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News: Technology

A/B Testing for Musicians: A Study in Facebook Ads

February 9, 2011

This guest post is written by Chris R. at CD Baby's DIY Musican blog. You can't trust your friends! Musicians are a suspicious lot. We tend to hold fast to our gut instincts. We heed the counsel of close friends and die-hard fans. We can be defensive and protective of our artistic “purity." We're afraid to do anything that smacks ...

News: Music Industry

How Do You Treat Your Biggest Fans?

February 9, 2011

Seth Godin has done it again. In few words, he has reframed how businesses should treat and view their best customers. Godin argues that most businesses just take the money of their best customers. Worse yet, they judge their loyalty by how much more money they're willing to pay than others. When businesses view their best ...

News: Music Industry

Quarterly Losses Widen at Warner Music Group

February 9, 2011

While not as bad as some analysts had expected, there was not much to smile about in Burbank as Warner Music Group filed its 1Q report with Wall Street this morning. For the quarter ending Dec. 31, WMG posted a loss of $18 million or 12 cents a share on $789 million in revenue, compared with ...

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News: Festival

Diana Krall Solo Concerts at the Festival a World Premiere

February 9, 2011

The love affair between Diana Krall and the Festival continues! The internationally acclaimed pianist and singer finally returns to the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal with her major world premiere solo concert! Best of all, the legend will perform on three consecutive nights in Théâtre Maisonneuve, Place des Arts, on June 26, 27 and 28 ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz Singer Amanda Carr Appearing at Chianti Jazz Lounge in Beverly on Sunday, February 13

February 9, 2011

Jazz vocalist Amanda Carr is performing two special shows at the Chianti Tuscan Restaurant & Jazz Lounge, 265 Cabot Street in Beverly Massachusetts on Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. Tickets to the show are available online for $18, or at the door the day of the concert for $20. The concert is ...

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News: Radio

National Public Radio Reveals 100 Quintessential Jazz Songs

February 9, 2011

National Public Radio released its list of “100 Quintessential Jazz Songs" based on feedback from listeners of Jazz24.org and NPR Music. Here are the top ten: Dave Brubeck, “Take Five" Miles Davis, “So What" Duke Ellington, “Take The A Train" Thelonious Monk, “Round Midnight" John Coltrane, “My Favorite Things" John Coltrane, “A Love Supreme (Acknowledgment)" Miles ...

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News: Recording

Bann (Seamus Blake/Jay Anderson/Oz Noy/Adam Nussbaum) - As You Like (2011)

February 9, 2011

By S. Victor Aaron BANN is a jazz supergroup of sorts, consisting of saxophonist Seamus Blake, bassist Jay Anderson, guitarist Oz Noy and drummer Adam Nussbaum. We know how supergroups can be hit-or-miss affairs; either egos clash and the different voices don't click together, or they come together naturally to create something that can be very ...

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News: Recording

Howlin' Wolf - Live and Cookin' at Alice's Revisited (1972, Reissue)

February 9, 2011

By Nick DeRiso Howlin' Wolf, posthumously inducted into the Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame in 1980 and then the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991, had no right to rock it like this. Not after what he had been through. By the time of his 1972 date at Chicago's Alice's Revisited, he had suffered ...

News: Interview

Interview | Rhys Chatham

February 9, 2011

Rhys Chatham has played trumpet since the early-1980s but it’s still appropriate to recognize his new Brass Trio as a significant sea change. Known for organizing terrifyingly large ensembles with up to 400 guitarists, the pioneering composer who has found a common thread running through punk fury, minimalism, and avant-garde jazz displayed the strongest trumpet work ...

News: Music Industry

Yikes: Is This Where Publishing is Headed?

February 9, 2011

Of the two, publishing is the more solid counterpart to recordings. But publishing is battling its own disruptive demons, and that became even more obvious today. During its morning financial review, Warner Music Group revealed a surprising, 14.9 percent quarterly drop in publishing revenues, one that featured declines across various licensing segments. It looks like everything ...