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News: Technology

Video: Twitter Exec Matt Graves Shares Advice for Musicians and How Kanye West Used Twitter to Connect with Justin Bieber and Raekwon

August 24, 2010

How to use Twitter effectively is still a mystery to many. In this short video shot by Danny Dee at last week's Bandwidth Conference, Twitter communications executive Matt Graves shares a few tips for musicians and then the story of how Kayne West used Twitter to connect with Justin Beiber and collaborate with Raekwon.

News: Technology

Hey Chris Anderson, the Web Isn't Dead

August 24, 2010

Wired editor-in-chief Chris Anderson made the claim last week that the web is dead. Since then, a number of leading experts have weighed in against his thesis and had some rather damning things to say. Most notably, Rob Beschizza at Boing Boing immediately found the graph that ran with the story to be suspect, because it ...

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News: Obituary

Herman Leonard Funeral / Wake / Memorial Services Update: Jazz Scene Photographer Dies at 87

August 24, 2010

Herman Leonard the jazz scene American photographer has passed away at age 87 years on August 14th, 2010...noted for his great and iconic photographic images of jazz artists beginning with his arrival on the New York jazz scene in 1948-49. He was the first photographer to ever receive a Grammy Foundation Grant (given to him in ...

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News: Festival

Tanglewood Jazz Festival Features Kurt Elling, John Pizzarelli, Bob James on September 4-5

August 24, 2010

This year's Tanglewood Jazz Festival in Lenox Massachusetts features jazz vocalist of the year Kurt Elling, guitar master John Pizzarelli, pianist Bob James and many more great jazz artists. The concerts take place on September 4-5 over Labor Day Weekend at Seiji Ozawa Hall on the hallowed grounds of Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston ...

News: Recording

After Hours - A Great Blowing Session

August 24, 2010

I recently listened to an obscure Prestige album from 1957 called After Hours. It is a group blowing session without a true leader but with a stellar lineup: Thad Jones (trumpet), Frank Wess (flute and tenor sax), Kenny Burrell (guitar), Mal Waldron (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), and Arthur Taylor (drums). This is a wonderful collection of ...

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News: Recording

Andrew Lamb Trio - New Orleans Suite (2006, 2010 Reissue)

August 24, 2010

By Pico Mother Nature just staged a terrorist act on our ass! —Warren Smith, “Dyes And Lyes" About five years ago, woodwinds and flute specialist Andrew Lamb convened a recording session with his longtime musical partner Warren Smith (drums, percussion) and the bass/cello master Tom Abbs for some free form musical expression. That's nothing new for ...

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News: Music Industry

The Fool's Gold of Paz's Piggybacking Marketing Campaign

August 24, 2010

One of the most important aspects of any marketing campaign is getting yourself in front of the right kinds of people. In the music world, that normally means people who listen to similar kinds of music, or certain groups of people in particular age ranges that have specific sets of interests or hobbies. But more recently, ...

News: Performance / Tour

Joe Lovano and Chris Potter Salute James Moody

August 24, 2010

from Jazz Police Saxophone Summit: A Salute to James Moody with Alexander, Tabackin, Lovano, Heath, Potter 8/24-29 By Ronaldo Oregano The top saxophonists in jazz today are gathering at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York to pay tribute to saxophone legend James Moody, who is currently recovering from gall bladder surgery. Moody, who played ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Review Brad Mehldau and John Mayer at the Hollywood Bowl

August 24, 2010

from contactmusic.com Mayer And Mehldau Make Sweet Music Onstage Rocker JOHN MAYER thrilled fans at a sold-out concert on Sunday (22Aug10) after inviting jazz star BRAD MEHLDAU onstage for a duet set. The singer took to his Twitter.com page last week and hinted that his concert at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl would be extra special, teasing, ...

News: Radio

WDNA 'Jazz Encounter' Uniting Generations of Jazz Musicians

August 23, 2010

The 3rd Friday of each month, beginning August 20, WDNA presents Jazz Encounters—uniting generations of jazz musicians—where young musicians are invited to jam with some of the best musicians in South Florida. The venue WDNA Jazz Gallery, 2921 Coral Way, the sessions bring together musicians of varying ages and ethnic backgrounds, male and female, together in ...