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News: Performance / Tour

Orrin Evans Leads His Big Band at Iridium

October 1, 2010

You've heard of the leadership crisis in America? Orrin Evans is not part of that problem. Running a jazz big band in 2010 involves skill in composing, arranging, conducting and scheduling; it also involves nerve, because a big band these days is naturally a kind of statement, a platform for adventuresome writing or maintaining a tradition. ...

News: Recording

CDs of Note - Short Takes

October 1, 2010

Amina Figarova, Sketches (BMCD / Munich Records) Netherlands-based, Azerbaijan-born pianist and composer AminaFigerova had the early crowd in the palms of her hands last month at the CareFusion Newport Jazz Festival for good reason. She's a skilled player and musical conceptualist. This CD, her 12th since her 1994 debut, Attraction, is a gem. She uses her ...

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News: Event

Wally's Stepchildren and Boston Horns Perform in Salem on Saturday, October 2

October 1, 2010

The 4th annual fundraiser to benefit the Salem Jazz and Soul Festival takes place this Saturday, October 2, 2010 from 7:00 p.m. to Midnight at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Washington Square, Salem. Headlining this year's event are two great bands: Wally's Stepchildren, the legendary house band from Wally's Jazz Cafe in Boston's South End, ...

News: Opinion

The Friday Morning Listen: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2010, Tom Waits

October 1, 2010

By Mark Saleski OK, so let's get the list over with quickly. Here are your 2011 nominee's 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

Gimme Five: Beatles Songs Where Ringo Starr Doesn't, You Know, Suck

October 1, 2010

By Pico, and Nick Deriso Beatles drummer Ringo Starr has taken his share of knocks over the years. Some of those, in the interest of full disclosure, came from us. Then there was legendary jazz figure Buddy Rich's blunt assessment: “Ringo Starr was adequate. No more than that." Still, it wasn't like he didn't have his ...

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News: Recording

Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters - Spread the Love (Stony Plain, 2010)

October 1, 2010

Guitarist Ronnie Earl is a longtime fixture on the modern blues scene playing a classy brand of roots music with his band The Broadcasters. With this album they meld the blues with jazz to create a nice all-instrumental hybrid of the two great American musics. His backup band consists of David Limina on organ and piano, ...

News: Music Industry

The Scary Situation Surrounding Our Recording Legacy...

October 1, 2010

The following issues were outlined in a detailed report by the National Recording Preservation Board, part of US Library of Congress. The report followed a “comprehensive, national-level study of the state of sound recording preservation."Many important recordings have been lost or have become unplayable since the introduction of recorded sound in the late-nineteenth century. Many others ...

News: Trends

1 In 5 'Youths' Have Listened to Pandora in the Last Month...

October 1, 2010

“These are some staggering figures—not only have 20% of 12-24 year-olds listened to Pandora in the past month, but 13% have done so in the past week—and this is nationally representative, projectable research data..." Edison Research Don't believe research? Well, this one seems really unbelievable—but is probably not too far off. According to the latest findings ...

News: Opinion

Finally, a Music Conference for Managers...

October 1, 2010

Here's a bad idea—start a music conference. There are already way too many, they all overlap, and topics and panelists tend to get regurgitated from one event to another. Here's a better idea—start a targeted music conference. Tommy Silverman is trying his luck with a DIY-focused New Music Seminar, and we just covered a small event ...

News: Technology

The Cloud Challenge: Would You Survive, or Totally Freak Out?

October 1, 2010

Can music fan survive on cloud alone? Could you survive? Or, would you go scampering for your iPod, your gapingly-large hard drive, your oh-so-familiar local iTunes collection? Could you last a week on Rdio, Spotify, orGrooveshark alone, mixed in with some Pandora perhaps? Or, even Google Music or a cloud-enabled iTunes in the near future? Or ...