Results for "AAJ Staff"

Report: Expect Google Music by Christmas

September 4, 2010

According to multiple sources, Google is in final stage talks with labels to open a download store and a cloud based song locker that would allow mobile users to play songs wherever they are. Google hopes to open its new music service before Christmas. Some label executives believe that Google Music will become the first real ...

Echo Nest and 7digital Partner to Offer Developers Online Music Retail Platform

September 4, 2010

The Echo Nest and digital distributor 7digital have formed a partnership to offer developers access to The Echo Nest's music intelligence APIs and 7digital's 10M track catalog in 32 territories across Europe and North America. Developers can  create retail music websites and apps that tap into the Echonest API for artist and song similarity, song attributes ...

iTunes Ping Draws Fire from Facebook and Indie Music Community

September 4, 2010

Discontent and controversies are continuing to grow regarding iTunes' new social network Ping just two days after its launch. A hands on tour of Ping by ars technica showed promise, but some features are confusing and leave much to be desired. The biggest battle is the Apple-Facebook friction that erupted (NY Times) and lead to Facebook ...

For Young Jazz Musicians, More Helping Hands

September 4, 2010

JAZZ musicians have long lamented the loss of the apprenticeship system, which vanished along with the nightspots that lined former music hubs like Dixwell Avenue in New Haven and West 52nd Street in Manhattan, where players of different generations shared bandstands, beer and trade secrets after the marquees went dark. Billy Taylor, 89, is now artistic ...

Noah Howard: Free Jazz Alto Saxophonist Dies at 67

September 4, 2010

American-born free jazz alto saxophonist Noah Howard has died at the age of 67 years early morning Friday, September 3rd, 2010 A free jazz artist of the 60s and 70s, Mr. Howard came to critical acclaim again after returning to free jazz in the 90s due to recorded efforts with Cadence Jazz among other labels...first recorded ...

Tanglewood Jazz Festival: Pod Casts of Performing Artists

September 4, 2010

The Friday Morning Listen: Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)

September 4, 2010

By Mark Saleski A friend of mine, who is just beginning to dip his toe into the pool of jazz, asked me if I thought he was “ready" for Bitches Brew. That's a tricky question, no matter who is doing the asking. The generic answer, suitable for use in nearly any situation, is a definite “maybe." ...

MXP4 CEO Albin Serviant on Music Interactivity

September 4, 2010

"Interactivity" has been a hot topic of conversation in the music industry lately. In everything from music videos to live shows to, um, pinball, musicians and businesses are trying to figure out not only how to make their music more of a two-way street, but whether they actually can or should. There is a fair amount ...

Resnikoff's Parting Shot: Will You Still Love Me, Tomorrow?

September 2, 2010

If you're serious about your career, then you want it to last for decades. Hobbyists are happy with 15 minutes of fame on YouTube, not real artists. But let's face it—if you are lucky enough to enjoy such a run, most of your marketing and online partners won't make it for the ride. The terrain is ...

Other Places: Mulgrew Miller in Detroit

September 3, 2010

The Detroit Jazz Festival runs through the Labor Day weekend, with an impressive array of musicians including Roy Haynes, Maria Schneider, Terence Blanchard and Branford Marsalis. The festival's artist-in-residence, Mulgrew Miller, received advance attention from Detroit Free Press music critic Mark Stryker....the brightest spotlight falls on the Mississippi-born Miller, who makes four major appearances. He leads ...