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Marsalis and Blanchard Focus on the New, Not the Tried-and-True

March 11, 2011

By Dan Emerson, TwinCities.com Saxophonist Branford Marsalis and trumpeter Terence Blanchard, who led their respective bands Sunday night at Orchestra Hall, don't seem old enough to have had a 40-year musical relationship. But that is the case, Marsalis, 50, told the audience. They met as grade-schoolers at a summer jazz camp in their native New Orleans ...

The Jazz Session #247: Sarah Manning

March 11, 2011

Jimmy Heath: "I Walked with Giants"

March 11, 2011

Last month as part of the 2nd annual Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival, the great NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Heath was on hand to perform with the Whit Williams Quintet. His performance once again showed how there's nothing quite like veteran mastery. Jimmy's relaxed brand of swinging brought a fire to that bandstand no matter what the tempo. ...

Francois Carrier - Entrance 3 (Ayler, 2011) ****

March 11, 2011

By Stef What fun good jazz can be! This is among the best, enjoyable and joyful post-bop music I've heard in a while. Canadian altoist François Carrier is accompanied by his usual companions Pierre Coté on bass and Michel Lambert on drums, with the great Bobo Stenson on piano for a live tour of Europe that ...

Umphreys McGee: Umbowl II Details

March 11, 2011

TICKETS SACKED WITHIN MINUTES, VIP PACKAGES STILL AVAILABLE Umphrey's McGee brings the ultimate fan experience back to Chicago with UMBowl II on April 2, 2011 at Park West. The uniquely interactive state-of-the-art intimate concert event will keep both band and fan on their toes with the audience calling all of the plays during four, 45 minute ...

Telluride Bluegrass: Complete Lineup and Single-Day Tix

March 11, 2011

SINGLE-DAY TICKETS ON SALE NOW; JUNE 16-19, TELLURIDE, COLORADO The complete lineup for the 38th Telluride Bluegrass Festival has been released. Featuring headliners Robert Plant, Railroad Earth, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Decemberists, Yonder Mountain String Band, Mumford & Sons, Sarah McLachlan, the festival is set for June 16-19, 2011 at Telluride, Colorado. Even more important ...

Green Day: New Live Album

March 11, 2011

ADELINE RECORDS TO RELEASE GREEN DAY'S LIVE ALBUM, AWESOME AS FUCK, ON PINK 180-GRAM DOUBLE DISC GATEFOLD VINYL ON APRIL 26 Adeline Records has just announced an April 26 release date for the vinyl version of Green Day's new live album, Awesome As Fuck. The set (also available on CD with bonus DVD on March 22 ...

Vevo to Live Stream Bonnaroo

March 11, 2011

COMPANIES STRIKE PARTNERSHIP TO CREATE NEW BONNAROO SERIES PROGRAMMING VEVO will bring the summer's biggest music event to fans via an exclusive live stream of the 2011 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. Through a new strategic partnership, VEVO will web cast select live and on-demand performances and interviews from the landmark music and camping festival (June ...

License to Lie - What Made Music Magazines Great

March 11, 2011

It is no secret that music magazines, like many publications, are in decline. Part of the reason for this appears to be straightforward—information on artists and their music is now abundant. From music blogs to Wikipedia to an artist's Twitter account, fans now have unlimited access to the updates of an artist and will likely hear ...

Will ReverbNation Accelerate Myspace Decline?

March 11, 2011

At the close of 2010, MySpace caught a break when it partnered with ReverbNation. It finally gave the artists on the social network a great set of tools to connect with their fans. But did MySpace's alliance with ReverbNation hurt the social network more than it helped? Given that MySpace already found itself nearing irrelevance, empowering artists ...