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News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: A Romero Lubambo Sampler

November 28, 2010

As noted in this space last week, a number of fine jazz guitarists have visited St. Louis this fall, and the mini-trend will continue next week with Pat Martino returning to Jazz at the Bistro for a four night stand. In addition, the Brazilian guitarist Romero Lubambo is coming ...

News: Video / DVD

Sat Eye Candy: Delaney and Bonnie

November 28, 2010

MUSIC FOR THE SAKE OF IT While The Band have been gathering accolades as for their role as a primary influence on rock 'n' roll that followed, another group from the same era had almost as big an impact on the movers & shakers in the 60s & 70s (and subsequently since then). Delaney & Bonnie ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Chicago Live Jazz Music (November 26 - December 3, 2010) Schedule

November 28, 2010

Here is what's happening with the live music Chicago Jazz Scene for the dates November 26th thru December 3rd, 2010... (photo by JAZZzology: At the Annual Bill Evans Tribute event in Chicago with Chuck Cicero-Jazz Showcase general manager, Richard Watters-JAZZzology editor, Joe Segal-Jazz Showcase founder/owner) Andy's Jazz Club 11 East Hubbard St. Chicago, IL 60611 312.642.6805 ...

News: Recording

One Track Mind: The Carpenters, "We've Only Just Begun" (1970)

November 28, 2010

By Pico Since I'm on the topic of singles from 1970, here's another one that was in the family household record rotation forty years ago, but a much more somber and a lot less obscure. It began as a ditty for a local bank seeking to attract newlywed customers and within a year turned into a ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Marc Hoffman

by AAJ Staff
November 27, 2010

Meet Marc Hoffman: After establishing himself as a composer and performer of film, theatre, concert and gospel music, Marc Hoffman began pursuing his passion for jazz in the early 1990s. As a pianist and vocalist, Marc performs over 75 dates a year with a repertoire of original jazz and his own ...

News: Radio

The Jazz Session #219: Either/Orchestra's Russ Gershon

November 23, 2010

The Either/Orchestra is celebrating 25 years of making music with their new CD, Mood Music For Time Travellers (Accurate Records, 2010). In this interview, founder and leader Russ Gershon talks about how the band got started; how it has survived for 25 years; and the music on the new album, which returns to the classic E/O ...

News: Performance / Tour

Allman Brothers Band: Beacon Theatre Run

November 23, 2010

ALLMAN BROS. BACK AT THE BEACON In a press conference today, The Allman Brothers Band announced a return to the Beacon Theatre, their traditional home where they have played some 190 shows over the past 20 years, for a string of dates in March 2011. Earlier this year, the band had lost their 2010 booking at ...

News: Trends

3 Things the Music Industry Can Learn from Gaming

November 23, 2010

On the MIDEMblog, Albin Serviant, the CEO of interactive music company offers some critical lessons music professionals could learn from the video games industry. #1: Consumers like to be social while they are entertained #2: Consumers like to personalise their entertainment. #3: Consumers want to gain status through competition. “Today's fan wants more than just a ...

News: Interview

We7 Ceo Says Better Music Services Deter Piracy

November 23, 2010

Recently, I spoke with Steve Purdham, who is the CEO of we7, an on-demand music streaming and radio service based out of the UK. In this interview, Purdham talks about his company shifting to focus on their personalized radio feature, the importance of acknowledging the needs of the mass-consumer, and how cloud-based music services will inevitably ...

News: Economics

Spotify Lost $26.5 Million in 2009. What Does That Say About It's Future?

November 23, 2010

(Updated) Music Ally and others have jumped on figures published by Spotify that show a '09 loss of $26.5 million. TechCrunch Europe declared that the numbers show that U.S. expansion is now “imperative." But year old figures for a startup don't begin to tell Spotify's story or provide a prediction of it's future. Not only did ...