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News: Performance / Tour

Bonerama to Perform Wednesday, January 19 at the Gramophone

Bonerama to Perform Wednesday, January 19 at the Gramophone

The brass-driven New Orleans funk group Bonerama (pictured), which features a front line of four trombone players, is returning to St. Louis to play on Wednesday, January 19 at The Gramophone. Bonerama was formed in 1998 by trombonists Mark Mullins and Craig Klein, who both have spent considerable time as part of singer/pianist Harry Connick's Jr's ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Christian Pincock, Moyindau Quartet to Play in January at Lnac

Christian Pincock, Moyindau Quartet to Play in January at Lnac

The Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center has announced two shows in January that may be of interest to fans of jazz and improvised music: Trombonist and electronic musician Christian Pincock will play LNAC on Friday, January 14. Pincock performs improvised and composed music using a valve trombone and a computer-based instrument he created using MAX/MSP software. “Using ...

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News: Award / Grant

Rounding up the "Best Jazz of 2010" Lists

Rounding up the "Best Jazz of 2010" Lists

As 2010 winds down, jazz journalists, DJs, critics and bloggers have been publishing their annual “Best Of" lists, and once again this year, St. Louis Jazz Notes is offering a meta-list with links to all of the “Best Jazz of 2010" lists we can locate. As in years past, it's alphabetized by writers' names. In those ...

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News: Obituary

Billy Taylor (1921-2010)

Billy Taylor (1921-2010)

Billy Taylor, a pianist mentored by Art Tatum who could play any jazz style flawlessly and whose graceful keyboard choices were matched only by his ability to communicate the joys of jazz on TV and radio, and in books and classrooms, died in New York on December 28 of a heart attack. He was 89. [Photo ...

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News: Performance / Tour

What Are You Doing on Nye?

LET'S POP OUR CORKS TOGETHER!!! New Year's Eve is arguably the most significant concert going night of the year. Things just feel WAY more momentous packed into a club or theatre with sound blasting, lights flashing and folks reveling in a way they probably don't allow themselves the rest of the year. We each choose carefully ...

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News: Trends

Let's Stay Home Instead... Live Music Sales Decline

Let's Stay Home Instead... Live Music Sales Decline

In 2010, the number of tickets sold dropped 12% from the 2009 level of 29.9 million. You may not be able to download a concert, but you can stay home instead. That appears to be exactly what people are doing. Why? Many fans pointed out that expensive tickets aren't the only reason why they've hidden their ...

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News: Trends

Bruce Houghton: 8 Things I Hope for the New Music Industry in 2011

Bruce Houghton: 8 Things I Hope for the New Music Industry in 2011

1. The Rise Of The Musical Middle Class - We talk about a long tail of artists—a new era with fewer superstars but more musicians and other creatives making a living doing what they love.  We know it already exists. Hypebot and our sister booking agency Skyline Music exist in this space and serves these artists.  ...

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News: Music Industry

How to Avoid Failure in Your Social-Media Campaign

How to Avoid Failure in Your Social-Media Campaign

50% of social-media campaigns will fail. That prediction comes from Gartner. From the perspective of interactive marketer Adam Kmiec, “Social media has become a self-propelled hype factory." Every day another new social platform is released. These bright, shiny objects are chased. The Kool-Aid gets drunk. Then, a day later, the next big thing comes along. It ...

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News: Trends

Kyle Bylin: 4 Things I Hope for the New Music Industry in 2011

Kyle Bylin: 4 Things I Hope for the New Music Industry in 2011

Ready or not, 2011 is upon us. The new music industry has traveled down a long and winding road. It's not over yet. As 2010 passes by, many predictions are being made about what lies ahead. Rather than add to the prognostication and vast hope for the launch Google Music, Spotify coming stateside, and Apple getting ...

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News: Performance / Tour

What's Happening New Year's Eve

Reservations recommended for all venues with New Year's Packages! TULA'S JAZZ CLUB: New Year's Eve Party with Stephanie Porter 2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 8:30pm, $35 JAZZ ALLEY: Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band **New Year's packages include music and food. Prices range from $52-$155/person 2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 8:45 & 11:00pm ...


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