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News: Performance / Tour

Jazz Around Town: So Did All the Snow Come in December .... I Doubt It!

January 6, 2011

So, I hope your 2011 is proceeding well (another way of saying HAPPY NEW YEAR!). A bit sparse out there over the next seven days, but I hope you can come out Sunday to the first concert of the Exodus to Jazz Winter/Spring series with Tamir Hendelman at the Reformation Lutheran Church! Here are the jazz ...

News: Video / DVD

A Rare "Bernie's Tune"

January 6, 2011

Digital video surprises pop up on the web. Here is an ad hoc edition of the Gerry Mulligan Quartet. The valve trombonist is Mulligan's frequent collaborator Bob Brookmeyer. Ray Brown, bass, and Art Blakey, drums, may have done this with Mulligan just once. YouTube tells us when, 1981. But who knows where?

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz This Week: The Bad Plus and More

January 6, 2011

The jazz and creative music concert schedule in St. Louis is not exactly jam-packed for the first full weekend of 2011, but I suppose that's all the more reason to get out and catch The Bad Plus (pictured) as they return to Jazz at the Bistro tonight through Saturday. You can read my preview of TBP ...

News: Interview

Latin Jazz Conversations: Paquito D'Rivera (Part 1)

January 6, 2011

True musical visionaries don't appear out of the blue; they are the result of a life immersed in music from every angle. From a very young age, these artists have access to a wide variety of music and musicians, checking out all the possibilities of a musical life. They spend time in the company of important ...

News: Interview

Interview: Junior Mance (Part 1)

January 6, 2011

Pianist Junior Mance has always been a natural. While still in his teens, he played and recorded with some of the most exceptional jazz stars of the late 1940s. What jazz greats admired most about Junior was his fearless confidence and fast hands. Back then, jazz pianists had to do triple duty. They had to be ...

News: Recording

The Rolling Stones to Appear on Ian Stewart Tribute Album

January 6, 2011

THE ROLLING STONES TO APPEAR WITH ORIGINAL BASSIST BILL WYMAN FOR BOB DYLAN COVER Spinner, Consequence of Sound, TwentyFourBit, NME, and other music outlets are reporting that The Rolling Stones will appear on a tribute album for Ian Stewart. On March 8, British pianist Ben Waters will release Boogie for Stu, the proceeds of which will ...

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News: Music Industry

Size of the Average Music Library: 7,160 Songs

January 6, 2011

The average TidySongs user has 7,160 songs in their music library. These people may not be your average music fan. That's clear. What's obvious is that these users likely didn't pay for a majority of these songs. For the inundated, TidySongs operates like a music library nanny. It comes in and fills in your missing titles, ...

News: Economics

TrueAnthem Gets $2.9 Million for Ad Supported Music

January 6, 2011

San Francisco based trueAnthem has grabbed $2.9 million in first round funding for its online and supported music service according to an SEC filing. It joins Guevara (who hits 160,000 users according to a tweet yesterday) and others in a sector that has seen its share of failures. The startup hopes to help major clients reach ...

News: Interview

RDIO COO Predicts a Groundswell of Interest and Subscribers in Online Music Streaming

January 6, 2011

Recently, I spoke with Carter Adamson, who is the COO of RDIO. In this interview, Adamson talks about the challenges of raising awareness for a music service and keeping fans actively engaged. Hypebot: What are the challenges of raising awareness for RDIO in a cost-effective manner? Carter Adamson: It's difficult for new businesses to stand out ...

News: Rights

Court Tells Universal We Can Resell Our Promo CDs

January 6, 2011

The U.S. Court of Appeals shot down copyright infringement allegations from Universal Music Group and affirmed an eBay seller's right to resell promotional CDs that he buys from used music and other stores. In an opinion issued Tuesday, the court held: “UMG transferred title to the particular copies of its promotional CDs and cannot maintain an ...