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Jazz This Week: Ray Brown Tribute, Galactic, Jimmy Webb, Latin and East Indian Rhythms Meet Jazz, and More

March 17, 2011

The jazz and creative music calendar this week in St. Louis offers a variety of stylistic approaches, from a tribute to a beloved mainstream bassist to shows mixing jazz with funk, Latin and East Indian sounds, electronica, and more. Fans of bop and swing naturally will gravitate toward the Ray Brown Tribute that begins tonight and ...

Latin Jazz Conversations: Bobby Matos (Part 1)

March 17, 2011

Music forms a powerful connection with young people, and for those with a predisposition to music, it inspires any number of reactions. Every listening experience becomes a revelation, and exposure to great music will only heighten their enthusiasm. Movement becomes mandatory as they interpret the nature of the beat combined with their own instinctual emotions around ...

Mike Gordon and Galactic: Free Iclips Webcast

March 17, 2011

Gem State Jam Fest: Lineup and Tickets

March 17, 2011

A SOLAR POWERED JAM IN THE JOINT Gem State Jam Music and Arts Festival, Idaho's largest solar-powered music, art and history festival, will return once again to the Old Idaho Penitentiary in Boise on June 11, 2011. Check out the initial lineup below. Click here to get tickets. In collaboration with Sustainable Waves Staging, the Jam ...

R.I.P. Melvin Sparks

March 17, 2011

ACID JAZZ GREAT PASSES AWAY AT 64 Legendary Soul/Jazz/Funk guitarist Melvin Sparks died yesterday due to complications from diabetes. He was 64 years old. Sparks was noted for his pioneering Acid Jazz guitar style in the 60s and 70s, influencing generations of musicians in his wake, including Galactic, The Greyboy Allstars, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Derek ...

Wavy Gravy 75th Birthday Concert Weir/Hart, Chris Robinson, Zero

March 17, 2011

THREE-FOURTHS OF A CENTURY OF GRAVY!!! Bay Area cultural icon Wavy Gravy is turning 75 years young this year—and you're invited to his party! Wavy Gravy will host a benefit concert on Saturday May 14, 2011 at 7:00pm at the Craneway Pavilion in Richmond, CA's Marina District. The show will feature a legendary lineup of musicians, ...

Trio Mediaeval New Release and Tour

March 17, 2011

Trio Mediaeval is back with a new album of sacred music released on March 15, 2011. Trio Mediaeval A Worcester Ladymass Anna Maria Friman voice Linn Andrea Fuglseth voice Torunn Østrem Ossum voice Few vocal ensembles produce quite as beautiful and finely blended a sound as this Norwegian ...

New Release from Paolo Fresu and a Filetta

March 17, 2011

On February 22nd ECM released Mistico Mediterraneo, a mesmerizing collaboration between lyrical Italian jazz improvisers Paolo Fresu and Daniele di Bonaventura and the Corsican vocal ensemble A Filetta. Paolo Fresu Mistico Mediterraneo Paolo Fresu trumpet, flugelhorn Daniele di Bonaventura bandoneon A Filetta: Jean-Claude Acquaviva: ...

Interview: CEO Ian Rogers on Topspin Relaunch

March 17, 2011

Just in time for the start of SXSW Music, Topspin today dropped its invitation only poilicy and opened its direct to fan platform to all musicians. (details here). Just prior to pushing the button on the new Topspin, CEO Ian Rogers answered questions including which artists might benefit from their expanded service and what he's planning ...

"If a Studio Doesn't Fly a Flag, They're Dead."

March 17, 2011

This post is by Hypebot intern Hisham Dahud. His Twitter: @HishamDahud. It goes without saying that today's music space is hypercompetitive—mainly as a result from the near zero barriers to entry. Virtually anyone can record an album, distribute, tour, and sell product directly to fans.  “I don't think there's anything negative about that," says John Vanderslice, founder ...