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An Extra Treat at the Somerville Jazz Festival

September 13, 2010

Made it to Somerville in time to catch all of Louis Hayes' set—the set list included some Monk, some Coltrane, some Adderley... Hubbard and Shorter tunes. Terrific! I took a Bloggie, hoping to capture at least one performance but forgot to change the settings—after getting about 2 minutes of the opening tune, the memory card was ...

News: Recording

Quickies: New Release Roundup 2010, Vol. 8

September 13, 2010

By Pico Long, established rock acts like Eric Clapton and Heart have nothing more to prove and have plenty enough hits that they really don't need to make records anymore. They still do, of course, but nowadays will go four or five years (or more) before releasing a new album. This happens to be one of ...

News: Technology

Next Big Sound: The Right Product at the Right Time

September 13, 2010

When Next Big Sound was named one of Billboard's Top Ten Music Start-Ups of 2010 last month, a variety of people hailed its offering of actionable intelligence and analytics as a breakthrough for artists everywhere. But other people, particularly those who had been watching digital music technology closely, must have thought there was something about NBS ...

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News: Interview

Branford Marsalis in Conversation with Sam Stephenson

September 13, 2010

public conversation between saxophonist Branford Marsalis and JLP director Sam Stephenson has been confirmed for the evening of February 10, 2011 at Hayti Heritage Center in Durham, N.C. in association with the Center for Documentary Studies and the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University (the JLP show opens at Nasher on February 3). As a ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Erik Jekabson

by AAJ Staff
September 12, 2010

Meet Erik Jekabson: Erik Jekabson is a freelance trumpet player, composer and educator who has recorded or performed with Illinois Jacquet, the Woody Herman Big Band, John Mayer, Galactic, Mark Turner, Brian Blade, and Nicholas Payton, among others. He has a Bachelor's of Music from Oberlin Conservatory of Music and a Master's of Music from the ...

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News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Kenny Barron and Mulgrew Miller

September 12, 2010

This week, we're featuring video clips of pianists Mulgrew Miller and Kenny Barron , who are coming to St. Louis for a series of duo performances starting Wednesday, September 22 and continuing through Saturday, September 25 at Jazz at the Bistro. Both men are considered among the top pianists ...

News: Festival

Voodoo Experience Daily Sched

September 12, 2010

START MAKING YOUR PLANS FOR HALLOWEEN WEEKEND, KIDS While exact set times haven't been announced, this year's Voodoo Experience, taking place October 29-31 in New Orleans, has released a day-by-day breakdown of who's playing. Check it out here. Here's Wolfmother at last year's Voodoo Fest, and you can see many more clips from the 2009 installment ...

News: Video / DVD

Sat Eye Candy: Leo Kottke

September 12, 2010

HAPPY FREAKIN' BIRTHDAY, FLEET FINGERS! There's not a guitarist worth their salt today that hasn't been touched in some way by Leo Kottke. Even if not directly influenced by his dazzling approach and command of acoustic guitar, his work has seeped into the infrastructure of all guitar playing since his landmark debut 6- and 12—String Guitar ...

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News: Interview

An Interview with Dr. John

September 12, 2010

On Tuesday, September 7th, I had the opportunity to interview the American music icon Dr. John from our Seattle Performance Studio, as well as hear him play a couple of songs. Below is a summary of my interview and the performance, written by KPLU's Nick Morrison. You will also see photos, and at the end you ...

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News: Event

Jazz Picnic This Sunday (Sandpoint Magnuson Park, Seattle)

September 12, 2010

Sunday, Sept 12 Sandpoint Magnuson Park, Seattle noon-5:00pm; free Holy cow look at this JAZZ PICNIC line-up: MILT KLEEB SUPER FRIENDS BAND, Jay Thomas, Brad Allison, Dan Marcus, Bill Ramsay Travis Ranney, Jim Coile, John Hansen, Chuck Deardorf, Danny Kolke Trio, GREG WILLIAMSON QUARTET, Jon Hamar, John Hansen, Alexey Nikolaev, ...