Results for "AAJ Staff"

Why Don't You Join the Conversation Already?

October 5, 2010

For how concerned most people seem about the future of music and creators in the digital age, you'd be surprised that there aren't more people talking about it. This is important. Yet, sometimes it feels like there just aren't nearly enough people writing about it. I would like to think that I have a pretty good ...

"It Isn't a Great Reset, Just an Evolution," Says Lee Parsons, Ceo of Ditto Music; Interview Part 2

October 5, 2010

Last week I posted part one of my interview with Lee Parsons, the CEO of Ditto Music. In the second half of this segment Parsons talks about the different types of artists, the economic reset in the record industry, and how the laptop generation is changing digital music. Why must artists embrace 'as much chaos as ...

Napster, the Movie; What Happened to the Film?

October 5, 2010

With all this fuss over The Social Network, it got Tamara Conniff, the founder of The Comet, wondering why a movie about Napster never found its way into production. It would make a riveting plot. All of the elements are there and like The Social Network, those plot pieces that aren't there could be made up ...

50 Million Digital Albums Sold in the UK

October 5, 2010

New figures released by BPI to The Telegraph indicate that the '500 millionth single download was purchased in the UK last week.' Also, UK digital album sales have topped the 50 million mark. When figures started being recorded four and a half years ago, digital albums accounted for less than 2% of UK music industry revenue—now ...

Pittsfield CityJazz Festival Runs October 8-21 in Western Massachusetts

October 5, 2010

The 6th annual Pittsfield CityJazz Festival takes place from October 8-21, 2010 in restaurants, clubs, and concert venues around the city of Pittsfield in western Massachusetts. This year's featured performers include baritone saxophone virtuoso Claire Daly; up-and-coming vibraphonist Joe Baione; a return of the American Jazz Repertory Orchestra and the Berkshires Youth Jazz Ensemble. For a ...

Archie Shepp - "In a Sentimental Mood" (1978)

October 5, 2010

Eberhard Weber - Colours (2010 Reissue)

October 5, 2010

By Pico When I lived in a college dormitory, a guy down the hall from me turned me on to this ECM record Silent Feet by Eberhard Weber. The two long tracks and the one even longer track were entrancing to me, like going on this audial odyssey. Even though the record had already been out ...

Nels Cline - Dirty Baby (2010)

October 5, 2010

By Mark Saleski You'll often find writing about music and art that separates the two things: music—art. We can all agree that music is an art form and that musicians are (or at least can be) artists. But what about the relationship between music and art? There has been plenty of music inspired by art, from ...

The Basics of Remixing, Part Two: Staying Ahead, with Multiple Personalities

October 5, 2010

Welcome to the latest installment of Production Tips, our new monthly feature offering, well, production tips, hosted by Simon Langford. We can look back and music and very often classify it by its decade. The 1950's were defined by very definite sounds, as were the 1960's, the 1970's and the 1980's. But since then, things have ...

Anthony Brown's Asian-American Orchestra - India and Africa: A Tribute to John Coltrane (Water Baby, 2010)

October 5, 2010

Drummer and percussionist Anthony Brown has led a big band for several years, recording well regarded tributes to the likes of Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk. Turning their sights to the music of John Coltrane, the music on this album is augmented with the addition of traditional Indian and African instruments. “India: Diaspora" is a prelude ...