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News: Recording

1,000 Jazz Albums You Should Hear Before You Die (741-750)

November 15, 2010

Here is another 10 to add to the list. Remember that there is no ranking system here, and if you don't see your favorite jazz album yet, it doesn't mean it won't show up. Hopefully these lists will inspire you to seek some of these albums out that perhaps you haven't heard before, or revisit an ...

News: Video / DVD

Thinking of Danny Barker

November 16, 2010

This is neither the anniversary of Danny Barker's birth (January 13, 1909) nor of his death (March 13, 1994). I need no special occasion to write about Danny. He was born in New Orleans, where I served with him on the board of the original New Orleans JazzFest and was lucky enough to become his friend. ...

News: Education

Mike Stern to Present Free Master Class This Friday, November 19 at Graham Chapel

November 16, 2010

This just in from the Jazz at Holmes series at Washington University: Guitarist Mike Stern (pictured) will give a free master class at 4:00 p.m. this Friday, November 19 at Graham Chapel on the Wash U. campus. The event is sponsored by Jazz at Holmes and the Wash U. Department of Music, and it is free ...

News: Radio

The Jazz Session #217: Matt Jorgensen

November 16, 2010

Matt Jorgensen pays tribute to his father-in-law, artist Dale Chisman, on his new CD Tattooed By Passion (Origin Records, 2010). In this interview, Jorgensen talks about Chisman's art and the genesis of this album; how Chisman's approach to painting mirrors Jorgensen's approach to composing; and how Jorgensen and Thomas Marriott worked together to write several of ...

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News: Interview

Helen Merrill: Dream of You

November 16, 2010

One of the finest jazz vocal albums of the 1950s is Helen Merrill's Dream of You. Recorded over the course of three days in July 1956 for EmArcy, the session paired Helen with arranger Gil Evans nearly a year before his first majestic session with trumpeter Miles Davis. Helen's Dream of You isn't a typical jazz-vocal ...

News: Performance / Tour

Robert Plant: U.S. Tour

November 16, 2010

BAND OF JOY OUT NOW Robert Plant has confirmed a 15-date North American tour. Beginning January 18 in Asheville, NC, this will be the first tour on these shores since the release of his latest album, Band of Joy. The touring band will once again be the same that made the record: Patty Griffin, vocals; Darrell ...

News: Interview

Mark Karan: This is What I Do

November 16, 2010

By : Andrew Wetzler The South Florida music scene has blossomed over the past decade or so, but there is still nowhere near the flow of gold nugget acts that fans experience in New York, San Francisco, Baltimore or many other more established live music towns. So, when Mark Karan and Jemimah Puddleduck (JP) announced their ...

News: Technology

Facebook Introduces "Modern Messaging System"

November 16, 2010

(Updated) During a press conference today Facebook announced a new “modern messaging system" that combines email, text messaging, instant messages and Facebook messaging into a single stream that founder Mark Zuckerberg says goes “beyond email." Users can get an @facebook.com email address, but it is not an essential component of the system and can continue to ...

News: Trends

Does Litigation Drive Innovation in Media Piracy?

November 16, 2010

The harder the cultural industries drop the hammer down, the better infringers seem to get at avoiding detection and designing more robust file-sharing clients. For instance, LimeWire remained a rather mediocre service, one many sharers left years ago, and in its killing, a better and more efficient “Pirate Edition" emerged. It makes me wonder, do our ...

News: Book / Magazine

Grab a Free Copy of the New Rockstar Philosophy

November 16, 2010

The crew at The New Rockstar Philosophy wants you to take their book while it's still free. On November 30, they're taking the download off their site. In the meantime, they're asking readers to help them with edits, suggestions, and spelling errors, among other things. Their goal is to emerge with a physical book; one the ...