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News: Video / DVD

Happy Birthday, Wingy Manone!

February 14, 2011

Trumpeter, singer, and composer Joseph “Wingy" Manone was born on this date in 1900. As a boy in New Orleans, he lost an arm as a result of a streetcar accident, but this didn't stop him from taking up a musical instrument. His nickname has to rank as a bitof gallows humor, although Manone's 1948 autobiography ...

News: Recording

Something Else! Reviews on the 2011 Grammy Winners

February 14, 2011

Checking in with our thoughts on a few of tonight's winners from the 2011 Grammy Awards, including the Black Keys — the top-rated Something Else! Reviews record from last year—and Buddy Guy, as well as Neil Young and Mavis Staples, among others. Click through the album titles for more ... THE BLACK KEYS, BROTHERS (winner for ...

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News: Recording

Hip-O Select Reissues

February 14, 2011

The Hip-O label has specialized in multi-disc reissue packages focusing on particular aspects of an artists career. Their Select series provides well done packaging with re-mastered music and extensive liner notes and photographs. Louis Armstrong—Hello Louis: The Hit Years (1963-1969) By the mid 1960's, trumpeter Louis Armstrong had already had a career and a half. Beginning ...

News: Award / Grant

Bringing Jazz Back to the Mainstream: And the Grammy Goes To....

February 14, 2011

...Esperanza Spalding. Given the remarkable rise of this amazing bassist/vocalist/composer, her nomination and even her winning of a Grammy should not seem all that surprising.... Except for one thing. Spalding won the award last night for Best New Artist. Not “Best New Jazz Artist." Spalding won the award over more obvious stars like Justin Bieber. No ...

News: Performance / Tour

From Israel to New York to St Paul: Roni Ben-Hur at the JCC

February 14, 2011

The St. Paul Jewish Community Center is not generally on the jazz map, but perhaps it should be. Once per year, the JCC turns its auditorium into a jazz hall to feature a visiting Israeli performer. (And there's a growing list to choose from, as the Israeli jazz diaspora continues to bring more and more talents ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Frank Macchia

by AAJ Staff
February 13, 2011

Meet Frank Macchia: Born and raised in San Francisco, CA., Frank started on the clarinet at the age of ten years old. Soon afterward he began studies on bassoon, saxophone and flute. By the age of fourteen he began studying composition, writing jazz and classical pieces for his high school band and orchestra and ...

News: Trends

88% Of Shoppers Abandon Items in Online Basket

February 12, 2011

Shopping carts are essential to eCommerce. It's how fans buy stuff from your site. But they can also be the reason why fans don't buy from your site. 88% of shoppers abandon items in their cart and never complete the transaction. 1 in 4 online retailers have seen cart abandonment rise higher now than in previous ...

News: Music Industry

Why Music Keeps Us Coming Back for More

February 12, 2011

"Music itself can be identified as a language. Every language has structure, each with a set of grammatical rules put into place for correct communication. Yet beyond structure music also has the ability to create feelings and emotions without a verbal context. Music, like words, has the ability to make us cry, enlighten and transcend us. ...

News: Technology

Facebook Updates Artist Pages

February 12, 2011

Facebook has updated artist pages. The layout is different. The tabs are removed. Users can now “Login as Page" and interact with Facebook. For instance, I can now visit the TED Page and comment on their wall as Hypebot. Or I could “Like" a status update. Pages cannot, however, post on a user's wall or on his ...

News: Music Industry

The Perils of Music Industry Criticism

February 12, 2011

Wesley Verhoeve of Family Records was kind enough to remind me via Twitter that if you say bad things about the major labels often enough, it's important to balance out your criticism with some solutions. Well, Mr. Verhoeve I'm working on it. For the last couple weekends, I've dedicated my writing and time to figuring out ...