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News: Performance / Tour

Eddie Vedder: Solo Album and Tour

March 26, 2011

U.S. TOUR STARTS JUNE 15 IN PROVIDENCE, RI; NEW ALBUM UKULELE SONGS OUT MAY 31 In support of his forthcoming solo album, Ukulele Songs (out May 31), Eddie Vedder will embark on a month-long US tour on June 15 in Providence, Rhode Island which wraps up on July 15 at Seattle's Benaroya Hall. Special guest Glen ...

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News: Trends

Music Recommendation Engines Not Satisfying Fans

March 26, 2011

A new survey by Orpheus Media Research reveals that music recommendation engines are gaining ground among consumers but are failing to offer them accurate results. According to ORM, 54% of respondents had used an engine, with only 40% of them using it daily or a few times a week. While using an engine, 77% have discovered ...

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News: Recording

Woody Shaw - United (1981, Reissue)

March 26, 2011

By Nick Deriso A new reissue series focusing on turn-of-the-1980s sides by the underappreciated Woody Shaw doesn't consistently illustrate why he's sometimes considered the last of the true innovators at the trumpet. But United certainly does. Shaw, playing in his last date as a leader for Columbia Records, marked his return to the purely straight-ahead style ...

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News: Music Industry

A Look at the Gigsby Momentum Reports

March 26, 2011

The electronic music networking site Gigsby is essentially designed to facilitate collaboration. The recent debut of its Momentum Charts ought to do that very thing. Just like in most genres of music, finding business partners can be difficult. There is a lot of nosing around, a lot of vetting, occasionally a lot of guesswork. Gigsby is ...

News: Recording

Bud Shank's Last Recording: Jake Fryer's "In Good Company"

March 26, 2011

If there is still a west coast kind of jazz it's because players associated with the west coast still play music. That's obvious, of course, but even in its heyday the west coast style covered a broad group of stylistic tendencies, from the cool of a Chet Baker to the heat of Hampton Hawes. Bud Shank ...

News: Interview

Latin Jazz Conversations: Bobby Matos (Part 5)

March 25, 2011

One of the most exiting parts of being a seasoned professional is the ability to touch other people's artistic statements and make a difference. During an artist's younger days, their main focus lies upon their own personal development as a musician. While they reach their peers, their collaborations generally don't make overarching impacts. More experienced professionals ...

News: Radio

The Jazz Session #251: Ben Allison

March 25, 2011

Bassist Ben Allison delivers an original and exciting take on tunes by everyone from Samuel Barber to Neil Young to Thelonious Monk on his new CD, Action-Refraction (Palmetto, 2011). In this interview, Allison talks about an iPhone app that changed the sound palette on his new record; two musicians whove joined him for the first time ...

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News: Recording

Aretha Franklin: Columbia Years

March 25, 2011

Two weeks ago I wrote an advance review of Take a Look: Aretha Franklin Complete on Columbia for the Wall Street Journall (here). It's an 11-CD box plus one DVD from Sony/Legacy that covers Franklin's entire 1960-65 output for the Columbia label. The mega box tells two stories concurrently. One details the singer's development as a ...

News: Performance / Tour

Consider the Source: Spring Tour with Eatliz

March 25, 2011

CONSIDER THE SOURCE KICKS OFF SPRING TOUR WITH EATLIZ NYC's Consider The Source is excited to announce their spring tour with international phenom Eatliz, from Tel Aviv. The two are scheduled to play tonight at The House in Columbia, South Carolina. Full tour dates are below. Consider The Source is quickly gaining a powerful following of ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Budos Band: Spring Tour with Charles Bradley

March 25, 2011

THE BUDOS BAND ANNOUNCES SPRING TOUR DATES Following a winter club tour, The Budos Band return back to the mid-west this April. The band promises to deliver the same brazen intensity each night, slaying audiences with its venomous psychedelic afro-rock. Opening for The Budos Band on these dates is Daptone label-mate, Charles Bradley whose backing band ...