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A Memorable Cape May Weekend

November 18, 2010

It's amazing that the Cape May Jazz Festival has now completed 17 full seasons of its semi-annual jazz weekends. That's 34 festivals drawing large off-season crowds to New Jersey's southern tip. It was a growing pains sort of weekend for the new blood/old blood running the festival after the summertime resignations of festival co-founders Carol Stone ...

Shorty Rogers - "Martians Go Home" (1962)

November 18, 2010

John Pizzarelli to Play Benefit Gala for the Sheldon on Saturday, April 9

November 17, 2010

Guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli (pictured) and the Swing Seven will headline the Sheldon Concert Hall's 2011 benefit gala at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 9 at the Sheldon. Pizzarelli, a frequent visitor to St. Louis who has performed in recent years at the Sheldon, the TouPAC, and Jazz at the Bistro, will feature music from his ...

Interview: Albert Maysles (Part 1)

November 17, 2010

Forty years ago on December 5, Albert Maysles' Gimme Shelter was released. The searing documentary about the last leg of the Rolling Stones 1969 tour culminated with the group's concert appearance at the Altamont Speedway near San Francisco. Today, in my Wall Street Journal article here, Albert, 83, talks with me about the film that accidentally ...

Paul McCartney Live at the Apollo

November 17, 2010

MUST BE A SIRIUS XM SUBSCRIBER TO ENTER THE CONTEST On December 13 at 8:00 pm ET, history will be made. For the first time in his career, Paul McCartney will perform at Harlem's world famous Apollo Theater, at an exclusive live concert event for SiriusXM listeners. This very special, invitation-only concert will celebrate SiriusXM reaching ...

The Beatles Now on iTunes

November 17, 2010

Jambase Questionnaire: Charlie Hunter

November 17, 2010

Welcome back to JamBase's baker's dozen to the bright lights of the music world. Last time we heard from Soulive. Solo guitar performance is one of the oldest, grandest traditions in the blues and jazz fields. It's a brave, exposed display of talent that works as an intimate conversation between the musician and listeners. It's been ...

Official: The Beatles Available on iTunes

November 17, 2010

(UPDATED) It's official, Apple's promised big announcement was not music in the cloud, but rather the digital debut of The Beatles. Both individual track and full album downloads went live on iTune's this morning just ahead of the official 10AM ET announcement.  Single tracks were for sale at iTune's U.S. “hit single" price of $1.29 wach ...

A Look at Mingus the Composer

November 17, 2010

Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog (1997) is a fascinating look at the life and legacy of bassist Charles Mingus. It combines concert footage, interviews with fellow musicians and family, and bits of a noirish documentary of Mingus made in the late 1960s. It was directed by Don McGlynn and co-produced by the composer's widow, Sue ...

Bruce Springsteen: The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town (2010)

November 17, 2010

By Mark Saleski It is perhaps too easy to dismiss the work of celebrities. In the case of Bruce Springsteen, there has been much vitriol expressed over his “supposed" blue collar leanings, as if success can (no...must) wipe out your roots. If you look back at this documentary on the making of Darkness on the Edge ...