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News: Performance / Tour

Jacky Terrasson Trio's Masterful Live Performance at KPLU

January 28, 2011

This studio session marks the first visit from pianist, Jacky Terrasson, to the KPLU/Jazz24 studios. We hope it's the first of many. In a stunning three-song set, Jacky left no doubt that his group is one of the most exciting piano trios in jazz today. AUDIO With bassist Ben Williams (winner of the annual Thelonious Monk ...

News: Recording

How To: Give Fans Control of an Album Release

January 28, 2011

Say you're a band from Australia and you have a new album coming out. It's done. You've picked a release date, but it's not really set in stone. There's a tour coming up through the US in April and that seemed like the best time to release it. No point in touring unless you can put ...

News: Technology

#Midem Hot Topics: The Cloud, Music Tech and the One That Just Won't Go Away... Control

January 28, 2011

I just got back from Midem 2011 and will post some very informative presentations in the coming days. While there were no game changing announcements, music in the cloud—streaming, lockers, mobile—was on everyone's lips. It's clearly what fans want and the assembled companies appeared intent on giving it to them. Sadly, however, the debate still continues over ...

News: Opinion

Why the Decline of MySpace is Great for Musicians

January 28, 2011

This post is by Robin Davey of The Hoax and The Bastard Fairies. Interview. Before you could say “We're big on Myspace," it seems the foundations of this once burgeoning oasis of digital discovery have quickly crumbled. These days, it actually closer resembles an online Salton Sea. In retrospect and with hindsight we have to ask ...

News: Technology

"BitTorrent" Censored from Google

January 28, 2011

Early in December, Google vowed to distance itself from piracy. To do so, the company agreed that it would remove terms that are closely associated with piracy from appearing in their Autocomplete and Instant services. Google has since rolled this questionable feature. Now terms like BitTorrent, uTorrent, and RapidShare are filtered out. However, terms like BitComet and Vuze ...

News: Performance / Tour

Marcus Monteiro Organ Trio Performing at New Bedford's Whaling Museum on January 28

January 28, 2011

The Marcus Monteiro Organ Trio performs this Friday evening at the Whaling Museum in New Bedford, Massachusetts, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Admission is $5 for museum members and $10 for non-members. Must be 21 years old. For more information contact 508 997-0046. Montiero is a saxophonist who plays throughout the New England area and up ...

News: Recording

The Friday Morning Listen: Pat Metheny - Imaginary Day (1997)

January 28, 2011

By Mark Saleski I've been reading bits and pieces of Henry Miller's The Air-Conditioned Nightmare, Miller's collection of essays about his travels around the United States. The expatriate writer had wanted to see what his homeland had become, to get to the core of it all. As with all of his work, Miller pulled no punches—there ...

News: Music Industry

You Have to Network, but You Can't Engage in "Networking"

January 28, 2011

If “networking" seems unnatural, it might be because you're doing it for the wrong reasons. The other day, How to Run a Band's Seth Jackson ran an interview with Whiskey Tango about getting their music featured in a film. At the very bottom, Jackson posted a brief (but true) takeaway: they networked with friends that happened ...

News: Performance / Tour

Benjamin Herman | ICP Orchestra

January 28, 2011

On November 10, 2010, Ars Nova Workshop presented the Netherlands' Benjamin Herman Quartet in Philadelphia. For those who experienced their smoking set of Misha Mengelberg compositions, you likely noticed the camera crew. WHYY-TV’s On Canvas documented this rare performance, which will be premiering on the channel tonight at 10pm. If you missed the concert, be sure ...

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News: Recording

Mostly Other People Do the Killing - The Coimbra Concert (Clean Feed, 2011)

January 28, 2011

One of the most exciting and innovative bands on the modern jazz scene, Mostly Other People Do the Killing is a jazz ensemble consisting of Peter Evans on trumpet, Jon Irabagon on tenor and sopranino saxophones, Moppa Elliott on bass and Kevin Shea on drums. What makes the band so much fun to follow is the ...