, 2011)

March 29, 2011

Trumpeter, composer and educator Bill Dixon's music has always been something of an enigma to me, but seeing how revered he was by his fellow musicians I tried my best to enjoy it. This album, amazingly released originally by a major label and out of print for many years has been given a beautiful re-issue and ...

News: Trends

It Gets Crazier: iTunes = 85% of Indie Digital Revenues...

March 29, 2011

Last week, global independent trade group AIM stumbled upon a stunningly lopsided stat. Namely, that iTunes, Amazon, and Spotify collectively accounted for 94.4 percent of indie digital revenues, worldwide. The rest—specifically, 51 stores—were simply squeezed into the thinnest of margins. But it gets even crazier. Because after digging a bit deeper, it turns out that iTunes ...

News: Trends

Germans Are Suddenly Bigger Music Buyers Than Brits...

March 29, 2011

The Brits can be ferocious music connoisseurs, but their spending power is now getting beaten by the Germans. According to a 2010 review just released by the IFPI, Germany is now the third-ranked music market in the world, slotting behind Japanand the US. The UK is perched at an unfamiliar fourth-place. The move is happening despite ...

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News: Recording

Sirone's Last American Recording: Oluyemi Thomas, Sirone and Michael Wimberly's "Beneath Tones Floor"

March 29, 2011

Bassist Sirone's recent passing was a sad event. He has been a mainstay of avant bass playing in the free jazz field since he first came to notice in the '60s. Beneath Tones Floor (No Business CD 20) finds him in good form and in excellent company on what is believed to be his last recording ...

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News: Radio

Dinner Jazz, Anyone?

March 29, 2011

For nearly 20 years, radio programmer Bob Parlocha was the music director of the Bay Area's venerable KJAZ, as well as the host of the station's crown jewel program, Dinner Jazz. What started as a one hour pick up shift on saturday evenings in 1978, soon blossomed into the station's most popular and profitable show. Mr. ...

News: Recording

Recent Listening: A Bill Dixon Rarity

March 28, 2011

Bill Dixon, Intents and Purposes (International Phonograph). Dixon, who died last year at 84, is typically described as a force in the free jazz that emerged in the1960s. He was that, but Intents and Purposes defied labeling when Dixon recorded it more than four decades ago. This long overdue reissue confirms that the album withstands categorization. ...

News: Performance / Tour

Vanessa Rubin to Perform Monday, April 18 at Siue

March 28, 2011

Singer Vanessa Rubin (pictured) is coming back to the St. Louis area to perform at 8:00 p.m. Monday, April 18 in the Dunham Hall Theater at SIUE. The free concert will feature Rubin and SIUE's vocal jazz ensemble, which is under the direction of Reggie Thomas. The event is sponsored by SIUE's Singer's Society, a new ...