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News: Education

Fostering Communities That Support Creativity

October 30, 2010

This weekend, I had a chance to make a trip back home. Much of what I believe in doesn't exist there. When I tell people, some of which I've known for my whole life, that I write for a blog on the web and get paid for it, I am greeted with a blank stare. To ...

News: Opinion

Parker: The High-Tech Hitler?

October 30, 2010

With Limewire Gone is Spotify the New Napster? I Don't Know. Is Sean Parker the New High-Tech Hitler? Is there no limit to this guy's narcissism? The old saying goes, when three people tell you you're drunk, maybe you should sit down. When, the US Supreme court says, you are a thief who stole from millions ...

News: Recording

Unsigned Treasures: Christina Gaudet - Solid (2010)

October 30, 2010

By Nick Deriso For all of her wandering, Allen Toussaint remains this touchstone for New Orleans-born vocalist Christina Gaudet. But Gaudet doesn't let her lasting affinity for a hometown soul legend pigeonhole her wider ambitions on Solid, though it's subtitled “Featuring new songs by Allen Toussaint." She's particularly adept at engrossing Cocteau Twins-inspired dream pop, an ...

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News: Interview

Interview: Mick Barr

October 30, 2010

Over the past decade, guitarist and composer Mick Barr has released countless recordings under the names Ocrilim, Orthrelm, and Octis, and has worked with Krallice, The Flying Luttenbachers, Zach Hill, Weasel Walter and Sam Hillmer of Zs. His lightning fast guitar style and singular approach to the instrument goes unrivaled among his contemporaries, leading Ian MacKaye ...

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News: Recording

Eddie Henderson - For All We Know (Furthermore, 2010)

October 30, 2010

Trumpeter Eddie Henderson first made his mark in jazz playing Miles Davis influenced fusion with Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi band and then on his own early recordings as a leader. During the last several years he has returned to a more or less mainstream straight ahead jazz format. Joining him on this album are John Scofield on ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, October 29-November 4

October 30, 2010

I just noticed this is my 300th post to this blog! So Happy Halloween! And the Twin Cities jazz community has a lot of treats, starting with a homecoming weekend for Kelly Rossum and the return of guitar virtuoso Paul Bollenback, with a much-anticipated return of Regina Carter's Reverse Thread project to spice up midweek. You ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Scott Feiner

by AAJ Staff
October 29, 2010

Meet Scott Feiner:Scott Feiner's musical story is not a common one. Not only is he an American pandeiro player, but he also introduced this Brazilian hand drum to the world of jazz in a highly personal way. A native of New York City, Feiner received a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Studies/Guitar at ...

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News: Event

Rally to Restore Sanity: Tweedy and Staples, the Roots, Sheryl Crow

October 29, 2010

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30 AT NOON; SEVERAL UNANNOUNCED MUSICAL GUESTS On Saturday, October 30, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert will hold their “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear" in Washington D.C. The National Park Service only approved the permit for the rally today, and the 60- page-plus document reveals some information regarding the musical guests. The festivities ...

News: Recording

The Friday Morning Listen: Rosanne Cash - The List (2009)

October 29, 2010

By Mark Saleski For many years, I was very comfortable with the statement: “I hate country music." It was easy to say because there was so much evidence all around: Garth Brooks, Toby Keith, Faith Jill and all of that—it was really just pop music with belt buckles, boots, and big hats. I guess I was ...

News: Recording

Listen Up! Previews: Paul McCartney and Wings, "A Trip to Lagos" (2010)

October 29, 2010

Here's a free download of “A Trip To Lagos," part of a new re-release package for Paul McCartney and Wings' 1973 smash “Band on the Run," set for Nov. 2. McCartney personally supervised all aspects of this new reissue, with remastering work was done at ...