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News: Performance / Tour

Chicago Live Jazz Music (October 1 - October 8 , 2010) Schedule

October 2, 2010

Here is what's happening with the live music Chicago Jazz Scene for the dates October 1st thru October 8th, 2010...(image: Marc Pompe jazz pianist/vocalist from Chicago-photo by Bill Witz) Andy's Jazz Club 11 East Hubbard St. Chicago, IL 60611 312.642.6805 ANDY'S WEEKENDS FRIDAY & SATURDAY HEADLINERS! $10 Admission until 8:30 pm; $15 Admission after 8:30 pm ...

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News: Festival

Vocalists Donna McElroy and Amanda Carr Headline Melrose Jazzfest This Sunday, October 3

October 2, 2010

The annual Melrose Jazzfest takes place this Sunday, October 3, 2010 at the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall in Melrose, Massachusetts. Tickets to the festival are $15 for adults and $7 for children and seniors, and are available online or by calling 617 957-1697. The all-day event kicks off at 2:00 p.m. with Jazz4Kids, featuring percussionist ...

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News: Music Industry

Jazz Poetry - "Copacetic Mingus"

October 2, 2010

Copacetic Mingus by Yusef Komunyakaa “Mingus One, Two and Three. Which is the image you want the world to see?" —Charles Mingus, Beneath the Underdog Heartstring. Blessed wood & every moment the thing's made of: ball of fatbacklicked by fingers of fire. Hard love, it's hard love. Running big hands down the upright's wide hips, rocking ...

News: Recording

The Friday Morning Listen: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2011, Tom Waits

October 2, 2010

By Mark Saleski OK, so let's get the list over with quickly. Here are your 2011 nominees for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Alice Cooper, Beastie Boys, Bon Jovi, Chic, Neil Diamond, Donovan, Dr. John, J. Geils Band, LL Cool J, Darlene Love, Laura Nyro, Donna Summer, Joe Tex, Tom Waits, Chuck ...

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News: Recording

Danilo Perez - Providencia (2010)

October 2, 2010

By Pico Danilo Pérez is a name that's come up often in this space whenever I'm boasting about what big names such-and-such artist has performed and/or recorded with. So, on the occasion of Pérez's latest CD Providencia, perhaps it's time to devote a little space to the guy who has helped along the careers of so ...

News: Technology

The Basics of Remixing, Part One: Time-Stretching Vocals

October 2, 2010

Welcome to the latest installment of Production Tips, our new monthly feature offering, well, production tips, hosted by Simon Langford. In the first part of this three part series on remixing, I am going to give you an overview of one of its biggest challenges: time-stretching vocals. The higher up one goes on the remixing food ...

News: Recording

Music Briefly Reviewed, September/October 2010

October 2, 2010

MIGUEL FRASCONI / DENMAN MARONEY Gleam (Porter) If you haven't heard the Glass Orchestra, seek out their Music Gallery Editions and private-press LPs from the late 1970s and the fantastic Tales of Siliconesia seven-inch. You'll be rewarded handsomely by their expressions of whimsy, humanity, and compelling interplay through improvisations utilizing glass, water ...

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News: Recording

The Jazz Passengers - Reunited (Justin Time, 2010)

October 2, 2010

Originally formed as an offshoot of John Lurie's band The Lounge Lizards, The Jazz Passengers grew into a concern of their own in the 1990's by recording and touring widely. They have been less active lately, and this marks their first album in over ten years. The core group is made up of Marc Ribot on ...

News: Technology

Think the iPad is Just a Toy? Then You Haven't Checked out This Licensing App...

October 2, 2010

B2B music licensing remains a hyper-competitive niche, and that spells lots of innovation and low-cost licensing for producers. Sure, sync licenses are moving southward, though the upside is that more independent artists can slot their content into films, ads, and other visual content. Also, producers can now get their licenses fast. But what happens when you're ...

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News: Rights

Your Music is About to Get Stolen. so Why Are You Still Writing?

October 2, 2010

A few years back, Eric Garland of BigChampagne said something eye-opening. That is, if your music is not getting traded and stolen online, you've got a serious problem. And thatproblem is obscurity, a far greater evil for musicians. But once out of obscurity, fans are almost guaranteed to pass your music around for free. Sure, you ...