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News: Recording

Saxophonist/Composer Donny McCaslin Releases New CD Titled Perpetual Motion on Greenleaf Records.

January 4, 2011

It becomes immediately apparent within the first few seconds why Donny McCaslin has named his new CD Perpetual Motion (Greenleaf Records). The man is a tenor saxophone-blowing force of nature, unleashing new, mind-numbing ideas at the speed of light, his lips keeping pace with his brain as he turns down one avenue, juts down another and ...

News: Performance / Tour

2011 Harlem in the Himalayas Schedule - Jazz at the Rubin Museum in NYC

January 4, 2011

Acoustic jazz concerts presented with The National Jazz Museum in Harlem All tickets $18 in advance / $20 day of; $7 student standby Fridays at 7:00 p.m. Box Office: 212.620.5000 ext. 344 Online tickets: rmanyc.org/harlem 2011 Performances: January 7 Eldar Signed to Sony Classical at the age of ...

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News: Festival

Monterey Jazz Festival Names Chris Doss as Managing Director

January 4, 2011

Monterey, CA; The Monterey Jazz Festival, a leader in jazz education since its inception in 1958, is pleased to announce that Chris Doss has been named as the Festival's Managing Director. Mr. Doss brings a wealth of music, arts, and entertainment industry experience to the Monterey Jazz Festival. As an administrator, he has managed multi-million dollar ...

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News: Recording

Buddy Miller: The Majestic Silver Strings

January 4, 2011

NEW ALBUM & BONUS DVD OUT MARCH 1, 2011 VIA NEW WEST RECORDS Buddy Miller teamed up with esteemed guitarists Marc Ribot, Bill Frisell and Greg Leisz to create The Majestic Silver Strings, a monumental musical experience to be released on CD, with bonus DVD, March 1, 2011 via New West Records. The Majestic Silver Strings, ...

News: Performance / Tour

Chuck Berry Collapses Onstage in Chicago

January 4, 2011

GET WELL SOON, CHUCK Rock N' Roll legend Chuck Berry collapsed onstage during a packed New Year's Day performance at the Congress Theatre in Chicago. According to Rolling Stone, Berry was an hour into his set when he slumped over his keyboard, saying “I'm struggling," before venue staff members ushered him offstage for medical attention. He ...

News: Performance / Tour

Oliver Wood and Michael Bellar/as-is Ensemble: January Dates

January 4, 2011

TOUR STARTS JANUARY 13 IN ATHENS, GA Singer, songwriter and guitarist Oliver Wood of the Wood Brothers will join forces with Michael Bellar and the AS-IS Ensemble in a collaboration that promises a night of great songs, grooves, and soul. The three night run starts at The Melting Point in Athens, GA. From there, they'll head ...

News: Trends

86% Of Fans Want iTunes to Price Match Amazon

January 4, 2011

Fans want iTunes to price match Amazon. With a keynote from Steve Jobs coming this month, the writers behind TMM surveyed their readers on what they hoped will be announced. 86% of them want iTunes to price match with Amazon's services. It's possible, but not likely. With 70% of the digital music download market, Apple doesn't ...

News: Interview

An Interview with Thumbplay Music CEO Evan Schwartz on Music Streaming and Piracy

January 4, 2011

Recently, I spoke with Evan Schwartz, the CEO and co-Founder of Thumbplay Music. In this interview, Schwartz talks about the challenge of raising awareness for streaming services and their radio feature that will be launched in the new year. Hypebot: Given the results of your study, do you think compelling music services curve music piracy? Evan ...

News: Music Industry

Aram Sinnreich: "Criminalizing File-Sharing Is... It's Literally Pathological; It's Insane."

January 4, 2011

Aram Sinnreich, a professor at Rutgers University and author of the book Mashed Up, gave this speech at NYU in early December. It starts off a little slow, but it picks up speed as he breaks into music industry analysis. If you're looking for the quote that I pulled from the talk, you'll have to buffer ...

News: Music Industry

MySpace Eyes Massive Layoffs as News Corp Looks For a Buyer

January 4, 2011

MySpace is considering massive layoffs that could cut as much as 50% of the struggling social network's 1100 person workforce according to a several sources. Parent company News Corp has been pushing MySpace to make this cuts for months even as it looks for ways to dump the division unless a miracle turnaround materializes. Almost all ...